News

January 2020: Over 10 million hectares of Australia has burnt (the size of the US state of Indiana) and the bushfire season isn't over. It's devastating to see so many of my field sites burning:  https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2020-01-08/insects-invertebrates-frogs-affected-by-bushfire/11843458

Please donate to any of the many wonderful organizations trying their best to save animals affected by the fires, including the Bushfire Emergency Wildlife Fund: https://www.zoo.org.au/fire-fund/

About Me

I am an evolutionary biologist with a soft spot for little brown skinks.

Main research interests:
  • Hybridization
  • Species delimitation
  • Reptile natural history

Current projects:
  • Bell Frog diversity across native and invasive populations
  • Characterization of MHC in mule deer
  • Phylogenetics of Pseudemoia spp. using Next-Generation Sequencing
Contact details
Margaret Haines
Museums Victoria
Sciences
11 Nicholson St
Carlton, VIC 3056
Australia
Email: mhaines@museum.vic.gov.au