The Molecular Ecology Lab at Flinders University (MELFU) has become a focus for research in ecological, conservation and fisheries genomics in Australia, providing training to biologists and services to stakeholders interested in the conservation, management and evolution of biodiversity. Our work often explores questions about management practices, adaptive resilience and recent evolution of mari
ne and freshwater fish populations. We have worked with a variety of species and ecosystems around the world, with a focus on aquatic animals. Past and current research includes work on fishes from Amazonia, Patagonia, Pampas, and southern Africa, coastal dolphins, killer whales, sperm whales and blue whales from around the world, giant tortoises from the Galapagos, sharks, rays and sea turtles from Mexico and central America, lizards from the Brazilian Cerrado; and bony fishes, sharks, molluscs, crustaceans, tunicates and sea-urchins from Australia and New Zealand.
