Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment
School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Dr Craig Sherman |
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| All organisms reproduce in one way or another. Indeed, many have evolved amazing ways to ensure their reproductive success. I am interested in the evolution of mating systems and how organisms ensure their reproductive success. I combine genetic and ecological approaches to study sperm competition, cryptic female choice, population genetics, and local adaptation. I use a range of terrestrial and marine taxa chosen because they provide ideal systems to test a range of evolutionary questions. Research interests
CareerBSc (Honours), University of Wales, Bangor, UK (2000)PhD, University of Wollongong, Australia (2006) Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Wollongong (2006 – 2008) Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong (2007 – 2008) Lecturer, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University (2009 – present) Key publicationsvan Leeuwen CHA, Huig N, van der Velde G, van Alen T, Wagemaker CAM, Sherman CDH, Klaassen M, & Figuerola J (2013) How did this snail get here? Multiple dispersal vectors revealed for an invasive aquatic invertebrate species. Freshwater Biology 58, 88-99Sherman CDH, Wapstra E, & Olsson M (2010) Sperm competition and offspring viability at hybridization in Australian tree frogs, Litoria peronii and L. tyleri. Heredity 104, 141-147 Sherman C.D.H., Wapstra E., & Olsson M. (2009) Consistent male-male paternity differences across female genotypes. Biology Letters 5, 232-234 Sherman, CDH & Ayre, DJ (2008) Fine-scale adaptation in a clonal sea anemone. Evolution 62, 1373-1380 Sherman CDH, Wapstra E, Uller T, & Olsson M (2008) Males with high genetic similarity to females sire more offspring in sperm competition in Peron’s tree frog, Litoria peronii. Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B-Biological Sciences 275, 971-978 View entire list of audited publications Postdoctoral fellowsNameProject titleTim SmithSeagrass resilience in Port Phillip Bay: Developing better predictions of seagrass responses to environmental change Paul YorkSeagrass resilience in Port Phillip Bay: Developing better predictions of seagrass responses to environmental change PhD studentsStudent nameThesis titleJake van Oosterom (Co-supervisor)Effects of life history strategies on gene flow in Antarctic echinoderms Emi Sherizan Ab RahimGenetic Diversity and Mating System in the Australian Blue Mussel Mark RichardsonEvolutionary Biology of the Invasive Northern Pacific Sea Star, Asterias amurensis. Adam CardiliniDetermining genetic and phenotypic variation of a successful invasive species within Australia, the common starling, Sturnus vulgaris Aimee HauserContemporary vs. Ancient Influences on the Patterns of Connectivity and Genetic Structure of a Freshwater Crayfish, Geocharax Gracilis. Kim WestonUnderstanding the importance of connectivity and genetic diversity to resilience of temperate reefs. Julia KentAssessing population connectivity of fish species in Victoria and South Australia. Honours studentsStudent nameThesis title Amanda Pattersen (completed 2010, 1st Class Honours) Larvae nutrition of the blue mussel Mytilus edulis in a commercial hatchery Adam Cardilini (completed 2010, 1st Class Honours) Does compromised parental care constitute an ecological trap for Masked Lapwings breeding in suburbia? Amy Geels (completed 2010, 1st Class Honours) Gametic incompatibilities among populations of the intertidal sea star, Parvulastra exigua. Kim Weston (completed 2010, 1st Class Honours) Factors affecting settlement success and survival of hatchery reared mussel larvae. Jacob Lawrence(completed 2012, 1st Class Honours) Chimerism in Bugula neritina and its effect on offspring genetic diversity. Daniel LeesCompleted 2012, 1st Class Honours) Breeding Ecology and Parental Defence of the Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles). Erin Cummingenrolled: Reproductive biology of a temperate Seagrass Zostera nigricaulis in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, AustraliaTeaching areasPopulation geneticsQuantitative genetics Sexual selection |
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8th February 2013