Leanne Faulks

PhD Student

Molecular Ecology Lab
Macquarie University
Sydney, NSW 2109 Australia
Phone: 61 (2) 9850 8205; Fax: 61 (2) 9850 8245
E-mail: lfaulks@bio.mq.edu.au

Education

- PhD Student. March 2006 – present. Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University.
- BSc (Hns) in Biology. 2003. Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University.

Research Interests

- freshwater ecology
- conservation
- molecular ecology
- biogeography

Research Projects

- 2006: Phylogeography, conservation genetics and stocking management of Golden Perch (Macquaria ambigua) and Macquarie Perch (M. australasica).

- 2004-5: Assessing carp (Cyprinus carpio) biology in the Murray Darling Basin: The first step in an effective Integrated Pest Management strategy (with Dean Gilligan, NSW Department of Primary Industries).

- 2003-6: Ecology and Phylogeography of the southern purple spotted gudgeon (Mogurnda adspersa)
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Publications

Faulks L, Gilligan D, Beheregaray LB (in preparation) Phylogeography and conservation genetics of the southern purple-spotted gudgeon (Mogurnda adspersa) in Southeast Australia.