University of Tasmania, Australia

Dr Dorothy Steane

Lecturer (UTAS) and CRN Senior Research Felllow (University of the Sunshine Coast)

DPhil (Oxford)

Contact Details

Publications

• Steane DA, Nicolle D, Sansaloni CP, Petroli C, Carling J, Kilian A, Myburg AA, Vaillancourt, 2011, 'Population genetic analysis and phylogeny reconstruction in Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae) using high-throughput, genome-wide genotyping. ', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 59, 206-224
• Byrne M, Steane D, Joseph L, Yeates D, Jordan G, Crayn D, Sniderman JMK, Aplin K, Cantrill D, Cook LG, Crisp MD, Keogh JS, Melville J, Moritz C, Porch N, Sunnucks P, Weston P, 2011, 'Decline of a biome: contraction, fragmentation, extinction and invasion of the Australian mesic zone biota.', Journal of Biogeography, 38, 1635-1656
• Crisp M, Cook L and Steane D, 2004, 'Radiation of the Australian flora: What can comparisons of molecular phylogenies across multiple taxa tell us about the evolution of diversity in present-day communities?', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London - Series B: Biological Sciences, 359, 1551-1571
• McKinnon GE, Vaillancourt RE, Steane DA & Potts BM, 2004, 'Glacial refugia and reticulate evolution: the case of the Tasmanian eucalypts.', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London - Series B: Biological Sciences, 359, 275-284
• Steane, D. A., D. Nicolle, G. E. McKinnon, R. E. Vaillancourt, B. M. Potts, 2002, 'Higher level relationships among the eucalypts are resolved by ITS sequence data.', Australian Systematic Botany, 15, 49-62
• Steane DA, Conod N, Jones RC, Vaillancourt RE, Potts BM, 2006, 'A comparative analysis of population structure of a forest tree, Eucalyptus globulus (Myrtaceae), using microsatellite markers and quantitative traits.', Tree Genetics and Genomes, 2, 30-38

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Research Interests

My main research focus is on population genetics, phylogeny, evolution and biogeography of the Australian biota, particularly eucalypts. I participate in numerous collaborative research projects on other plant groups including, for example, casuarinas, Clerodendrum (Lamiaceae), Dracophyllum (Ericaceae), Correa (Rutaceae) and Pterostylis (Orchidaceae). My research involves the development and application of molecular markers for use in population genetics, phylogenetics and eucalypt genomics.

Research Areas

• Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation
• Eucalypt Genetics

Research Project/s

• Genetic diversity and adaptation in Eucalyptus pauciflora (Doctorate)
• Impact of hybridisation on evolution of Eucalyptus (Doctorate)