
Dr. Christine Ewers-Saucedo
Postdoctoral researcher, Zoological Museum of the Christian-Albrechts University, Germany
Expertise
Ostrea edulis
Genetics, Historical Ecology, Invasive Species, Public Outreach
I am broadly interested in the evolutionary ecology of aquatic invertebrates. My areas of expertise are (a) historical phylogeography, and (b) the reconstruction of evolutionary change with genomic and morphological time series. The European oyster is one of my model systems. Using ancientDNA approaches, I aim to understand how and why the European oyster genomic diversity has changed over time, and how this change may relate to its decline. My immediate goal is to reconstruct the natural distribution of genomic diversity and particular local adaptations, a baseline that could be useful to restoration projects across Europe.
E-Mail: ewers-saucedo@zoolmuseum.uni-kiel.de
Web: www.ewers-saucedo.net