About Sean Buckley
I am a conservation geneticist with a keen interest in the application of evolutionary and ecological genetics to address key conservation issues. Although my initial postgraduate research focused on the role of historical environmental changes in shaping the evolution and conservation status of freshwater fishes, I love working with all kinds of taxonomic groups. My current research focuses on applying a combination of genetic, morphological and demographic information to inform conservation management actions, particularly in regards to genetic rescue and population mixing.
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BMC Ecology and Evolution
A tale of two fishes: how standing genetic diversity influences species responses to environmental change
Understanding how species may or may not respond to climate change is critical for their conservation. Focusing on two threatened freshwater fishes, we used genomic and environmental data to show how complex intraspecific patterns of genetic diversity might shape species responses.
