Project Title: Population Genetics of the flower crab Portunus pelagicus
Selected publications:
Current Laboratory Affiliations
Systematics and Ecology Laboratory and Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore
Professional Memberships
Singapore Institute of Biology (2001-present)
Publications
P.K.L.Ng, J.C.Y. Lai and C. Aungtonya, 2002. The Box and Moon Crabs of Thailand, with description of a new species of Calappa (Crustacea:Brachyura:Calappidae, Matutidae). Phuket Marine Biological Centre Special Publication 23(2):341-360.
Joelle C. Y. Lai, W. K. Chan and Peter K. L. Ng, 2006. Preliminary Molecular And Morphological Study Of The C alappa lophos Species Group (Decapoda:Brachyura:Calappidae). Journal of Crustacean Biology 26(2):193–205.
Teaching experience
Teaching assistant for undergraduate modules such as Molecular Genetics, Basic Techniques in Molecular Biology, Introduction to Animal Behaviour, Biodiversity and Ecology.
Conferences
Nov 2003 - Oral presentaion in the Annual Meeting of the Crustacean Society of Japan, Rukyu University, Okinawa, Japan
January 2005 - Oral presentation at the International Workshop on Culture, Fisheries and Stock Enhancement of Portunid Crabs, Ilo Ilo, The Philippines
Overseas Field experience
August 1999 – Field collection in Phuket, Thailand with Dr. Peter K.L. Ng and Dr. Christoph Schubart.
September 1999 – Honours field course at Pulau Tioman, Malaysia
November 2001 – Field collection in Cebu and Bohol, Philppines with Dr. Peter K.L. Ng, Dr. Liu H.C, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, ROC and Dr. Paul Clark, British Museum of Natural History
Feb 2002 – Independent Field collection in Bali and Lombok, Indonesia
March 2002 – Participated in Expediton Anambas on board R/V Baruna Jaya VIII jointly organized by the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research (RMBR), National University of Singapore and the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI)
Aug 2002 – Supervised collection trip made by Honours student in Phuket, Thailand
Aug to Sept 2002 – Collection trip in Pusan, Korea and Amakusa, Japan. While in Amakusa, hosted by Amakusa Marine Biological Laboratory, Graduate School of Kyushu University.
May 2003 Collection trip to Sri Lanka
July 2003 Collection trip to Padang, Indonesia
September 2003 Collection trip to N. Sulawesi, Indonesia
May-July 2004 Participation in Panglao Marine Biodiversity Project, Panglao, Bohol, Philippines
January 2005 Collection trip around the Central Visayas, Philippines
March 2005 Collection trip in Bangkok, Thailand
May 2005 Participation in Panglao Marine Biodiversity Project Phase 2 on board M/V BFAR
October 2005 Participation in oceanographic cruise (EBISCO - Exploration de la Biodiversité et Isolement en mer du Corail ) on N/O ALIS
General Research Interests
- Crustacean systematics and phylogenetics
- Clarification of cryptic species in brachyura using morphology and molecular techniques
- Population genetics of commercially important brachyuran species
- Evolution of species complexes in crustaceans
I am currently working on my PhD dissertation (Population Genetics of the flower crab Portunus pelagicus).
Beside population genetics, I am also interested in using molecular tools as an aid to morphological observations to solve the problem of cryptic species and species complexes, as well as the higher systematics of Decapoda families.
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