Pieter Pelser
@pbpelser
Plant systematist at Univ. of Canterbury. Improving our understanding of botanical biodiversity and its conservation through research, teaching and outreach.
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http://www.philippineplants.org 14-09-2017 19:57:44
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Exciting #ConSERTeam news! Our paper demonstrating the utility of closely-related reference genomes 🧬 for #conservation (Galla & Forsdick et al. 2019 Dr. Stephanie J. Galla 🦜🧬 Nat Forsdick @natforsdick.bsky.social @testeeves bit.ly/2Hj72z1) was published in Genes MDPI MDPI. #ConGen 1/13
The Co's Digital Flora of the @Philippines project resulted in the discovery of yet another new plant species in @Cebu: photos at phytoimages.siu.edu/taxpage/0/0/79… UC Science | Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao @CDFP Biology at UCNZ philippineplants.org @taxonomy
The #INaturalist City Challenge is ON! The University of Canterbury team is getting ready to go out and get started with the UC Christchurch campus biodiversity survey. UC Science | Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao Biology at UCNZ
I am looking for a PhD student to join me Biology at UCNZ to study the role of sexual selection in trait evolution and population differentiation. If you are interested and want to come live in New Zealand, please apply! For more info: flanagan-lab.github.io/open-positions/ Please RT
New #Philippines #Rafflesia #biogeography publication in Mol.Phyl.Evol. suggests Rafflesia disperses poorly between islands. Free download till 1-Sep-19 UC Science | Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao authors.elsevier.com/a/1ZNqV3m3nMy7…
I will be at the #ICCB2019 @ICCB2019 in Malaysia next week and will be tweeting about my talk on our conservation genetic study on #Cebu forest fragments. #ConSERTeam #Tetrastigma #CDFP University of Canterbury
An interesting talk on hybridization in kakī #ICCB2019 by our very own Nat Forsdick @natforsdick.bsky.social #ConSERTeam
#ICCB2019 ilina surnametoolong doing a lightning talk on the beautiful NZ shore plover #ConSERTeam
Biological knowledge as the foundation for #Rafflesia #conservation: University of Canterbury plant systematist Pieter Pelser Pieter Pelser outlines some fascinating results from over two decades of work on this strange parasitic plant.🌸🤩👉bit.ly/rafflesia-plant Biology at UCNZ Julie F. Barcelona
Discovery through photography: the Co’s Digital Flora of the #Philippines project (philippineplants.org) results in the discovery of yet another new species of Philippine plants: Trigonostemon palustris doi.org/10.3767/blumea… UC Science | Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao Biology at UCNZ #taxonomy
A preprint version of our study explaining the high island endemicity of Philippine Rafflesia is finally out. ‘Twas an amazing opportunity working with R Sedricke Lapuz Pieter Pelser Julie F. Barcelona for this project. 🌿
"What explains the the high island endemicity of Philippine Rafflesia? The results of this research are important for informing conservation management. bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.10… UC Science | Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao Biology at UCNZ University of Canterbury