Dr Maddie James
Dr

Maddie James

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Background

I am a population geneticist specialising in natural plant systems. I explore systems of parallel evolution, where similar phenotypes have evolved independently in response to similar environmental pressures, to understand how repeatable and predictable evolutionary outcomes are. My research integrates large-scale genomic data with extensive field experiments and phenotypic measurements to uncover the genetic architectures underlying plant adaptation.

Areas of interest: - Adaptation and specition - Chromosomal inversions and recombination rate evolution - Pangenomics - Linking genotype-phenotype-fitness - Applying evolutionary genomics to crop breeding systems

Availability

Dr Maddie James is:
Available for supervision

Research interests

  • Population genetics

  • Evolutionary biology

  • Parallel evolution

  • Plant genomics

  • Pangenomes and structural variation

  • Adaptation and speciation

  • Bioinformatics

  • Molecular laboratory techniques

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22 works between 2013 and 2026
All (22) Journal Article (16) Other Outputs (3) Conference Publication (2) Book Chapter (1)

21 - 22 of 22 works

2016

Journal Article

Diversification across a heterogeneous landscape

Walter, Greg M., Wilkinson, Melanie J., James, Maddie E., Richards, Thomas J., Aguirre, J. David and Ortiz-Barrientos, Daniel (2016). Diversification across a heterogeneous landscape. Evolution, 70 (9), 1979-1992. doi: 10.1111/evo.13009

Diversification across a heterogeneous landscape

2013

Journal Article

Convergence and divergence during the adaptation to similar environments by an Australian groundsel

Roda, Federico, Liu, Huanle, Wilkinson, Melanie J., Walter, Gregory M., James, Maddie E., Bernal, Diana M., Melo, Maria C., Lowe, Andrew, Rieseberg, Loren H., Prentis, Peter and Ortiz-Barrientos, Daniel (2013). Convergence and divergence during the adaptation to similar environments by an Australian groundsel. Evolution, 67 (9), 2515-2529. doi: 10.1111/evo.12136

Convergence and divergence during the adaptation to similar environments by an Australian groundsel

Past funding

  • 2023
    Haplotagging, a low-cost sequencing approach for genomic improvement of horticultural tree crops
    UQ Knowledge Exchange & Translation Fund
    Open grant

Availability

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