Research Interests
My main research focus is on genetic resource management of our native forests, in particular Eucalyptus globulus and E. obliqua. This work involves the use of molecular markers to determine biogeographic patterns of relatedness within these species. Other research interests include: the phylogeny, evolution and biogeography of the Australian biota, in particular eucalypts and casuarinas; phylogeny and classification of Clerodendrum (Lamiaceae), Dracophyllum (Ericaceae) and associated taxa; DNA fingerprinting and identification (“barcoding”); Eucalyptus genomics.
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Selected Publications:- Jones, RC, Steane, D, Potts, BM, Vaillancourt, RE, 2002, '‘Microsatellite and morphological analysis of Eucalyptus globulus populations’', Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 32, pgs. 59-66
- Steane, D. A., D. Nicolle, G. E. McKinnon, R. E. Vaillancourt, B. M. Potts, 2002, 'Higher level relationships among the eucalypts are resolved by ITS sequence data.', Australian Systematic Botany, 15, pgs. 49-62
- Steane, D. A., Wilson, K. and Hill R. S., 2003, 'Using matK sequence data to unravel the phylogeny of Casuarinaceae.', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 28, pgs. 47-59
- Crisp M, Cook L and Steane D, 2004, 'Radiation of the Australian flora: What can comparisons of molecular phylogenies across multiple taxa tell us about the evolution of diversity in present-day communities?', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London - Series B: Biological Sciences, 359, pgs. 1551-1571
- McKinnon GE, Vaillancourt RE, Steane DA & Potts BM , 2004, 'Glacial refugia and reticulate evolution: the case of the Tasmanian eucalypts.', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London - Series B: Biological Sciences, 359, pgs. 275-284
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