Gary Carvalho

Biography

Gary Carvalho Professor of Molecular Ecology Education and honours Fellowship of the Linnean Society (F.L.S.) (2000) Fellowship of the Society of Biology (F.S.B.) (2011) PhD. (Wales, 1985) – Ecological genetics of Daphnia M.Sc. (Wales, 1980) – Ecology B.Sc. (Class I, London, 1978) – Environmental Biology Career 2009– Visiting Professor, University of Penang, Malaysia 2005–present Professor of Molecular Ecology, School of Biological Sciences/Environment Centre Wales, Bangor University 2006–2008 Deputy Head of School of Biological Sciences 2007- Chair, Environment Centre Wales, Management Board 1996–2004 Professor of Molecular Ecology, Dept. Biological Sciences, Hull University 1998–2004 Research Director, Department of Biological Sciences, Hull 1995–1996 Senior Lecturer in Marine Biology, University of Wales, Swansea 1990–1995 Lecturer in Marine Biology, Biological Sciences, University of Wales, Swansea 1988–1989 AFRC R.A. (University of Southampton), DNA fingerprinting of aphids 1986–1988 NERC Post-doctoral Fellowship (Univ. Wales, Bangor), population structure of isopods 1986–1987 Max-Planck-Society Research Fellowship (M.P.I. of Limnology, Germany), Clonal Structure of Daphnia

Research Interest

Using primarily DNA-based tools, my research is aimed at the elucidation of fundamental aspects of a species’ biology such as patterns of dispersal and gene flow, evolution of life histories and behaviour, response to environmental stress, and mechanisms of speciation, as well as the application of molecular tools to the management and conservation of exploited aquatic species from temperate, tropical and Antarctic marine and freshwater ecosystems.