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Dr Brad Evans

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Brad Evans

ARC Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Linkage)

Aquaculture Genetics Research Group

Research Interests

My broad field of research since appointment as a postdoctoral fellow at JCU in 2002 has been Aquaculture Genetics. My goal is to increase understanding of the influence that molecular and quantitative genetic methods can have on Aquaculture production by increasing profitability through increased efficiency.

In order to utilize many of the available modern technologies in this still emerging field, there is a need to conduct research that elucidates the genetic basis underlying many commercially important traits. This allows much of our research to focus on fundamental biological questions, that then lead directly into commercially applicable research areas.

Recent and Current Projects Include

  • Towards selective breeding of pearl oysters - quantitative and population genetics of Pinctada maxima (ARC Linkage Projects #LP0560298)

  • Genetics of the Akoya pearl oysters (JCU Merit Research Grant)

Recent and Currently Supervised Projects

  • Population Genetics and phylogeography of Pinctada maxima. Curtis Lind (PhD)

  • Genotype by Environment interactions for selective breeding of Pinctada maxima. Renate Kvingedal (PhD)

  • The effect of triploidy on oyster growth and pearl quality traits in two commercially important Pinctada species. Erin McGinty (PhD)

  • Mapping the Myostatin gene in Australian Barramundi (Lates calcarifer). Christian De Santis (Grad Dip Res Meth.)

Future PhD Directions

  • Gene mapping studies in Pinctada maxima

  • Gene expression studies in Pinctada maxima

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Aquaculture Genetics Research group page?

Selected Publications

Evans BS and Jerry DR 2006. Population genetic structure of giant clams, Tridacna gigas (Family Tridacnidae), on the Great Barrier Reef. Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 1, 235-243

Smith-Keune C, Jerry DR, Evans BS, McCormick MI, Munday PL and Jones GP 2006. Development and characterization of eight new microsatellite markers for the haremic sandperch, Parapercis cylindrica (Family Pinguipedidae). Molecular Ecology Notes 6 , 1036-1038.

Frost, LA., Evans, BS., Jerry, DR. 2006 Loss of genetic diversity due to hatchery culture practices in barramundi (Lates calcarifer), Aquaculture 261, 1056-1064

Jerry DR, Evans BS, Kenway M and Wilson K 2006. Development of a microsatellite DNA parentage marker suite for black tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon. Aquaculture 255: 542-547

Evans BS, Knauer J, Taylor JJU & Jerry DR 2006. Development and characterization of six new microsatellite markers for the Silver or Gold-lipped pearl oyster, Pinctada maxima (Pteriidae). Molecular Ecology Notes 6: 835-837

Evans B, Bartlett J, Sweijd N, Cook P and Elliott NG 2004.Loss of genetic variation at microsatellite loci in hatchery produced abalone in Australia (Haliotis rubra) and South Africa (Haliotis midae). Aquaculture 233:109-127

Evans BS, Sweijd NA, Bowie RCK, Cook PA, Elliott NG 2004. Population genetic structure of the perlemoen Haliotis midae in South Africa: evidence of range expansion and founder events. Marine Ecology Progress Series 270:163-172.

Contact Details

Dr Brad Evans

Campus: Townsville

Phone: +61 7 4781 6216

Fax: +61 7 4725 1570

Brad.Evans@jcu.edu.au

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