Qualifications
Research Interests
My research interests focus on the ecological and evolutionary processes that contribute to the formation and maintenance of species boundaries, and the application of this knowledge to enhance the recovery of species at risk. I co-lead the Conservation, Systematics and Evolution Research Team (ConSERT) at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha/University of Canterbury. In partnership with relevant Māori (Indigenous peoples of Aotearoa New Zealand) tribes (iwi or hapū) and in collaboration with conservation practitioners, we use genomic and non-genomic data to co-develop conservation genetic management strategies for some of Aotearoa New Zealand’s rarest taonga (treasured) species.
Recent Publications
- Digby A., Eason D., Catalina A., Lierz M., Galla S., Urban L., Le Lec MF., Guhlin J., Steeves TE. and Dearden PK. (2023) Hidden impacts of conservation management on fertility of the critically endangered kākāpō. PeerJ 11 http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14675.
- Forsdick NJ., Wold J., Angelo A., Bissey F., Hart J., Head M., Liggins L., Senanayake D. and Steeves TE. (2023) Journeying towards best practice data management in biodiversity genomics. Molecular Ecology Resources http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13880.
- Guhlin J., Le Lec MF., Wold J., Koot E., Winter D., Biggs PJ., Galla SJ., Urban L., Foster Y. and Cox MP. (2023) Species-wide genomics of kākāpō provides tools to accelerate recovery. Nature Ecology and Evolution 7(10): 1693-1705. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02165-y.
- Rayne A., Arahanga-Doyle H., Cox B., Cox MP., Febria CM., Galla SJ., Hendy SC., Locke K., Matheson A. and Pawlik A. (2023) Collective action is needed to build a more just science system. Nature Human Behaviour 7(7): 1034-1037. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01635-4.
- Wold JR., Guhlin JG., Dearden PK., Santure AW. and Steeves TE. (2023) The promise and challenges of characterizing genome-wide structural variants: A case study in a critically endangered parrot. Molecular Ecology Resources http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13783.
Research group: www.ucconsert.org