Dr Tanya Scharaschkin
This person does not currently hold a position at QUT.
Personal details
Keywords
Plant Structure, Botany, Phylogenetics, Systematics, Morphology, Histology, Plant Biology, Taxonomy, Ecophysiology, Weed ecology
Research field
Plant Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Ecology
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Plant Biology (The University of California (Davis))
Professional memberships and associations
- Member of the Australasian Systematic Botany Society
- Member of the Botanical Artists Society of Queensland
- Member of the Royal Society of Queensland
- Member of the American Society of Plant Taxonomists
- Member of the Botanical Society of America
Teaching
- Earth, Environment and Biological Sciences
Subjects (Units)
- Plant Biology
- Plant Diversity (plant identification and systematics)
- Evolving Earth (history of life on earth, fossil plants)
- Seminar series on phylogenetic methods
Publications
- Retamales, H. & Scharaschkin, T. (2014). A staining protocol for identifying secondary compounds in Myrtaceae. Applications in Plant Sciences, 2(10), 1–8. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/78059
- Osunkoya, O., Boyne, R. & Scharaschkin, T. (2014). Coordination and plasticity in leaf anatomical traits of invasive and native vine species. American Journal of Botany, 101(9), 1423–1436. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/78294
- Boyne, R., Harvey, S., Dhileepan, K. & Scharaschkin, T. (2013). Variation in leaf morphology of the invasive cat's claw creeper Dolichandra unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae). Australian Journal of Botany, 61(6), 419–423. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/63291
- Boyne, R., Osunkoya, O. & Scharaschkin, T. (2013). Variation in leaf structure of the invasive Madeira vine (Anredera cordifolia, Basellaceae) at different light levels. Australian Journal of Botany, 61(5), 412–417. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/61803
- Scharaschkin, T., (2013). Why there is no genetics in phylogenetics: Misconceptions, clarification and solutions. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 118, 63–67. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/65241
- Mctaggart, A., Shivas, R., Geering, A., Callaghan, B., Vanky, K. & Scharaschkin, T. (2012). Soral synapomorphies are significant for the systematics of the Ustilago-Sporisorium-Macalpinomyces complex (Ustilaginaceae). Persoonia: Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi, 29, 63–77. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/57971
- Geering, A., Scharaschkin, T. & Teycheney, P. (2010). The classification and nomenclature of endogenous viruses of the family Caulimoviridae. Archives of Virology, 155(1), 123–131. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/26157
- Scharaschkin, T., (2008). Perception of evolution in an Islamic country: Personal experiences. Issues, 82, 16–18. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/15703
- Sauquet, H., Doyle, J., Scharaschkin, T., Borsch, T., Hilu, K., Chatrou, L. & Thomas, A. (2003). Phylogenetic analysis of Magnoliales and Myristicaceae based on multiple data sets: Implications for character evolution. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 142(2), 125–186. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/10262
- Sanderson, M., Wojciechowski, M., Hu, J., Scharaschkin, T. & Brady, S. (2000). Error, bias, and long-branch attraction in data for two chloroplast photosystem genes in seed plants. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 17(5), 782–797. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/26171
QUT ePrints
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Awards
- Type
- Other
- Reference year
- 2011
- Details
- Nominated for 2011 "Excellence in Postgraduate Research Supervision"
- Type
- Editorial Role for an Academic Journal
- Reference year
- 2015
- Details
- Editor (starting 2013) for PRSQ (Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland)
- Type
- Assessor, Examiner or Supervisor Role
- Reference year
- 2011
- Details
- PhD student Alistair McTaggart was awarded a prestigious medal "Allen Kerr prize for outstanding postgraduate research" at the biennial Australasian Plant Pathology Society conference in Darwin, May 2011.
- Type
- Reviewer for an Academic Journal
- Reference year
- 2016
- Details
- Reviewer for journal: Australian Systematic Botany
- Type
- Reviewer for an Academic Journal
- Reference year
- 2016
- Details
- Reviewer for journal: Australian Journal of Botany
Selected research projects
- Title
- Generic Delimitations in Rottboelliinae (Andropogoneae, Panicoideae, Poaceae) based on Molecular and Morphological Data
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- RFL214-56
- Start year
- 2014
- Keywords
- Cytology; Diversity; Morphology; Systematics; Taxonomy
- Title
- Resolution of the Genus Phaius (Orchidacae) in Australia Based on Molecular and Morphological Data
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- CN211-22
- Start year
- 2011
- Keywords
- Systematics; Phylogenetics; Evolution; Plant Systematics
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.