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Name Professor Martin Genner
Job title Professor in Evolutionary Ecology
Department School of Biological Sciences University of Bristol
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Qualifications B.Sc.(Liv.), M.Sc.(Aberd.), Ph.D.(Soton.)
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Keywords population genetics
aquatic environments
European marine fishes
fishes of the East African great lakes
climate change
conservation genetics
pelagic fishes
Areas of expertise I am interested in the ecological and evolutionary processes have shaped spatial and temporal patterns of biological diversity, primarily in aquatic environments. I have mainly worked on two systems: European marine fishes, and the fishes of the East African great lakes. I use a diverse array of techniques, including behavioural observations, analysis of species abundance data, morphometrics, population genetics and molecular phylogenetics.

Topics currently being pursued include:
· Influence of climate change and fishing on marine fish assemblages

· Conservation genetics of European migratory fishes

· Population genetics of exploited European marine fishes

· Speciation and adaptive radiation of pelagic fishes

· Evolution of an extended phenotype in cichlid fish, the sand bower, and its relevance for speciation.