RIEL seminar series
Understanding the movement and dispersal of saltwater crocodiles around Australia
| Presenter | Yusuke Fukuda | |
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| Contact person | E: RIEL.outreach@cdu.edu.au | |
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Savanna Room, Yellow 1 level 2 room 48 at CDU Casuarina Campus And online via Zoom (see below for Zoom link) All times are ACST |
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| Open to | Public | |
Yusuke Fukuda has been working for the Northern Territory Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security as a research scientist since 2005.
Yusuke conducts research on crocodiles, including population monitoring surveys and mitigation of human-crocodile conflicts. He recently submitted a PhD thesis about tracking the movement of crocodiles in and around Australia with the Australian National University.
In the seminar ‘Understanding the movement and dispersal of saltwater crocodiles around Australia’, he will examine the little-known patterns in the movement and dispersal by saltwater crocodiles within and around Australia by looking at their DNA.
Genetic analyses have revealed that crocodile movement can be disrupted by geographic barriers; their dispersal is influenced by habitat quality and availability; and crocodiles in Darwin Harbour come from multiple sources.
This presentation shows that saltwater crocodiles across the range can be separated into two genetic groups, Southeast Asia and Oceania.
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