Dr Christa Beckmann
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Email   c.beckmann@deakin.edu.au
Position   Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Fellow
Campus   Geelong
Research grouping   Wildlife and Conservation Biology
Ecophysiology, Sensory Ecology and Behaviour
Centre for Integrative Ecology

Research interests

  1. Behavioural Ecology and Animal Behaviour
  2. Life History Theory
  3. Wildlife Conservation and Invasive Species

Career

PhD - University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
MSc - University of Regina, Regina, Canada

Key publications

Beckmann, C. and Shine, R. (2012) Do drivers intentionally target wildlife on roads? Austral Ecology In press,

Beckmann, C., Crossland, M.R. and Shine, R. (2011) Responses of Australian wading birds to a novel toxic prey type, the invasive cane toad Biological Invasions 13, 2925-2934

Beckmann, C. and Shine, R. (2011) Toad's tongue for breakfast: exploitation of a novel prey type, the invasive cane toad, by scavenging raptors in tropical Australia. Biological Invasions 13, 1447-1455

Biro, P, Beckmann, C. and Stamps, J. (2010) Small within-day increases in temperature affect boldness and alters personality in coral reef fish Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B 277, 71-77

Beckmann, C. and Shine, R. (2009) Impact of invasive cane toads on Australia’s birds. Conservation Biology 23, 1544-1549

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Honours students

Student nameThesis title Iris BleachInteractions between invasive cane toads and Austraia's native frogs.  


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