Research topic: Comparison of pollinator insect diversity in common and rare plant species growing in marl steps by using eDNA metabarcoding

Education: BSc on Molecular Biology and Genetics (2021)

Current position: Scholarship student at Hacettepe University (TUBITAK 2210-A National Master Scholarship Program)

Gülseli Kırgıl is an M.Sc. student in the Division of Ecology, Department of Biology at Hacettepe University. She graduated from Istanbul University, Molecular Biology and Genetics Department, with a bachelor’s thesis on the evolution of eusocial behavior in insects. 

She is particularly interested in ecology, evolution, and the interspecific interactions of insects. Her master’s thesis focuses on the insect pollinators and flower visitors of plant species in marl steppes, investigating whether there is a relationship between insect pollinator species diversity and richness and the distribution of plant communities in marl steppes. Additionally, she researches insect-bat interactions and how climate change impacts these biotic interactions. She is also interested in scientific journalism, the philosophy of nature, and the history of theater.

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