Mike Gardner, School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University

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Dr Mike Gardner

Contact Details

Flinders University

Phone:	+61 8 8201 2315
Fax:	+61 8 8201 3015
Email:	michael.gardner@flinders.edu.au
Location:	Room 161, Biological Sciences building (building 51)

Adelaide University

Phone:	+61 8 8303 5594
Dept:	Earth and Environmental Science
Location:	Room 212, Darling building

Key Responsibilities

Lecturer in Biodiversity/Ecology
Research with Andy Lowe at DEH / Earth and Environmental Sciences, Adelaide University

Teaching

Lecturer in BIOD2100 and BIOD3001

Research

I am a molecular ecologist with research interests spanning a wide variety of organisms, research questions and evolutionary scales. I admit a tendency towards lizard based projects, but have strong links with Andy Lowe at the South Australian Herbarium so I’m involved in many plant based projects as well. As such, I collaborate with many people in the school of Biological Sciences, Adelaide University and the South Australian Museum.

Primarily, I am interested in applying molecular genetic techniques to questions in ecology and evolution. These include investigations of the significance of genetic diversity using both neutral nuclear markers (microsatellites) and I’m planning to work on genes involved in mate choice and parasite resistance (Mhc). Increasingly I am also working on both conservation and parasite projects.

Marker development: I have skills in microsatellite development and have collaborated with a number of people in this role.

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