John Howieson- PhD
- PhD Student at University of the West of Scotland
John Howieson
- PhD
- PhD Student at University of the West of Scotland
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Introduction
My main research interest is evolutionary biology. I'm passionate about evolution regardless of taxa but take a special interest in amphibians and reptiles.
I am currently a PhD student researching the evolutionary resilience of amphibian species to environmental change. My research involves utilising novel genetic techniques such as eDNA target detection, transcriptomics and RNA-seq alongside investigations into amphibian physiology to understand the evolution of salt tolerance in amphibians.
Current institution
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October 2020 - present
Position
- PhD Student
Description
- I am currently a PhD candidate researching the ecological and evolutionary resilience of iconic amphibian species to environmental change. My research involves utilising novel genetic techniques such as DNA metabarcoding, RADseq and RNAseq alongside investigations into amphibian physiology to understand the evolution of salt tolerance in amphibians and their resilience to changing environments.
September 2017 - September 2020
Position
- Master's Student
Description
- During my masters I researched the diet of Rangifer tarandus through the use of DNA metabarcoding in the project "Reindeer diet in the Cairngorms: Can fungal barcoding diagnose lichen species?".
November 2018 - September 2019
Education
October 2020 - May 2024
September 2017 - September 2018
September 2013 - July 2017
Publications
Publications (3)
Lichens in the genus Platismatia are common, widespread and were some of the first to be studied by Western taxonomists. However, few molecular phylogenetic studies of Platismatia have been published to date. We present an expanded phylogeny of Platismatia inferred from 60 newly generated ITS sequences and 28 existing publicly available sequences....
In the Cairngorms, a herd of up to 150 reindeer range freely across the northern corries and up on to the plateau, home to arctic tundra and snowbed habitats, and rich with specialist high montane lichens. Reindeer are known to consume lichens as part of their winter diet, however within the Cairngorm herd, little is known of their ecological impac...
