My research group focuses on three areas
Population and conservation genetics
Research Interests
My research involves studying the natural history and genome structures of Tasmanian plants species. We use molecular tools to better the conservation of rare and endangered plant species as well as devise plans to conserve the still exant genetic diversity of widespread plants. We are heavily involved in reproductive biology reasearch in order to understand the factors affecting gene flow and seed production of Eucalyptus. As part of my involvement in the CRC for Sustainable Production Forestry we use molecular tools to discover the genes that have key roles in important physical traits in Eucalyptus such as pest and stress resistance, wood properties, flowering time etc.
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UnitsSelected Publications:- Freeman J, Potts BM, and Vaillancourt RE, 2008, 'Few Mendelian genes underlie the quantitative response of a forest tree, Eucalyptus globulus, to a natural fungal epidemic.', Genetics, 178, pgs. 563-571
- Li H, Vaillancourt RE, Mendham NJ, Zhou M, 2008, 'Comparative mapping of quantitative trait loci associated with waterlogging tolerance in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.).', BMC Genomics, 9, pgs. 401
- Barbour RC, Otahal Y, Vaillancourt RE, Potts BM, 2008, 'Assessing the risk of pollen-mediated gene flow from exotic Eucalyptus globulus plantations into native eucalypt populations of Australia.', Biological Conservation, 141, pgs. 896-907
- Freeman JS, O’Reilly-Wapstra JM, Vaillancourt RE, Wiggins N, Potts BM, 2008, 'QTL for key defensive compounds affecting herbivory of eucalypts in Australia.', New Phytologist, 178, pgs. 846-851
- Foster SA, McKinnon GE, Steane DA, Potts BM, Vaillancourt RE, 2007, 'Parallel evolution of dwarf ecotypes in the forest tree Eucalyptus globulus.', New Phytologist, 175, pgs. 370-380
- Jones TH, Vaillancourt RE, Potts BM, 2007, 'Detection and visualization of spatial genetic structure in continuous Eucalyptus globulus forest.', Molecular Ecology, 16, pgs. 697-707
- Jones RC, McKinnon GE, Potts BM, Vaillancourt RE, 2005, 'Genetic diversity and mating system of an endangered tree Eucalyptus morrisbyi.', Australian Journal of Botany, 53, pgs. 367-377
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