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Doctoral Students

Potiphar Kaliba BEd (Malawi), MSc (UCT) (Based in Malawi) Email: poiphar.kaliba@uct.ac.za

Potipahr completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Malawi and graduated with a Bachelor of Education (Science) majoring in Biology in 1994. While working with the Museums of Malawi in the Department of Ornithology he developed an interest in field research as a result of the field work expeditions he became involved in. This gave me the background on conservation issues which prompted me to register for the Conservation Biology Masters Programme at the FitzPatrick Institute. I completed my masters in 2006 and will be starting my PhD in July 2007.

My research interests are mainly on the phylogeographical relationships in birds, small mammals and other faunal taxa and using molecular data to help formulate management plans for systematic conservation. My MSc research thesis title was "Faunal turnover between east and southern African birds and small mammals: is Malawi the geographical break?" My PhD research will be a continuation of this work.

Thesis

Faunal turnover between east and southern African birds and small mammals: is Malawi the geographical break? (Supervisors: Tim Crowe and Rauri Bowie)

Publications

Kaliba, P.M. 2005. Birds. In: Biological Diversity in Malawi Report. Dudley, C.O. (ed.). Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi, Limbe Malawi.