Cynthia Riginos
Professor
Biological Sciences
The University of Queensland
Egypt
Biography
Cynthia Riginos is professor, Faculty of Science, Department of Biological Sciences, Her research group uses genetic markers as tools for understanding dispersal and gene flow, often with conservation implications and frequently focusing on marine animals. We also are interested in how gene flow and selection affect genomic variation and limit gene exchange across genomes, populations, and species
Research Interest
Major research themes: Connectivity across land and seascapes – How do habitat landscapes affect movements of individuals and genes? Can we identify source populations in order to prioritise areas for conservation? Biological invasions, historical and modern – What factors facilitate species expanding their ranges and colonizing new habitat? How do colonizing populations adapt to novel environments? Speciation, hybridization, and the evolution of reproductive genes – Why are some types of genes more or less likely to be exchanged between populations and species? Why are reproductive genes under strong natural selection and does this contribute to reproductive isolation?
