Leif Bersweden
PhD Student
Department
Team
Specialism
Population genetics, hybridization, European orchids
Biography
I'm interested in using floral morphology and genetics to study hybridization in European orchids. As part of my PhD I'm trying to understand species delimitation and gene flow in the genus Orchis by looking at naturally occurring hybrid swarms.
Qualifications and appointments
- BA Biological Sciences (University of Oxford)
Selected publications
Bersweden, L. (2017)
The Orchid Hunter
Short Books. ISBN 9781780723525.
Price, D. and Bersweden, L. (2013)
Winter Trees: a photographic guide to common trees and shrubs
Field Studies Council. ISBN 9781908819116.
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