Doctor Paul Rymer

Doctor Paul Rymer

RESEARCH LECTURESHIP,
Natural Science (SoSH)

Personal

Qualifications

  • PhD University of Wollongong

UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)

  • Natural Science (SoSH)

Contact

Email:P.Rymer@uws.edu.au
Extension:1094
Mobile:0415963139
Location:S8.G.22
Hawkesbury
Website:

Publications

Journal Articles

  • Rymer, P., Manning, J., Goldblatt, P., Powell, M. and Savolainen, V. (2010), 'Evidence of recent and continuous speciation in a biodiversity hotspot: a population genetic approach in southern African gladioli (Gladiolus; Iridaceae)', Molecular Ecology, 18.
  • Rymer, P., Johnson, S. and Savolainen, V. (2010), 'Pollinator behaviour and plant speciation: can assortative mating and disruptive selection maintain distinct floral morphs in sympatry?', The New Phytologist, 11.
  • Audigeos, D., Buonamici, A., Belkadi, L., Rymer, P., Boshier, D., Scotti-Saintagne, C. and Vendramin, G. (2010), 'Aquaporins in the wild: natural genetic diversity and selective pressure in the PIP gene family in five Neotropical tree species', BMC Evolutionary Biology, 1.
  • Korbecka, G., Rymer, P., Harris, S. and Pannell, J. (2010), 'Solving the problem of ambiguous paralogy for marker loci: microsatellite markers with diploid inheritance in allohexaploid Mercurialis annua (Euphorbiaceae)', Journal of Heredity, 8.
  • Yakimowski, S., Rymer, P., Stone, H., Dorken, M. and Barrett, S. (2009), 'Isolation and characterization of 11 microsatellite markers from Sagittaria latifolia (Alismataceae)', Molecular Ecology Resources, 3.
  • Mcpherson, H., Porter, C., Rymer, P., Crayn, D. and Rossetto, M. (2008), 'Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci from Tetratheca ericifolia (Elaeocarpaceae).', Molecular Ecology Resources, 3.
  • Rossetto, M., Crayn, D., Ford, A., Ridgeway, P. and Rymer, P. (2007), 'The comparative study of range-wide genetic structure across related, co-distributed rainforest trees reveals contrasting evolutionary histories', Australian Journal of Botany, 9.
  • Porter, C., Rymer, P. and Rossetto, M. (2006), 'Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers for the waratah, Telopea speciosissima (Proteaceae)', Molecular Ecology Notes, 3.
  • Rymer, P. and Ayre, D. (2006), ') Does genetic diversity and gene flow vary with rarity in obligate seeding Persoonias (Proteaceae)?', Conservation Genetics, 12.
  • Rymer, P. (2006), 'Are seed dispersal and predation in fire-sensitive shrubs associated with rarity?', International Journal of Plant Sciences, 10.
  • Rymer, P., Whelan, R., Ayre, D., Weston, P. and Russell, K. (2005), 'Reproductive success and pollinator effectiveness differ in common and rare Persoonia species (Proteaceae).', Biological Conservation, 12.
  • Rymer, P., Morris, C. and Richardson, B. (2002), 'The breeding system and population genetics of the vulnerable plant Dillwynia tenuifolia (Fabaceae).', Austral Ecology, 8.

Research

Current Projects

Title:Genetic issues in seed production for ecological restoration
Years:2013-04-23 - 2014-04-30
ID:P00021180
UWS Researchers:Paul Rymer
Funding:
  • Greening Australia (NSW) Ltd
  • University of Western Sydney
Title:Genotypic and chemotypic diversity of Eucalyptus moluccana and its role in psyllid caused dieback
Years:2013-01-02 - 2013-12-31
ID:P00021187
UWS Researchers:Markus Riegler, Ben Moore and Paul Rymer
Funding:
  • Bjarne K Dahl Trust
Title:Climate change impacts on genetically differentiated Telopea speciosissima (NSW Waratah) coastal and upland populations
Years:2012-05-01 - 2013-08-31
ID:P00020921
UWS Researchers:Paul Rymer and David Tissue
Funding:
  • Australian Flora Foundation Incorporated

Previous Projects

Title:Climate change impacts on different plant functional groups along a steep natural environmental gradient
Years:2011-09-13 - 2012-09-12
ID:P00020430
UWS Researchers:Paul Rymer and David Tissue
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney

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