The molecular clock hypothesis proposes that evolutionary change occurs as a temporally regular process, occurring at a rate that might fluctuate through time, but still remains more-or-less consistent.

Phenotypic plasticity is an important adaptation for organisms that live under fluctuating environmental conditions.

In this presentation, I show that geographically widespread triploid parthenogenetic forms of the Australian gekkonid Heteronotia binoei are considerably diverse despite their clonal reproductive mode, with patterns of SNP variation consistent with two previously identified reciprocal hybrid origins and numerous backcrossing events.

There is growing industry interest to develop the allotetraploid oilseed Brassica carinata for the production of sustainable aviation fuel.

Throughout my PhD, I determined the transport mechanisms of two proteins that we show break the standard channel / transporter definitions and instead function as anion “chansporters” - proteins that exist somewhere on the spectrum between transporters and channels.

Estimations of the gross primary productivity (GPP) of land ecosystems are key to accurately predict the global carbon cycle.

Heteromeric amino acid transporters (HATs) play essential roles in the transport of amino acids, thyroid hormones, and various amino acid–like drugs. Mutations in HATs are associated with several inherited disorders, including cystinuria, lysinuric protein intolerance, and autism spectrum disorders.

Hybridisation events – together with other biological processes such as recombination and incomplete lineage sorting – can create gene tree discordance, where different genomic regions describe different evolutionary histories.

The repeated, independent evolution of similar traits in different species is a fascinating phenomenon that affords deep insights into the relative importance of deterministic vs. stochastic forces in evolution.