Genetic impacts and climate change Part A, ACEAS Grand, Vicki Thomson

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Using genetics to understand the impacts of climate change on Australian endemics Part A Vicki Thomson, Alan Cooper, Jeremy Austin, Corey Bradshaw, Leo Joseph, Margaret Byrne, Craig Moritz, Steve Donnellan, Marc Suchard, Mike Hickerson, Tanya Laity

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Using genetics to understand the impacts of climate change on Australian endemics Part A. Vicki Thomson ACEAS Grand 2014

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Using genetics to understand the impacts of climate change on Australian endemicsPart A

Vicki Thomson, Alan Cooper, Jeremy Austin, Corey Bradshaw, Leo Joseph, Margaret Byrne, Craig Moritz, Steve Donnellan, Marc Suchard, Mike Hickerson, Tanya Laity

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Predicting effects of future climateson Australian biodiversity

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Predicting effects of future climateson Australian biodiversity

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Predicting effects of future climateson Australian biodiversity

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Predicting effects of future climateson Australian biodiversity

• First time ever – largest set of terrestrial vertebrates and plants

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Predicting effects of future climateson Australian biodiversity

• First time ever – largest set of terrestrial vertebrates and plants

• Consistent, standardised analysis techniques

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Predicting effects of future climateson Australian biodiversity

• First time ever – largest set of terrestrial vertebrates and plants

• Consistent, standardised analysis techniques

• 227 species dataset

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Predicting effects of future climateson Australian biodiversity

• First time ever – largest set of terrestrial vertebrates and plants

• Consistent, standardised analysis techniques

• 227 species dataset

• ARC discovery grant – Oz LGM project

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In the beginning…

• There was data…

…papers…

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In the beginning…

• There was data…

…DNA…

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In the beginning…

• There was data…

…files…

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In the beginning…

• There was data…

…scripts…

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In the beginning…

• There was data…

…scripts…