Opportunity to study evolutionary genetics of the invasive grass Bothriocloa ischaemum var. songarica, King Ranch Bluestem.

The main objectives of the study are to identify the original source (or sources) of introduction, to investigate the possibility of hybridization with native or other introduced relatives, and to investigate possible changes in chromosome number after introduction.

I am looking for a Master’s level student with an interest in using molecular markers to address evolutionary and population genetics questions and an interest in one or more of the above objectives…detalii click[sursa]