Fields of Research

Genetics
Biogeography and phylogeography
Conservation and biodiversity
Animal systematics and taxonomy
Phylogeny and comparative analysis
Terrestrial ecology
Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology)
Molecular evolution
Genomics
Wildlife and habitat management
Speciation and extinction
Evolutionary ecology
Biological adaptation
Developmental genetics (incl. sex determination)
Behavioural ecology
Evolutionary impacts of climate change
Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation
Forestry management and environment
Geochronology
Community ecology (excl. invasive species ecology)
Host-parasite interactions
Fish physiology and genetics
Vertebrate biology
Evolutionary biology
Population ecology
Geomorphology and earth surface processes
Animal developmental and reproductive biology
Biological mathematics
Invertebrate biology
Forest ecosystems
Structural biology (incl. macromolecular modelling)
Fisheries management
Structural geology and tectonics
Environmental rehabilitation and restoration
Climate change impacts and adaptation
Genome structure and regulation
Microbiology
Photogrammetry and remote sensing
Evolution of developmental systems
Bioinformatic methods development
Animal neurobiology
Anthropological genetics
Life histories
Animal behaviour

Research Objectives

Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences
Terrestrial biodiversity
Marine biodiversity
Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences
Fresh, ground and surface water biodiversity
Coastal or estuarine biodiversity
Biodiversity in Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments
Control of pests, diseases and exotic species in terrestrial environments
Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems
Other environmental management
Evaluation, allocation, and impacts of land use
Expanding knowledge in the earth sciences
Ecosystem adaptation to climate change
Rehabilitation or conservation of terrestrial environments
Wild caught edible molluscs
Assessment and management of freshwater ecosystems
Environmental lifecycle assessment
Climate change models
Rehabilitation or conservation of coastal or estuarine environments
Native forests
Wild caught fin fish (excl. tuna)
Expanding knowledge in the chemical sciences
Rehabilitation or conservation of marine environments
Animal adaptation to climate change
Control of pests, diseases and exotic species in coastal and estuarine environments
Control of pests, diseases and exotic species in marine environments
Rights to environmental and natural resources (excl. water allocation)
Assessment and management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean ecosystems
Management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments
Fisheries - recreational freshwater
Fisheries - aquaculture
Climate change adaptation measures (excl. ecosystem)
Aquaculture crustaceans (excl. rock lobster and prawns)

Career Best Publications

An empirical test of freshwater vicariance via river capture; Molecular Ecology
Biogeographic history of geminate cirrhitoids (Perciformes : Cirrhitoidea) with east-west allopatric distributions across southern Australia, based on molecular data; Global Ecology and Biogeography
Did postglacial sea-level changes initiate the evolutionary divergence of a Tasmanian endemic raptor from its mainland relative?; Proceedings of the Royal Society of London: B
Geological Dates and Molecular Rates: Fish DNA Sheds Light on Time Dependency; Molecular Biology and Evolution
Marine dispersal as a pre-requisite for Gondwanan vicariance among elements of the galaxiid fish fauna; Journal of Biogeography
Molecular phylogeny of the Cheilodactylidae and Latridae (Perciformes: Cirrhitoidea) with notes on taxonomy and biogeography; Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Multiple Origins of the Juan Fernández Kelpfish Fauna and Evidence for Frequent and Unidirectional Dispersal of Cirrhitoid Fishes Across the South Pacific; Systematic Biology
Rapid biological speciation driven by tectonic evolution in New Zealand; Nature Geoscience
River capture, range expansion, and cladogenesis: The genetic signature of freshwater vicariance; Evolution: International Journal of Organic Evolution

Research Publications

A hybrid zone and bidirectional introgression between two catadromous species: Australian bass Macquaria novemaculeata and estuary perch Macquaria colonorum; Journal of Fish Biology
A modified stepping-stone model of population structure in red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus (Sciaenidae), from the northern Gulf of Mexico; Genetica
A practical guide to DNA metabarcoding for entomological ecologists; Ecological Entomology
A taxonomic revision of Cheilodactylidae and Latridae (Centrarchiformes: Cirrhitoidei) using morphological and genomic characters; Zootaxa
Allozyme diversity in Australian rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss ; Fisheries Management and Ecology
An empirical test of freshwater vicariance via river capture; Molecular Ecology
Ancient DNA tracks the mainland extinction and island survival of the Tasmanian devil; Journal of Biogeography
Antitropicality of Pacific fishes: molecular insights ; Environmental Biology of Fishes
Assessment of high-resolution melting (HRM) profiles as predictors of microsatellite variation: an example in Providence Petrel (Pterodroma solandri); Genes and Genomics
Australian lizards are outstanding models for reproductive biology research; Australian Journal of Zoology
Biogeographic history of geminate cirrhitoids (Perciformes : Cirrhitoidea) with east-west allopatric distributions across southern Australia, based on molecular data; Global Ecology and Biogeography
Biogeography off the tracks; Systematic Biology
Cheilodactylus (Goniistius) francisi, a new species of morwong (Perciformes : Cirrhitoidea) from the Southwest Pacific; Records of the Australian Museum
Climate shapes the geographic distribution and introgressive spread of color ornamentation in common wall lizards; The American Naturalist
Coalescent modelling suggests recent secondary-contact of cryptic penguin species; PLoS ONE
Comparison of population structuring in sympatric octopus species with and without a pelagic larval stage; Marine Ecology - Progress Series
Complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of the Australian freshwater crayfish, Cherax destructor (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae): a novel gene order revealed; Gene: An International Journal Focusing on Gene Cloning and Gene Structure and Function
Complete Mitochondrial DNA Sequences of the Decapod Crustaceans Pseudocarcinus gigas (Menippidae) and Macrobrachium rosenbergii (Palaemonidae); Marine Biotechnology
Conservation genetic studies of the endangered Cape Fear Shiner, Notropis mekistocholas (Teleostei: Cyprinidae); Conservation Genetics
Conservation of sex-linked markers among conspecific populations of a viviparous skink, Niveoscincus occllatus, exhibiting genetic and temperature-dependent sex determination; Genome Biology and Evolution
Contrasting genetic structuring between colonies of the World's smallest penguin, Eudyptula minor (Aves: Spheniscidae); Conservation Genetics
Contrasting population manipulations reveal resource competition between two large marsupials: bare-nosed wombats and eastern grey kangaroos; Oecologia
Detecting selection on temporal and spatial scales: a genomic time-series assessment of selective responses to devil facial tumor disease; PLoS One
Development of 13 microsatellite loci in the spotted snow skink Niveoscincus ocellatus (Squamata: Scincidae) ; Conservation Genetic Resources
Development of eight polymorphic microsatellite loci in the cephalopod Octopus pallidus; Conservation Genetics Resources
Did postglacial sea-level changes initiate the evolutionary divergence of a Tasmanian endemic raptor from its mainland relative?; Proceedings of the Royal Society of London: B
Differences in homomorphic sex chromosomes are associated with population divergence in sex determination in Carinascincus ocellatus (Scincidae: Lygosominae); Cells
Disease induced changes in gene flow patterns among Tasmanian devil populations; Biological Conservation
DNA metabarcoding captures subtle differences in forest beetle communities following disturbance; Restoration Ecology
Does fish ecology predict dispersal across a river drainage divide?; Evolution
Does migration promote or inhibit diversification? A case study involving the dominant radiation of temperate Southern Hemisphere freshwater fishes; Evolution
Does the virus cross the road? Viral phylogeographic patterns among bobcat populations reflect a history of urban development; Evolutionary Applications
Evolution and dispersal in glaciated landscapes: the phylogeography of the spotted snow skink in Tasmania; Ecological Society of Australia 2012 Conference
Evolution of biological dispersal corridors through a tectonically active mountain range in New Zealand; Journal of Biogeography
Evolution of the Taieri River catchment, East Otago, New Zealand; New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
Evolutionary genetics of the cheilodactylid fish genera Nemadactylus and Acantholatris (Perciformes: Cheilodactylidae); Evolutionary Biology at High Southern Latitudes
Extensive population decline in the Tasmanian devil predates European settlement and devil facial tumour disease; Biology Letters
Extreme intraspecific mitochondrial DNA sequence divergence in Galaxias maculatus (Osteichthys: Galaxiidae), one of the world's most widespread freshwater fish; Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Fine-scale habitat preferences influence within-river population connectivity: a case-study using two sympatric New Zealand Galaxias fish species; Freshwater Biology
Gene trees versus species trees: reassessing life-history evolution in a freshwater fish radiation ; Systematic Biology
Genetic ages for Quaternary topographic evolution: A new dating tool; Geological Society of America. Bulletin
Genetic distinctiveness of masked booby (Sula dactylatra) on Bedout Island, Western Australia; Emu
Genetic divergence between colonies of flesh-footed shearwater Ardenna carneipes exhibiting different foraging strategies; Conservation Genetics
Genetic diversity of common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) in Vietnam using four microsatellite loci ; Aquaculture: An International Journal Devoted to Fundamental Aquatic Food Resources
Genetic stock structure of Octopus pallidus in Tasmania
Genome-wide analyses reveal drivers of penguin diversification; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Genome-wide analysis resolves the radiation of New Zealand's freshwater Galaxias vulgaris complex and reveals a candidate species obscured by mitochondrial capture; Diversity and Distributions
Geological and biological evidence for drainage reorientation during uplift of alluvial basins, central Otago, New Zealand ; New Zealand Journal of Geology & Geophysics
Geological Dates and Molecular Rates: Fish DNA Sheds Light on Time Dependency; Molecular Biology and Evolution
Geological Dates and Molecular Rates: Rapid Divergence of Rivers and Their Biotas; Systematic Biology
Geology shapes biogeography: quaternary river-capture explains New Zealand's biologically ‘composite’ Taieri River; Quaternary Science Reviews
Global biodiversity assessment and hyper-cryptic species complexes: more than one species of elephant in the room?; Systematic Biology
Habitat fragmentation in forests affects relatedness and spatial genetic structure of a native rodent, Rattus lutreolus; Austral Ecology
High vagility facilitates population persistence and expansion prior to the Last Glacial Maximum in an Antarctic top predator: the snow petrel (Pagodroma nivea); Journal of Biogeography
Historic divergence with contemporary connectivity in a catadromous fish, the estuary perch (Macquaria colonorum) ; Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Historical population dynamics of red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) in the northern Gulf of Mexico; Texas Journal of Science
Identifying mechanisms of genetic differentiation among populations in vagile species: historical factors dominate genetic differentiation in seabirds; Biological Reviews
Implications of macroalgal isolation by distance for networks of marine protected areas; Conservation Biology
Intrinsic factors drive spatial genetic variation in a highly vagile species, the wedge-tailed eagle Aquila audax, in Tasmania; Journal of Avian Biology
Invasive pathogen drives host population collapse: effects of a travelling wave of sarcoptic mange on bare-nosed wombats; Journal of Applied Ecology
Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci to DNA fingerprint the Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua); Molecular Ecology Resources
Isolation via next-generation sequencing of microsatellites from the Tasmanian Macroalgae Lessonia corrugata (Lessoniaceae); Applications in Plant Sciences
Isolation, marine transgression and translocation of the bare-nosed wombat (Vombatus ursinus); Evolutionary Applications
Lack of detectable genetic isolation in the cyclic rodent Microtus arvalis despite large landscape fragmentation owing to transportation infrastructures; Scientific Reports
Lack of genetic divergence found with microsatellite DNA markers in the tarakihi Nemadactylus macropterus; New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research
Late Quaternary river drainage and fish evolution, Southland, New Zealand; Geomorphology: An International Journal of Pure and Applied Geomorphology
Making the connection: expanding the role of restoration genetics in restoring and evaluating connectivity; Restoration Ecology
Marine dispersal as a pre-requisite for Gondwanan vicariance among elements of the galaxiid fish fauna; Journal of Biogeography
Metabarcoding reveals landscape drivers of beetle community composition approximately 50 years after timber harvesting; Forest Ecology and Management
Microsatellite loci for studies of wild and hatchery Australian Murray cod Maccullochella peelii peelii (Percichthyidae); Molecular Ecology Resources
Microsatellite loci from the marine fish Nemadactylus macropterus (Perciformes : Cheilodactylidae); Molecular Ecology
Molecular discrimination of shelf-spawned eggs of two co-occurring Trachurus spp. (Carangidae) in southeastern Australia: a key step to future egg-based biomass estimates; ICES Journal of Marine Science
Molecular genetics of cirrhitoid fishes (Perciformes: Cirrhitoidea): phylogeny, taxonomy, biogeography and stock structure
Molecular phylogeny and zoogeography of the freshwater crayfish genus Cherax Erichson (Decapoda: Parastacidae) in Australia; Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
Molecular Phylogeny of Nemadactylus and Acantholatris (Perciformes: Cirrhitoidea: Cheilodactylidae), with Implications for Taxonomy and Biogeography; Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Molecular phylogeny of the antitropical subgenus Goniistius (Perciformes : Cheilodactylidae : Cheilodactylus): evidence for multiple transequatorial divergences and non-monophyly; Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
Molecular phylogeny of the Aplodactylidae (Perciformes : Cirrhitoidea), a group of Southern Hemisphere marine fishes; Journal of Natural History
Molecular phylogeny of the Cheilodactylidae and Latridae (Perciformes: Cirrhitoidea) with notes on taxonomy and biogeography; Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Morphological convergence and divergence in Galaxias fishes in lentic and lotic habitats; Diversity
Morphometric and population genomic evidence for species divergence in the Chimarrichthys fish complex of the Tibetan Plateau; Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Multiple Origins of the Juan Fernández Kelpfish Fauna and Evidence for Frequent and Unidirectional Dispersal of Cirrhitoid Fishes Across the South Pacific; Systematic Biology
Nonequilibrium conditions explain spatial variability in genetic structuring of little penguin (Eudyptula minor); Journal of Heredity
Open access solutions for biodiversity journals: Do not replace one problem with another; Diversity and Distributions
Optimizing the use of shed feathers for genetic analysis; Molecular Ecology Resources
Osteology and relationships of the southern freshwater lower euteleostean fishes; Zoosystematics and Evolution
Pathogens in space: Advancing understanding of pathogen dynamics and disease ecology through landscape genetics; Evolutionary Applications
Persistence and dispersal in a Southern Hemisphere glaciated landscape: the phylogeography of the spotted snow skink (Niveoscincus ocellatus) in Tasmania; BMC Evolutionary Biology
Phylogenetic relationships within Chrysogorgia (Alcyonacea: Octocorallia), a morphologically diverse genus of octocoral, revealed using a target enrichment approach; Frontiers in Marine Science
Phylogeographic parallelism: Concordant patterns in closely related species illuminate underlying mechanisms in the historically glaciated Tasmanian landscape; Journal of Biogeography
Pleistocene divergence in the absence of gene flow among populations of a viviparous reptile with intraspecific variation in sex determination; Ecology and Evolution
Politics and pride: maintaining genetic novelty may be detrimental for the conservation of Formosa landlocked salmon Oncorhynchus formosanus; Aquatic Conservation
Population genetic and behavioural variation of the two remaining colonies of Providence petrel (Pterodroma solandri); Conservation Genetics
Population genetic differentiation and genomic signatures of adaptation to climate in an abundant lizard; Heredity
Population Genetic Structuring in Acanthopagrus butcheri (Pisces: Sparidae): Does Low Gene Flow Among Estuaries Apply to Both Sexes? ; Marine Biotechnology
Population genetic studies on the Australian freshwater crayfish, Cherax destructor (Crustacea: Parastacidae) using allozyme and RAPD markers; Aquatic Living Resources: International Journal Devoted to Aquatic Resources
Population genomics of a predatory mammal reveals patterns of decline and impacts of exposure to toxic toads; Molecular Ecology
Population structure and long-term decline in three species of heart urchins Abatus spp. near-shore in the Vestfold Hills region, East Antarctica; Marine Ecology - Progress Series
Population-scale treatment informs solutions for control of environmentally transmitted wildlife disease; Journal of Applied Ecology
Rainfall and topography predict gene flow among populations of the declining northern quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus); Conservation Genetics
Range-wide phylogeography of the little penguin (Eudyptula minor): evidence of long-distance dispersal; Auk: A Journal of Ornithology
Rapid biological speciation driven by tectonic evolution in New Zealand; Nature Geoscience
Research supporting restoration aiming to make a fragmented landscape ‘functional’ for native wildlife; Ecological Management & Restoration
Resolution of the Acanthopagrus black seabream complex based on mitochondrial and amplified fragment-length polymorphism analyses; Journal of Fish Biology
River capture and freshwater biological evolution: A review of galaxiid fish vicariance; Diversity
River capture, range expansion, and cladogenesis: The genetic signature of freshwater vicariance; Evolution: International Journal of Organic Evolution
Sarcoptic mange changes bacterial and fungal microbiota of bare-nosed wombats (Vombatus ursinus); Parasites & Vectors
Seascape habitat patchiness and hydrodynamics explain genetic structuring of kelp populations; Marine Ecology Progress Series
Sex reversal explains some, but not all, climate-mediated sex ratio variation within a viviparous reptile; Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Shallow phylogeographic histories of key species in a biodiversity hotspot; Phycologia
Significant population genetic structuring but a lack of phylogeographic structuring in the endemic Tasmanian tree frog (Litoria burrowsae); Australian Journal of Zoology
Social structure and landscape genetics of the endemic New Caledonian ant Leptomyrmex pallens Emery, 1883 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dolichoderinae), in the context of fire-induced rainforest fragmentation; Conservation Genetics
Stepping stone gene flow in an estuarine-dwelling sparid from south-east Australia; Journal of Fish Biology
Subtle genetic clustering among south australian colonies of little penguins (Eudyptula minor): A reply to Colombelli-Negrel et al. (2020); Journal of Heredity
Suggestion of Synonymy for Nemadactylus and Acantholatris (Perciformes: Cirrhitoidea); 5th Indo-Pacific Fish Conference
Taiwan salmon or salmon in Taiwan? Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Formosa landlocked salmon; Ichthyological Research
Tectonic controls on the evolution of the Clutha River catchment, New Zealand; New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
The cascading pathogenic consequences of Sarcoptes scabiei infection that manifest in host disease; Royal Society Open Science
The effects of weather variability on patterns of genetic diversity in Tasmanian bettongs; Molecular Ecology
The lasting biological signature of Pliocene tectonics: reviewing the re-routing of Australia’s largest river drainage system; Journal of Biogeography
The significance of past interdrainage connectivity for studies of diversity, distribution and movement of freshwater-limited taxa within a catchment; Journal of Biogeography
The systematics of freshwater crayfish of the genus Cherax Erichson (Decapoda: Parastacidae) in eastern Australia re-examined using nucleotide sequences from 12S rRNA and 16S rRNA genes; Invertebrate Systematics
Tri- and tetranucleotide microsatellites in dhufish Glaucosoma hebracium (Perciformes); Molecular Ecology Resources
Trophic position determines functional and phylogenetic recovery after disturbance within a community; Functional Ecology
Twenty microsatellite loci for population and conservation genetic studies of the wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax); Australian Journal of Zoology
Two spinefoot colour morphs: mottled spinefoot Siganus fuscescens and white-spotted spinefoot Siganus canaliculatus are synonyms; Journal of Fish Biology
Under-representation of avian studies in landscape genetics; Ibis
Understanding age-specific dispersal in fishes through hydrodynamic modelling, genetic simulations and microsatellite DNA analysis; Molecular Ecology
Urbanization reduces genetic connectivity in bobcats (Lynx rufus) at both intra‐ and interpopulation spatial scales; Molecular Ecology
Using ancient DNA to quantify losses of genetic and species diversity in seabirds: a case study of Pterodroma petrels from a Pacific island; Biodiversity and Conservation
Using mitochondrial nucleotide sequences to investigate diversity and genealogical relationships within common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) ; Animal Genetics
Within-river genetic connectivity patterns reflect contrasting geomorphology; Journal of Biogeography

Research Projects

2008 R2 - 8th Indo Pacific Fish Conference; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
2012: XIV European Congress of Ichthyology; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
A functional trait approach to understanding the impacts of current forest management practices on beetle diversity; Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment (HWRE)
A new integrated approach for ecologically sustainable forest management; Australian Research Council (ARC)
Assessing genetic health and diversity of the not-so-common, 'common' wombat (Vombatus ursinus); Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment (HWRE)
Changing sex with changing climate: mechanisms and consequences of divergence in sex determination across a glaciated landscape; Australia and Pacific Science Foundation (APSF)
Connectivity among marine protected areas in habitat-forming kelps; Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment (HWRE)
Connectivity and demographic history of volant Antarctic seabirds; Sea World Research and Rescue Foundation Inc (SWRRFI)
Conservation genetics of Antarctic seabirds and seals: population connectivity and past glacial refugia; Department of Environment and Energy (Cwth) (DoEE)
Conservation Genetics of Galaxiid fishes; Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment (HWRE)
Conservation of the Ptunarra Brown Butterfly; Winifred Violet Scott Charitable Trust (WVS)
Demographic history of the Tasmanian devil from Pleistocene to present; University of Tasmania Foundation Inc (UTF)
Estimating the population size of the Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax fleayi) using modern genetic techniques; Southern Regional Natural Resource Management Association Inc (NRMSOUTH)
Evaluating temporal and spatial changes in genetic diversity of the Tasmanian Devil; Ecological Society of Australia Limited (ESAI)
Evaluating temporal and spatial changes in genetic diversity of the Tasmanian Devil; Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment (HWRE)
Evaluating temporal and spatial changes in genetic diversity of the Tasmanian Devil; Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales (RZSNSW)
Evaluation of temporal and spatial changes in genetic diversity of the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii); Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (DCCEE)
Evolution, Disease and Extinction - Using Ancient and Modern Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) to Investigate Molecular Evolution in the Tasmanian Devil; Australian Research Council (ARC)
Evolutionary History of Pufferfishes and their Allies; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Evolutionary Relationships among Galaxiid Fishes; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Genetic distinctiveness and connectivity of flesh-footed shearwater colonies; Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment (HWRE)
Genetic Distinctiveness of Providence Petrel Colonies: Past, Present and Future; Sea World Research and Rescue Foundation Inc (SWRRFI)
Genetic distinctiveness of Providence Petrel colonies: past, present and future; Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales (RZSNSW)
Genetic distinctivness of providence petrel colonies: past, present and future; Birds Australia (BA)
Genetic Stock Structure of Octopus Pallidus in Tasmania; Winifred Violet Scott Charitable Trust (WVS)
Genetic Variation in the Indo-Pacific Fish Genus Acanthopagrus; Australian Academy of Science (AASc)
Genomic differences between the Northern and Southern Giant Petrels, and the effect of hybridization; Cumberland Birds Observers Club (CBOC)
Impacts of DFTD on nuclear genetic diversity in the Tasmanian Devil ; Winifred Violet Scott Charitable Trust (WVS)
Improving the long-term viability of the endangered swan Galaxias; Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment (DAWE)
Interspecific competition of super-invasive black rats and native swamp rats; Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment (HWRE)
Landscape and conservation genetics of Tasmanian bettongs; Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment (HWRE)
Managing Variable Retention Harvesting to Maintain Forest Biodiversity - Effects of Forest Influence and Successional Stage on Recolonisation; Australian Research Council (ARC)
Past, present and future impacts of climate change on volant Antarctic seabirds; Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment (HWRE)
Population distinctiveness, sizes, and trajectories of Providence Petrels and Flesh-footed Shearwaters; Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales (RZSNSW)
Predicting the consequences of temperature-mediated sex-reversal; Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment (HWRE)
Re-establishment plan of Providence petrels (Pterodroma solandri) on Norfolk Island at the sixth International Albatross and Petrel Conference (IAPC6 - Barcelona, Spain); Australian Wildlife Society (AWSoc)
Restoring resilience in wildlife populations; Australian Research Council (ARC)
Revision of Chrysogorgia (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Chrysogorgiidae): morphological and molecular diversity; Smithsonian Institution (SMITHS)
Revision of Chrysogorgia (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Chrysogorgiidae): morphological and molecular diversity; Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University (MCZ)
Revision of Chrysogorgia (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Chrysogorgiidae): morphological and molecular diversity; Department of Environment and Energy (Cwth) (DoEE)
Secondary contact, genetic exchange and their consequences for evolutionary diversification; Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment (HWRE)
The evolutionary ecology of transitions in sex-determination across the distribution of a temperate lizard species; Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment (HWRE)
The molecular mechanisms underpinning transitions in sex determining modes in a temperate viviparous lizard species; Australian Society of Herpetologists (ASH)
Transitions between modes of sex-determination in a changing world; Australian Research Council (ARC)
Understanding genetic health and diversity of wombats in-light of the increasing sarcoptic mange threat; Wildlife Disease Association - Australasian section (WDAA)
Understanding population structure and dynamics of Victorias developing Octopus fishery; Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC)
Using a metabarcoding approach to assist beetle identification for ecologically sustainable forest management; Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment (HWRE)
Using ancient DNA to study the genetic distinctiveness and connectivity of the now extinct Norfolk Island colony of the Providence petrel (Pterodroma solandri); Australian Bird Study Association Inc. (ABSA)
Using DNA metabarcoding approach to identify beetles for ecologically sustainable forest management; Forest Practices Authority (FPA)
What are the mechanisms by which eastern barred bandicoots persist with cats?; Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment (HWRE)
Will natural selection save the Tasmanian devil from extinction?; Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment (HWRE)
Working with wind energy and forestry for effective eagle conservation; Australian Research Council (ARC)
Conservation genomics of galaxiid fishes
Ecological science for recovery of eastern barred bandicoots
Ecomarine P. vivipara Population Genetics
From Rivers to Ocean Basins - quantifying sex-specific connectivity In sharks
Impacts of DFTD on genetic diversity in the Tasmanian Devil
Revision of Chrysogorgia (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Chrysogorgiidae): morphology and molecules

Research Candidate Supervision

Causes and Consequences of Intra-SpecificHybridization in a Non-Native Lizard
Conservation Genetics of Antarctic Seabirds and Seals- Population Connectivity and Past Glacial Refugia
Genetic Distinctiveness of Providence Petrel Colonies- Past, Present, and Future
Landscape genetics of Tasmanian mammals vulnerable to foxes and land alteration
Mammal Declines in Northern Australia- The Function of Refuges
Managing variable retention harvesting to maintain forest biodiversity - effects of forest influence and successional stage on the recolonisation of beetles
Maternal and Paternal Influences on Growth in Cephalopods
Molecular Evolution of the Tasmanian Devil
Morphological Variation and Population Connectivity of the Giant Kelp (Macrocystis spp.) with Respect to Conservation and Marine Park Design.