Conservation & Ecological Research within the Faculty of Science at UQ
Archive for Invertebrate Ecology
7 June, 2010 at 12:34 am · Filed under ALL RESEARCHERS, Invertebrate Ecology, Molecular Ecology
Research Interests:
Molecular evolution, distribution and population genetics of mosquitoes;
Development and implementation of DNA-based diagnostic tools to determine the mosquito species responsible for disease pathogen transmition.
Spatial analysis of data to assess and understand environmental factors influencing species’ ecology, distribution and movement.
7 June, 2010 at 12:28 am · Filed under ALL RESEARCHERS, Evolutionary Genetics, Invertebrate Ecology, Landscape Ecology, Molecular Ecology, Plant Ecology
Research interests:
Distribution and diversity of plants and insects in the southern hemisphere
Evolutionary origins of Australian plants and animals
Effects of past and present climate change on extinction and speciation
Use of phylogenies in addressing evolutionary questions
7 June, 2010 at 12:18 am · Filed under ALL RESEARCHERS, Invertebrate Ecology, Marine & Freshwater Ecology
Research Interests:
Invasive marine invertebrates common in marinas around the world
The role of phenotypic links among life-history stages in population dynamics
The role of sexual selection in organisms with external fertilization
Large scale quantitative genetics and community ecology studies
7 June, 2010 at 12:17 am · Filed under ALL RESEARCHERS, Conservation Ecology, Invertebrate Ecology, Landscape Ecology, Plant Ecology, Restoration Ecology
Research interests:
Plant community structure and function in fragmented tropical ecosystems.
Linking community assembly theory to restoration practice in Mediterranean and tropical plant communities.
The role of life-history strategies in maintaining plant species under habitat fragmentation and climate change.
7 June, 2010 at 12:10 am · Filed under ALL RESEARCHERS, Invertebrate Ecology, Marine & Freshwater Ecology, Mathematical Ecology, Vertebrate Ecology
Research interests:
Impacts of climate change on marine systems
Plankton and fish ecology
Fisheries science
Data mining of large biological datasets
7 June, 2010 at 12:03 am · Filed under ALL RESEARCHERS, Invertebrate Ecology
Research interests:
Structure of ecological theory and its relationship to evolutionary theory
Ecology of pest & beneficial organisms in agriculture
Ecology of generalist species
7 June, 2010 at 12:01 am · Filed under ALL RESEARCHERS, Invertebrate Ecology
Research interests:
Insect Plant interactions
Modelling insect population dynamics and geographic distribution
Integrated management of insect pests, particularly Helicoverpa species and Diamondback moth
