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Dr Lauren C White

@drlozwhite.bsky.social

Molecular ecologist working at the Arthur Rylah Institute. My research uses genetic data gathered from wild animal populations to address how natural selection shapes biodiversity and how we can conserve it.

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Births mark conservation success for rare Queensland wombat Three wild-born northern hairy-nosed wombats born in Powrunna State Forest mark a new chapter in the species' recovery from near extinction.

From only 35 wild individuals in the 1980's, there are now more than 400 #northernhairynosedwombats - and now three wild-born bubs! #conservationsuccess #australianmammals #wildoz

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

27.10.2025 02:35 — 👍 53    🔁 20    💬 1    📌 4
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Quantifying deer control efficiency using non-invasive genetic sampling and spatial capture–recapture Context Sambar deer (Rusa unicolor) are the most numerous of the six species of introduced deer in Australia. They cause significant environmental damage and pose a considerable biosecurity threat to ...

New paper! We use non-invasive genetic sampling (poo swabs + SNP typing) and spatially-explicit capture-recapture modelling to estimate deer density before and after control to quantify how effective the programs were.

www.publish.csiro.au/WR/WR24214

27.09.2025 04:49 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Screenshot of the online app, showing the sliders for the settings of different social parameters on the left and the result relatedness and competition patterns on the right. The settings reflect the case we found for chimpanzees.

Screenshot of the online app, showing the sliders for the settings of different social parameters on the left and the result relatedness and competition patterns on the right. The settings reflect the case we found for chimpanzees.

Want to explore the expected relatedness in different social groups - and how this can affect competition? Check out the neat app L. White did for our paper: https://bsky.app/profile/drlozwhite.bsky.social/post/3lsgieizk4k2a

paper: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.250385

25.06.2025 13:46 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Bonus shiny app for exploring the impact of different demographic parameters on kinship dynamics and inclusive fitness, as predicted by Johnstone & Cant’s formulae: lozwhite.shinyapps.io/ShinyJohnsto...

26.06.2025 06:46 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

“Avoidance of reproductive conflict and the evolution of menopause in chimpanzees”
Read how we used genomic data to examine kinship dynamics as they relate to menopause in chimpanzees!
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

25.06.2025 11:15 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

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