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DR MELISSA CAREW



Contact Details

Organization: Zoology
Position: RESEARCH FELLOW-ARC-CESAR
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Homepage: www.cesar.org.au
Work: 42522
Fax: 8344 2522
Level: 02
Building: David Pennington Building
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
Entomology, Molecular Ecology, Freshwater Ecology, Chironomidae Entomology, Molecular Ecology, Freshwater Ecology, Chironomidae Australia

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Science La Trobe University 12-Apr-1996
Doctor of Philosophy University of Melbourne 09-Jun-2006

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
Molecular biosignatures for isolating pollution problems in aquatic ecosystems using macroinvertebrate bioindicators Chief Investigator MELBOURNE WATER CORP,
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL,
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY
Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) 01/01/2009

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • High molecular weight petroleum hydrocarbons differentially affect freshwater benthic microinvertebrate assemblages
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
    Volume: 27
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 1077-1083
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Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • DNA identification of urban Tanytarsini chironomids (Diptera: Chironomidae)
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Journal of the North American Benthological Society
    Volume: 26
    Page numbers: 586-599
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  • The response of Chironomidae to sediment pollution and other environmental characteristics in urban wetlands
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Freshwater Biology
    Volume: 52
    Page numbers: 2444-2462
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • The utility of DNA markers in classical taxonomy: using cytochrome oxidase I markers to differentiate Australian Cladopelma (Diptera: Chironomidae) midges
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Annals of the Entomological Society of America
    Volume: 98
    Page numbers: 587-594
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Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • Molecular , morphological and behavioural data reveal the presence of a cryptic species in the widely studied Drosophila serrata species complex
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Journal of Evolutionary Biology
    Volume: 17
    Page numbers: 430-442
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  • Species status and population genetic structure of grapevine eriophyoid mites
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata
    Volume: 11
    Page numbers: 87-96
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Publications in 2003

Journal Articles

  • Identification and characterization of Trichogramma carverae species from south-eastern Australia using the internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS-2) region of the ribosomal gene complex.
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata
    Volume: 106
    Page numbers: 235-240
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  • Identifying chironomids (Diptera: Chironomidae) for biological monitoring with PRC-RFLP
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Bulletin of Entomological Research
    Volume: 93
    Page numbers: 483-490
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Publications in 2002

Journal Articles

  • Shifting clinal patterns and microsatellite variation in Drosophila serrata populations: a comparison of populations near the southern border of the species range
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Journal of Evolutionary Biology
    Volume: 15
    Page numbers: 763-774
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Publications in 2001

Journal Articles

  • Reproduction and recruitment in perennial colonies of the introduced wasp Vespula germanica
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Journal of Heredity
    Volume: 92
    Page numbers: 346-349
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