Melanie Burke, Author at BioWeb.ie

About Melanie Burke

I completed a BSc majoring in biology and genetics, an Honours degree in Ecology and I am currently immersed in my MSc degree at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, all in pursuit of my passion.

Opinion

Alcohols’ domestication of humans

June 27, 2018 0

Proof: The Science of Booze by Roger Adams. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2014. Pp. 220. Price R244.00. E15.00. £13.60 ISBN 978-0-547-89796-7. Being a science student, of course all I read is science (I’ve never […]

Opinion

Review: The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinction

March 31, 2017 0

Review: The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinction by David Quammen. Island biogeography is a study that has proven itself indispensable to mainstream ecology, evolutionary biology and conservation by providing […]

Zoology

Sentinels of the South African Escarpment

November 18, 2016 3

Authors: Melanie Burke and Sandi Willows-Munro Are these bearded ‘giants’ being held captive by their genetics? My study focuses on elucidating whether these majestic birds are suffering the consequences of reduced genetic variation in comparison […]