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Peter Teske

Peter Teske

Professor
Name: Peter Teske
Location: D3 Lab 339 Auckland Park Kingsway Campus
Zoology Academic Staff听 Staff Members

Contact Details:
Tel: +27(0)11 559 3373

Email:听prteske@uj.ac.za

Curriculum Vitae Peter Teske

About Peter Teske

Research:听Professor Teske is a geneticist who uses cutting-edge molecular technology (genomics, transcriptomics, metabarcoding and metagenomics) to study marine and freshwater species. Research aims include improving the management of threatened and exploited species, and documenting biodiversity. Ongoing research projects include:

  • Population genomics and faecal metabarcoding/metagenomics of the Critically Endangered estuarine pipefish, Syngnathus watermeyeri
  • DNA barcoding and metabarcoding of estuarine species in Mozambique and South Africa, and along the Zambezi River (Mozambique and Zambia)
  • Population genomics of the littorinid snails Afrolittorina africana and A. knysnaensis
  • Metabarcoding of Gauteng’s groundwater fauna
  • Biodiversity and connectivity of metazoans in South African microbialite systems

Teaching:听Physiology 3B and two honours courses, Scientific Writing and Population Genetics & Biosystematics.

Recent publications:

  1. Laura Tensen, Peter R. Teske (2025) . People and Nature.
  2. Arsalan Emami-Khoyi, Claudia M. Schnelle, Dave R. Clark, Silke Laakmann, Peter R. Teske, Gavin M. Rishworth (2025) . Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 319:109284.
  3. Jody-Carynn Oliver, Francesca Porri, Arsalan Emami-Khoyi, Peter R Teske (2024). . Limnology and Oceanography Letters 9: 806-814.
  4. Xiao-Nie Lin, Chao-Yi Ma, Li-Sha Hu, Ming-Ling Liao, Lin-Xuan Ma, Peter R Teske, Ary Hoffmann, Yun-Wei Don (2024) 30: e17571.
  5. Katie Gates, Jonathan Sandoval-Castillo, Andrea Barcel贸, Andrea Bertram, Eleanor A.L. Pratt, Peter R. Teske, Luciana M枚ller, Luciano B. Beheregaray (2024) . Biological Conservation 298:110759.
  6. Marc Rius, Xavier Turon, Paloma Mor谩n, Jacinto P茅rez, Bruno Alm贸n, Govan Pahad, Peter R. Teske, Elsa V谩zquez (2024)听. Biological Invasions 26:2811-2818.
  7. Gareth N Fee, Alvaro Roura, Arsalan Emami-Khoyi, Peter R Teske (2024) . Molecular Biology Reports 51:21
  8. Daniela Marques Monsanto, David William Hedding, Sandra Durand, Shilpa Pradeep Parbhu, Matthew G Adair, Arsalan Emami-Khoyi, Peter R Teske, Bettine Jansen van Vuuren (2024) . Ecology and Evolution 14:e11519.
  9. Paula M de Coito, Arsalan Emami鈥怟hoyi, Terry A Hedderson, Robert J Toonen, Peter R Teske, George M Branch (2023) . Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 33:867-883.
  10. Conny P Serite, Arsalan Emami-Khoyi, Ofentse K Ntshudisane, Nicola C James, Bettine Jansen van Vuuren, Taryn Bodill, Paul D Cowley, Alan K Whitfield, Peter R Teske (2023) . Frontiers in Marine Science 10:1116741
  11. Arsalan Emami-Khoyi, Candice M Jooste, Ryan John Wasserman, Tatenda Dalu, Jade Raath-Kr眉ger Morgan, Bettine Jansen van Vuuren, Peter R Teske (2023) Freshwater Biology 68:1442-1452
  12. Sven-Erick Weiss, Arsalan Emami-Khoyi, Horst Kaiser, Paul D Cowley, Nicola C James, Bettine Jansen van Vuuren, Alan K Whitfield, Peter R Teske (2022) . Frontiers in Marine Science 8:756595
  13. Peter R Teske, Arsalan Emami-Khoyi, Tirupathi R Golla, Jonathan Sandoval-Castillo, Tarron Lamont, Brent Chiazzari, Christopher D McQuaid, Luciano B Beheregaray, Carl D van der Lingen (2021) . Science Advances 38:eabf4514
  14. Jamie Hudson, Juan Carlos Castilla, Peter R Teske, Luciano B Beheregaray, Ivan D Haigh, Christopher D McQuaid, Marc Rius (2021) . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 118:e2022169118

 

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South Africa’s critically endangered estuarine pipefish, one of the rarest fish species in the world (Photo: Teske)

 

Popular science and technical articles:

  1. M Rius, CD McQuaid, J Hudson, JC Castillo, LB Beheregaray, PR Teske (2022) 驴C贸mo predecir la expansi贸n de una especie invasora a trav茅s de su ADN?听
  2. PR Teske, C van der Lingen, CD McQuaid, LB Beheregaray (2021) South Africa鈥檚 massive 鈥榮ardine run鈥� leads fish into an ecological trap.
  3. PR Teske, T Lamont, C van der Lingen (2021) Oceanographic triggering of South Africa’s sardine run; p. 17 in Oceans and Coasts: Annual Science Report 2021. Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Republic of South Africa. ISBN: 978-0-621-49993-3: Oceans and Coasts SCIENCE REPORT 2021 FINAL DRAFT HI RES

 

In the news:

  • Some animals are more equal than others: the dark side of researching popular species.
  • What is the largest animal migration on Earth?
  • How South Africa’s sardine run is changing. ; see also this podcast on
  • Saving the near-extinct estuarine pipefish means protecting estuary health.
  • Mystery of doomed sardine migration is finally solved.
  • Potty training cows, and sardines swimming into an ecological trap:
  • Famous South African sardine run doesn’t benefit sardines: study.
  • One of the world’s largest marine migrations makes no evolutionary sense.
  • How 鈥榯he greatest shoal on Earth鈥� leads sardines into an ecological trap.
  • The Greatest Shoal on Earth: Scientists discover why sardines run.

Sardine Run 3

Genomic research shows that the sardines participating in the annual KwaZulu-Natal sardine run originate from South Africa’s west coast (Atlantic Ocean), and thus prefer colder water. They are attracted to the east coast (Indian Ocean) by brief cold-water upwelling, and eventually end up in subtropical water that is too warm from them (Photo: Steven Benjamin)

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