Biography summary
• BSc (Hons), University of Melbourne, Australia (1994-1998)
• PhD, University of Groningen, The Netherlands (1999-2004)
• Jessup Fellow, Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia, USA (2004)
• Research Associate, University of Bristol, UK (2004-2007)
• Research Fellow, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University (2008 ongoing)
Knowledge areas
Disease ecology and evolution
Animal behaviour, communication, and sensory ecology
Biogeography and molecular ecology
Avian ecology
Publications
B Knott, M Berg, R Ribot, J Endler, A Bennett
(2017), Vol. 7, pp. 1-8, Scientific reports, London, Eng., C1
J Eastwood, M Berg, B Spolding, K Buchanan, A Bennett, K Walder
(2015), Vol. 63, pp. 1-8, Australian journal of zoology, Clayton, Vic., C1
How does nest box temperature affect nestling growth rate and breeding success in a parrot?
E Larson, J Eastwood, K Buchanan, A Bennett, M Berg
(2015), Vol. 115, pp. 247-255, Emu, Melbourne, Vic., C1
Phylogenetic analysis of beak and feather disease virus across a host ring-species complex
J Eastwood, M Berg, R Ribot, S Raidal, K Buchanan, K Walder, A Bennett
(2014), Vol. 111, pp. 14153-14158, Proceedings of the national scademy of sciences of the USA, Washington, DC, C1
M Mihailova, M Berg, K Buchanan, A Bennett
(2014), Vol. 95, pp. 155-164, Animal Behaviour, Camden, London, C1
R Ribot, M Berg, K Buchanan, A Bennett
(2013), Vol. 44, pp. 399-407, Journal of avian biology, London, England, C1-1
How parrots see their colours : novelty in the visual pigments of Platycercus elegans
B Knott, W Davies, L Carvalho, M Berg, K Buchanan, J Bowmaker, A Bennett, D Hunt
(2013), Vol. 216, pp. 4454-4461, Journal of experimental biology, Cambridge, England, C1
B Knott, J Bowmaker, M Berg, A Bennett
(2012), Vol. 198, pp. 43-51, Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology, Berlin, Germany, C1
Learned vocal variation is associated with abrupt cryptic genetic change in a parrot species complex
R Ribot, K Buchanan, J Endler, L Joseph, A Bennett, M Berg
(2012), Vol. 7, pp. 1-9, PLoS One, San Francisco, Calif., C1
Ultraviolet-sensitive vision in long-lived birds
L Carvalho, B Knott, M Berg, A Bennett, D Hunt
(2011), Vol. 278, pp. 107-114, Royal Society of London. Proceedings B. Biological Sciences, London, England, C1
J Woodgate, S Leitner, C Catchpole, M Berg, A Bennett, K Buchanan
(2011), Vol. 22, pp. 566-573, Behavioral ecology, Cary, N.C., C1
Fruitful use of bioacoustic alarm stimuli as a deterrent for Crimson Rosellas (Platycercus elegans)
R Ribot, M Berg, K Buchanan, A Bennett
(2011), Vol. 111, pp. 360-367, Emu, Collingwood, Vic., C1
Avian retinal oil droplets : dietary manipulation of colour vision?
B Knott, M Berg, E Morgan, K Buchanan, J Bowmaker, A Bennett
(2010), Vol. 277, pp. 953-962, Proceedings of the Royal Society B-biological sciences, London, England, C1
The evolution of plumage colouration in parrots : a review
M Berg, A Bennett
(2010), Vol. 110, pp. 10-20, Emu : austral ornithology, Collingwood, Vic., C1
R Ribot, M Berg, K Buchanan, J Komdeur, L Joseph, A Bennett
(2009), Vol. 77, pp. 581-593, Animal behaviour, London, England, C1
L Joseph, G Dolman, S Donnellan, K Saint, M Berg, A Bennett
(2008), Vol. 275, pp. 2431-2440, Proceedings of the Royal Society B-biological sciences, London, England, C1-1
A simple, inexpensive trap for capturing parrots and other cavity nesting birds
M Berg, R Ribot
(2008), Vol. 32, pp. 78-79, Corella, Sydney, N.S.W., C1-1
Is extrapair mating random? On the probability distribution of extrapair young in avian broods
J Brommer, P Korsten, K Bouwman, M Berg, J Komdeur
(2007), Vol. 18, pp. 895-904, Behavioral Ecology, Cary, N.C., C1-1
M Berg, N Beintema, J Welbergen, J Komdeur
(2006), Vol. 148, pp. 395-404, Ibis : the international journal of avian science, Oxford, England, C1-1
M Berg, N Beintema, J Welbergen, J Komdeur
(2005), Vol. 36, pp. 102-109, Journal of avian biology, Copenhagen, Denmark, C1-1
Trade-offs between paternal feeding, extra-pair mating effort and territory defence.
M Berg, J Komdeur
(2004), ISBE 2004 : Proceedings of the 10th Biennial Congress of the International Society for Behavioral Ecology 2004, Jyvaskyla, Finland, E1-1
C Eikenaar, M Berg, J Komdeur
(2003), Vol. 34, pp. 419-427, Journal of avian biology, Copenhagen, Denmark, C1-1
M Magrath, L Brouwer, A van Petersen, M Berg, J Komdeur
(2003), Vol. 51, pp. 429-441, Australian journal of zoology, Collingwood, Vic., C1-1
Breeding ecology and bias in offspring sex ratio in little grassbirds (Megalurus gramineus)
R McIntosh, R Kats, M Berg, J Komdeur, M Elgar
(2003), Vol. 51, pp. 505-514, Australian journal of zoology, Collingwood, Vic., C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Industry and Other Funding
Beak and feather disease virus and genetic diversity in a parrot ring species
Dr Mathew Berg, Prof Andy Bennett, Mr Justin Eastwood
- 2011: $5,000
Climate change effects on stress, infectious disease and breeding success in parrots
Dr Mathew Berg, Prof Andy Bennett, Mr Justin Eastwood
- 2011: $5,000
Do birds use odour signals for mate choice? A first test using crimson rosellas
Dr Mathew Berg, Ms Milla Mihailova
- 2011: $5,000
Testing odour recognition at crimson rosella nests
Prof Andy Bennett, Dr Mathew Berg, Ms Milla Mihailova
- 2011: $1,500
Heat stress and breeding success in parrots
Prof Andy Bennett, Dr Mathew Berg, Mr Justin Eastwood
- 2011: $1,500
Nest site selection, stress & breeding success in rosellas as a response to temperature variation
Prof Andy Bennett, Miss Eliza Rachael Larson, Dr Mathew Berg
- 2013: $3,000
Climate change, temperature extremes and avian reproduction: an experimental study on rosellas
Prof Andy Bennett, Miss Eliza Rachael Larson, Dr Mathew Berg
- 2013: $3,000
The potential dererrent properties of crimson rosella (Platycercus elegans) odour towards competitive possums
Dr Mathew Berg, Ms Milla Mihailova, Prof Andy Bennett
- 2013: $5,000
Climate change, temperature extremes and avian reproduction: an experimental study on Rosellas
Prof Andy Bennett, Dr Mathew Berg, Miss Eliza Rachael Larson
- 2013: $6,600
Psittacosis in wild Australian parrots: Investigating strains and seasonal patterns
Prof Andy Bennett, Dr Mathew Berg, Miss Helena Stokes
- 2016: $5,800
Beak and Feather Disease Virus in wild avian populations in Australia
Prof Andy Bennett, Dr Mathew Berg, Prof Ken Walder, Ms Johanne (Hanne) Marie Martens
- 2016: $5,900
Other Funding Sources
Ian Potter Foundation travel grant - 25th International Ornithological Congress
Dr Mathew Berg
- 2010: $2,100
Olfactory signalling in a species complex: the crimson rosella
Prof Andy Bennett, Ms Milla Mihailova, Dr Mathew Berg
- 2014: $800
Conference - Variation of behavioural assymetries in the Crimson rosella (Platycercus elegans)
Dr Mathew Berg, Ms Sarah Anne Micallef
- 2014: $704
Evolution of song in Acrocephalus warblers: evidence from historic and contemporary populations
Dr Mathew Berg, Miss Sarah Beebe, Prof Kate Buchanan
- 2014: $640
Olfactory signalling in an avian species complex: the crimson rosella (Platycercus elegans)
Prof Andy Bennett, Dr Mathew Berg, Ms Milla Mihailova, Prof Kate Buchanan, Dr Jacqui Adcock
- 2015: $909
Ecology and evolution of beak and feather disease virus in Australian parrots
Prof Andy Bennett, Dr Mathew Berg, Ms Johanne (Hanne) Marie Martens
- 2016: $1,000
Disease ecology in parrots: threats of avian pathogens to parrots and human health, with focus on the crimson rosella (Platycercus elegans)
Prof Andy Bennett, Dr Mathew Berg, Miss Helena Stokes
- 2016: $909
Supervisions
Eliza Rachael Larson
Thesis entitled: Microclimate and reproductive success in Adelaide Rosellas
Master of Science (Ecology & Environment), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Justin Eastwood
Thesis entitled: The Ecology and Evolution of Beak and Feather Disease Virus in Platycercus elegans
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Milla Mihailova
Thesis entitled: Olfactory Signalling in an Avian Species Complex: the Crimson Rosella
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences