Peter Teske

Dr. Peter Teske is a geneticist based at Flinders University, focusing on the genetic structure and biodiversity of marine animals. His work explores how contemporary and historical environmental conditions shape phylogeographic patterns in species such as marine invertebrates, fishes, and crustaceans across southern Africa and Australia. Current projects include comparative phylogeography, cryptic speciation, and microsatellite development for recent genetic pattern analysis.

• Primary research areas: Marine genetics, phylogeography, cryptic species, population genetics, and coastal ecology.

Key publication trends: Over 15 recent articles emphasize phylogeographic disjunctions, cryptic species complexes, environmental drivers of genetic structure, microsatellite marker development, and biogeographic comparisons between temperate Australian and southern African marine ecosystems. Collaborations span institutions in South Africa, Australia, and Brazil, with a focus on southern hemisphere marine and estuarine habitats.