Contact Details
| Organization: | Zoology |
| Position: | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND READER |
| Email: | |
| Homepage: | http://www.zoology.unimelb.edu.au/aboutus/staff/index.php?100,4 |
| Work: | 8344 6245 |
| Mobile: | 0410 412 825 |
| Fax: | 8344 7909 |
| Room: | 358 |
| Level: | 03 |
| Building: | Zoology Building |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Biography
I completed my BSc at the Australian National University with a major in biochemistry, but decided after a field trip to Kakadu National Park at the end of my degree that I would much rather spend my research career in the field than in the laboratory. My honours and PhD research was carried out under the supervision of Andrew Cockburn, teasing out aspects of the bizarre mating system of superb fairy-wrens. Five years of working on birds in a botanic garden whetted my appetite for wilder places and I embarked in 1992 on a six-month journey to explore Madagascar. I spent a year working as technical advisor to the World Wide Fund for Nature in southern Madagascar, then joined World Learning as academic director of two semester abroad programs, firstly in Botswana and then in Madagascar. I held an ARC postdoctoral fellowship at the ANU from 1996-1998 before joining the Department of Zoology as a lecturer in 1999. I was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2004.
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Key Words | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| Evolutionary and behavioural ecology | Mating systems, sexual and natural selection, kinship, sociality, molecular genetic analysis, paternity, birds, reproductive success | Australia |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Science | The Australian National University | ||
| Doctor of Philosophy | The Australian National University |
Memberships
| Membership Type | Membership Body | Description | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unspecified | Australasian Evolution Society | 01-Jan-2001 | 01-Jan-2003 |
Other Awards
| Award Type | Awarding Body | Comments | Date Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prize | University of Melbourne | Deans award for excellence in teaching (Faculty of Science) | 01-Jan-2003 |
| Scholarship | Australian Research Council | Australian Postgraduate Research Award | 01-Jan-1988 |
| Prize | The Australian National University | The Michael White Travel Award for Evolutionary Biology | 01-Jan-1991 |
| Other (Award) | Australian Research Council | Postdoctoral Fellowship | 01-Jan-1996 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Genome Structure (GENETICS) (270202)
- Population and Ecological Genetics (GENETICS) (270203)
- Invertebrate Biology (ZOOLOGY) (270504)
- Freshwater Ecology (ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION) (270701)
- Terrestrial Ecology (ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION) (270703)
- Life Histories (incl. Population Ecology) (ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION) (270706)
- Sociobiology and Behavioural Ecology (ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION) (270707)
- Conservation and Biodiversity (ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION) (270708)
- Educational Technology and Media (EDUCATION STUDIES) (330107)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Application packages (COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND SERVICES) (700101)
- Application tools and system utilities (COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND SERVICES) (700102)
- Tourism not elsewhere classified (TOURISM) (710599)
- Higher education (HIGHER EDUCATION) (740301)
- Remnant veg & protected cons areas (terrestrial & marine) (COASTAL AND ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT) (770407)
- Living resources (flora and fauna) (SPARSELAND INCL. PERMANENT GRASSLAND AND THE ARID ZONE) (770903)
- Integrated (ecosystem) (SPARSELAND INCL. PERMANENT GRASSLAND AND THE ARID ZONE) (770905)
- Biological sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780105)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mutual sexual selection and sperm competition in the black swan | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2005 |
| Phylogeography in the musk duck (Biziura lobata) | Principal Supervisor | ANZ EXECUTORS AND TRUSTEE COMPANY LTD | Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment Fund (ANZ CHARITABLE TRUSTS) | 01/01/2005 |
| BEHAVIOURAL ECOLOGY AND MATING SYSTEM | Principal Supervisor | HOLSWORTH WILDLIFE RESEARCH FUND | Postgraduate Student Research Grants | 01/01/2005 |
| SEXUAL SELECTION IN THE EXTREME SIZE-DIMORPHIC MUSK DUCK | Principal Supervisor | BIRDS AUST | Stuart Leslie Bird Research Award | 01/09/2005 |
| Phylogeography in the musk duck (Biziura lobata) | Chief Investigator | ANZ CHARITABLE TRUSTS | Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment Fund | 01/01/2006 |
| BEHAVIOURAL ECOLOGY AND MATING SYSTEM OF THE LITTLE PENGUIN | Principal Supervisor | ANZ CHARITABLE TRUSTS | Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment Fund | 01/02/2006 |
| Conservation genetics of the threatened Malleefowl | Chief Investigator | MALLEEFOWL PRESERVATION GROUP, NATURE FOUNDATION SA INC, DEPT OF SUSTAINABILITY & ENVIRONMENT, AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL, SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM |
Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) | 01/07/2007 |
| Behavioural ecology and mating system of the little penguin Eudyptula minor at Phillip Island | Principal Supervisor | PENGUIN FOUNDATION | Research Grant | 04/04/2008 |
| Conservation genetics of the endangered malleefowl | Chief Investigator | BIRDS AUST | Birds Australia-Victoria Grants |
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.