Margaret Byrne
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AlmamaterThe University of Western Australia
Thesis Genetic diversity in Isotoma petraea and Macrozamia riedlei.
Margaret Mary Byrne | |
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| Born | 1960[1] |
| Alma mater | The University of Western Australia |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | Genetic diversity in Isotoma petraea and Macrozamia riedlei. |
Margaret Mary Byrne is senior principal research scientist and director of the Science Division within WA Dept of Parks and Wildlife.[2] She is a member of the Board of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN). Her research background is in population genetics and conservation genetics, with applications to choosing provenances for restoration as well as to understanding phylogeographic history. She has been a longstanding treasurer of Genetics Society of Australia, a society relevant to NCEEC.
