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dc.contributor.authorGrealy, Alicia Catherine
dc.contributor.supervisorProf. Michael Bunceen_US
dc.contributor.supervisorDr James Haileen_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-28T06:02:42Z
dc.date.available2017-03-28T06:02:42Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51741
dc.description.abstract

Retrieving ancient DNA (aDNA) from fossils in warm, tropical environments remains a challenge. This thesis describes the development and application of next generation sequencing technologies in the search for warm-climate aDNA. Methods to extract, enrich and sequence aDNA from fossil ‘bulk bone’ and avian eggshell are successfully explored from sites in Australia and Madagascar. Collectively, the research provides new insights into past biodiversity and evolutionary processes in climates not previously considered conducive to DNA preservation.

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dc.publisherCurtin Universityen_US
dc.titleNew approaches to ancient DNA: using novel substrates to characterise DNA preservation and past biodiversity in warm-climate ecosystemsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dcterms.educationLevelPhDen_US
curtin.departmentEnvironment and Agricultureen_US
curtin.accessStatusOpen accessen_US
curtin.facultyScience and Engineeringen_US


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