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James Leonard Lusana

Assistant Lecturer

School of Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Technology

Aquatic Science and Fisheries Technology (DASFT)

Biography

James Lusana is an evolutionary biologist with expertise in fish diversity, ecology, and evolution. He is a tutor at the Department of Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Technology at the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), Tanzania. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Fisheries and Aquaculture from UDSM and completed his Master of Science in Marine Biology at Zhejiang Ocean University in China. His research focuses on understanding how fish adapt and diversify across different environments, integrating genetics, ecology, and morphology to explore evolutionary processes. His work aims to enhance knowledge of fish biodiversity and support effective conservation strategies.

Research Interest

I am interested in understanding how fish adapt and evolve in different environments. My research integrates various fields of evolutionary biology to study fish diversity, ecology, and evolution, with a focus on how genetic, ecological, and morphological factors drive adaptation and diversification.

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Projects

Catfishes diversity, ecology, and evolution in Lake Tanganyika basin.

Publications

  1. Elmy FI, Gaspare L, Mfilinge PL and Lusana JL. (2024). Genetic structure and demographic history of Anguilla bicolor from Tanzania based on mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I sequence: Implications for effective management and conservation strategies. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 34(7), e4225. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.4225
  2. Lusana JL, and Lugendo BR. (2023). Delineating seagrass species in the genera Halodule and Halophila from Tanzanian coastal waters using ITS and rbcL DNA barcoding. Nordic Journal of Botany. https://doi.org/10.1111/njb.03823
  3. Jiang R, Lusana JL, and Chen Y. (2022). High-Throughput DNA Metabarcoding as an Approach for Ichthyoplankton Survey in Oujiang River Estuary, China. Diversity, 14(12), 1111; https://doi.org/10.3390/d14121111
  4. Chen Y, Lusana J, Xu Z, James JT, Lu Z, and Deng S. (2018). DNA Barcoding Reveals Identity of Mugilids ( Teleostei : Mugiliformes ) from the East China Sea along the Coast of Zhejiang , China. Pacific Science, 72(4), 423–434. https://doi.org/10.2984/72.4.3.