Yvonne Parsons               

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B.Sc (Hons) Macquarie University, Sydney 1990

Ph.D Macquarie University, Sydney 1994

Post-doctoral Fellowships

1994-97: Macquarie University, Sydney

1997-99: Harvard University, Boston

1999-00: Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University

Professional organisations

Genetics Society of Australia

Australian Entomological Society

Contact details

Room 403 R. L. Reid Building
E-mail:  Y.Parsons@latrobe.edu.au
Phone:  +61 3 9479 2256
Fax:  +61 3 9479 2361

Lecturer, Department of Genetics,
La Trobe University,
Victoria 3086,
Australia.

UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING

Lecturer

  • BIO12GEN (Genetics, Human Biology & Evolution; 1st year 2nd semester)
  • GEN22EEG (Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics; 2nd year 2nd semester)
  • GEN32EEG (Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics; 3rd year 2nd semester) 

Unit co-ordinator

Research Interests

Research in my laboratory focuses on Investigating the genetic basis of phenotypic variation within and between populations using molecular genetic techniques.  This incorporates population genetics, QTL mapping and candidate gene investigation in organisms with interesting quantitative phenotypes.

Current research

Heavy metal tolerance in Chironomids

Genetic profiling for biomonitoring: development of rapid high-throughput species identification

Heavy metal adaptation in microbial sediment communities

Phylogeography of Australian endemic Drosophila

Biological rhythms and mating behaviour in the Hawaiian cricket Laupala

Previous research

Molecular genetics of wool proteins and pigmentation in the Australian Merino

 

Selected Publications    

Sharley, D.J., Pettigrove, V. & Parsons Y. M. (2004) Molecular identification of Chironomus spp. (Diptera) for biomonitoring of aquatic ecosystems. Australian Journal of Entomology 43:359-65.

Herbert, K. S., Powell, K.S., Hoffmann, A.A., Parsons, Y.M., Ophel-Keller, K. & van Heeswijck, R. (2003) Early Detection of Phylloxera – Present and Future Directions, The Australian and New Zealand Grapegrower and Winemaker – Annual Technical Issue, 463a: 93-97.

  Parsons Y.M., & Shaw K.L. (2002) Mapping unexplored genomes: a genetic linkage map of the Hawaiian cricket, Laupala. Genetics 162: 1275-1282.   

  Shaw K.L., & Parsons Y.M. (2002) Divergence of mate recognition and its consequences for genetic architectures of speciation. American Naturalist 159:S61-S75.

  Parsons Y.M., & Shaw K.L. (2001) Species boundaries and genetic diversity among Hawaiian crickets of the genus Laupala identified using Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism. Molecular Ecology 10:1765-1772

Parsons Y.M., Fleet M.R. & Cooper D.W. (1999) Isolation of the ovine Agouti coding sequence. Pigment Cell Research 12:394-397.    

Parsons Y.M., Fleet, M.R. & Cooper D.W. (1999) The Agouti gene: a positional candidate for recessive self-colour pigmentation in the Australian Merino. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 50:1099-1103.    

Parsons Y.M., Webb G. & Bottema C. (1998) Assignment of the growth hormone receptor gene to band q17 of the homeologous sheep 16 and cattle 20 chromosomes. Mammalian Genome 9:599-560. 

Parsons Y.M., Cooper D.W. & Piper L.R. (1996) Genetic Variation in Australian Merino Sheep Animal Genetics 27:223-228.

Andersson L., Archibald A., Ashburner M., Audun S., Barendse W., et al  (1996) Comparative genome organization of vertebrates. Mammalian Genome 7:717-734.

Last updated 16/03/06