When is hybridisation helpful or harmful to invaders?

该项目旨在确定杂交在生物入侵中的作用。杂交被认为通过引入新的基因来帮助入侵，但是传统的方法在评估替代方案方面是无效的。该项目将利用相同物种的复制杂交区，在广泛的基因组数据集上应用新方法，并开发新的模拟来解决杂交和定植如何相互作用。通过这项研究获得的方法和知识将对从生物安全到保护管理的一系列应用具有价值。

This project aims to determine the role of hybridisation during biological invasions. Hybridisation has been thought to aid invasion by introducing genetic novelty, but traditional approaches have been ineffective at evaluating alternatives. The project will capitalise on replicate hybrid zones of the same species, apply new methods on an expansive genomic dataset, and develop novel simulations to resolve how hybridisation and colonisation interact. The methods and knowledge acquired through this research will be valuable for a range of applications, from biosecurity to conservation management.