Molecular Ecology Lab Flinders University - MELFU

Our latest paper integrates climate modelling and genomics to identify populations vulnerable to climate warming and to guide management actions. 🐟🌦️🧬
PDF: https://academic.oup.com/jhered/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jhered/esag052/8714259?login=true

Genomics help identify endangered fish populations most vulnerable to climate change Scientists have shown that genomics can help identify which wild populations are most vulnerable to climate change – offering practical guidance for the conservation of threatened species before declines become irreversible. The study, led by researchers from Flinders University'...

Our MELFU Team Member Spotlight this week is on Dr. Chris Brauer! 🧑‍🔬 🧬🐟 Read more about the work he is involved in on our website linked in bio or open access below.
Maybe you are interested in hybridization in rainbowfish? >> https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-022-01585-1
Or environmental gradients & connectivity in Australasian snapper? >> https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.70273

Small but mighty 🐟 meet the southern pygmy perch (Nannoperca australis) one of our native Australian study species we work to conserve.💡Want to learn more? All our publications are linked to read for free on our website! https://molecularecology.flinders.edu.au/publications/

A great symposium memory! 😀

Some lab members at the 2018 Australian Marine Sciences Association (AMSA) conference! We are presenting 8 talks on dolphins, whales, abalones and fishes and coordinating the symposium "Genomics of marine organisms: contributions to ecology and evolution".
http://amsa18.amsa.asn.au/

🧬 Research Highlight RECENT PUBLICATION 🎉 Australasian snapper stocks become tricky to manage if we don't understand where the next gen of fish is coming from 🐟 Are embayments important sources? Do they act as nurseries? Why does it matter?
Read more: https://www.int-res.com/journals/meps/articles/meps15126
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🤔 Fun fact: pdfs of our publications are always linked to read for FREE on our website 🔗 link in bio
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Photo from Busselton Jetty 2023
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145939177
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Our latest snapper paper highlights the importance of embayments for the regional recruitment and connectivity of fisheries resources
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https://www.int-res.com/journals/meps/articles/meps15126

We combined population genomics with assessments of reproductive output to evaluate the contribution of embayment spawning aggregations to the adjacent open coast stock in the Australasian snapper (Chrysophrys auratus). Our results reveal the interplay between high connectivity and local recruitment and the important role of embayments to regional population recruitment.
https://bit.ly/meps15126

🧬 Research Highlight NEWLY PUBLISHED 🎉
Silver trevally 🐟 in Australia 🇦🇺 ... how many populations are there? How connected are they? Why does it matter?
Fun fact: pdfs of our publications are always linked to read for FREE on our website. 🔗 link in bio
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2026.107751
Photo: Silver Trevally, Pseudocaranx georgianus, in the Solitary Islands, New South Wales. Source: Ian V. Shaw / Reef Life Survey. License: CC By Attribution

🧬 Research Highlight NEWLY PUBLISHED
How does environment affect connectivity in southern Australian snapper? Are they adapted differently in key spawning areas? Can this information be used for management? 🐟 Find out by reading it open access https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/mec.70273 or through the link on our website where pdfs are always linked for FREE.
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Our new study shows how environmental conditions in key spawning and nursery areas of snapper influenced genomic adaptation. These findings have major implications for stock recovery and fisheries management under climate change. 🐟🌊☀️🧬

Paper is open access: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/mec.70273

New genomic insights for key snapper fisheries Snapper are central to coastal life across southern Australia, supporting fisheries, local businesses, and regional tourism. New Flinders University research has found that although snapper populations […]