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Diving into the genetics of range shifts
Jorge E. Ramos is a marine biologist with a PhD in Natural and Physical Sciences from the University of Tasmania. His PhD project focused on examining the life-history characteristics, genetics and population dynamics of the range extending common Sydney octopus (Octopus tetricus).
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Searching for patterns in the genetics of range-shifting animals can help us to understand why some animals, and not others, are shifting where they live …