Role
Supervisor
Description
This PhD research explores patterns of diversification and trait evolution in Australasian orchids based on genomic and trait datasets using phylogenomic analyses, divergence time estimation, ancestral trait reconstruction, ancestral range reconstruction and diversification rate analyses. The study will generate and analyse genomic and trait datasets, clarify evolutionary relationships in selected Australasian orchid lineages, provide insights into the origins and spatio-temporal evolution and character trait evolution on the diversification of Australasian orchids.
Date
05 Jun 2023 - 02 Apr 2026
Project Type
SCHOLARSHIP
Keywords
Australia;Australasia;Diversification;Historical biogeography;Phylogeny
Funding Body
CSIRO
Amount
30000
Project Team
Consolata Nanjala;Lalita Simpson;Darren Crayn