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Tel: +972-(0)2-6586110
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E-mail: troupin@pob.huji.ac.il

Department of Evolution, Systematics and Ecology
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jerusalem 91904
Israel

Research Interest: Population Genetics

I completed my MSc in the Movement Ecology Lab. My study deals with the early stages of Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis Mill.) population spread. The Aleppo pine is the most

common naturally growing and planted conifer in Israel and has been widely introduced throughout the world. The study site

is Mt. Pithulim, in the Judean hills. The pine population in the site is presumably both native and natural. Presumably, 5 trees

are the ancestors of the current population (>1500 adults). We are analyzing the population using molecular techniques,

specifically, nuclear and Chloroplast DNA microsatellites. We plan to analyze the effective seed dispersal patterns and

the genetic structure by methods of parentage analysis and spatial autocorrelation, respectively.

M.Sc. Thesis:

Troupin D. (2005) Analysis of spatial genetic structure in an expanding Pinus halepensis population. [PDF]

Publications:

Troupin, D., R. Nathan, and G. G. Vendramin. 2006. Analysis of spatial genetic structure in an expanding Pinus halepensis population reveals development of
fine-scale genetic clustering over time. Molecular Ecology 15: 3617-3630. [Abstract]