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DR TIM JESSOP

Positions

Academic, Zoology

Publications

Selected publications

2012
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - Demographic and phenotypic effects of human mediated trophic subsidy on a large Australian lizard (Varanus varius ): Meal ticket or Last Supper?. PLoS One. 7:e34069-e34076. 2012
  - Life history and the ecology of stress: How do glucocorticoid hormones influence life-history variation in animals?. Functional Ecology. 27:93-106. 2012
  - Life-History and spatial determinants of somatic growth dynamics in komodo dragon populations. PLoS One. 7:e45398-e45398. 2012
  - Macrostress: do large-scale ecological patterns exist in the glucocorticoid stress response of vertebrates?. Functional Ecology. 27:120-130. 2012
  - Population, behavioural and physiological responses of an urban population of black swans to an intense annual noise event. PLoS One. 7:e45014-e45014. 2012
2011
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - Influence of capture method, habitat quality and individual traits on blood parameters of free-ranging lace monitors (Varanus varius ). Australian Veterinary Journal. 89:360-365. 2011
2010
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - Body temperature and thermoregulation of Komodo dragons in the field. Journal of Thermal Biology. 35:338-347. 2010
  - Deathly drool: Evolutionary and ecological basis of septic bacteria in Komodo Dragon mouths. PLoS One. 5:1-7. 2010
  - Testing the independent effects of population and shelter density on behavioural and corticosterone responses of tree skinks. Australian Journal of Zoology. 58:295-302. 2010
2009
- Journal Articles Refereed
  - Sex steroid correlates of female-specific colouration, behaviour and reproductive state in Lake Eyre dragon lizards, Ctenophorus maculosus. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 195:619-630. 2009
  - Why are females ornamented? A test of the courtship stimulation and courtship rejection hypotheses. Behavioral Ecology. 20:1334-1342. 2009

Research

Investigator on

Grant
- CAN WE PROTECT ENDANGERED SEA TURTLE POPULATIONS BY MAKING RESILIENT NESTING HABITATS? (Project Grant) awarded by MAZDA FOUNDATION 2012 - 2013
- Testing evolutionary genetic patterns of the Tree Goanna (Varanus varius) in Eastern Australia (Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment Fund) awarded by ANZ CHARITABLE TRUSTS 2011 - 2012
- Are Australia's key conservation initiatives delivering broad scale biodiversity benefits? (Early Career Researcher Grants Scheme) awarded by UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE 2011 -
- The causes and consequences of stress variation in native animals (Early Career Researcher Grants Scheme) awarded by UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE

Awards

Education and training

PhD, The University of Queensland 2000
BSc(Hons), James Cook University of North Queensland 1992

Supervision

Available for supervision

Y

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