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Gemma Collins

Postdoctoral Fellow
Systematics
Gemma Collins
Location
Hamilton
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Research interests

- Invertebrate genomics (stick insects, springtails, mites)  

 

- Antarctic biogeography

 

- DNA barcoding

 

- Genome evolution, transposable elements

 

- Genome size and polyploidy

 

- Soil invertebrates

Qualifications

Waikato
PhD
2020

Publications

Muelbaier H, Arthen F, Collins G, Hickler T, Hohberg K, Lehmitz R, Pauchet Y, Pfenninger M, Potapov A, Romahn J, Schaefer I, Scheu S, Schneider C, Ebersberger I, Bálint M 2024. Genomic evidence for the widespread presence of GH45 cellulases among soil invertebrates. Molecular Ecology. WOS:001214987600001 https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17351

Collins GE, Young MR, Convey P, Chown SL, Cary SC, Adams BJ, Wall DH, Hogg ID 2023. Biogeography and Genetic Diversity of Terrestrial Mites in the Ross Sea Region, Antarctica. Genes 14(3). WOS:000955471700001 https://doi.org/10.3390/genes14030606