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A/Prof. Adam Miller

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Position

Associate Professor in Aquatic Ecology and Biodiversity

Faculty

Faculty of Sci Eng & Built Env

Department

School of Life & Env Sciences

Campus

Warrnambool Campus

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy, Deakin University, 2005
Bachelor of Science (Aquatic Science), Deakin University, 2000

Contact

a.miller@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 556 33171

Biography

Dr Adam Miller is an ecological geneticist affiliated with the Centre for Integrative Ecology at Deakin University. He completed a PhD at Deakin University in 2006, worked as a post-doctoral research fellow at The University of Melbourne from 2008-2015, and returned to Deakin University as a senior lecturer in 2016. His research program focuses on the application of genetic tools for improving the management of threatened, commercially important, and pest species. He has a particularly keen interest in environmental stress and adaptation research, drawing on genetic and quantitative experimental methods to assess species evolutionary trajectories, vulnerabilities to environmental change, and management strategies that enhance biodiversity outcomes in changing environments. Dr Miller works on a variety of terrestrial, aquatic and alpine model systems to address fundamental questions relating to species biology, ecology and evolution, and collaborates closely with industry and government agencies on research programs with tangible outcomes.

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Research interests

Ecological genetics and genomics

Environmental stress and adaptation

Wildlife and fisheries management

Conservation and restoration ecology

Pest control

Molecular systematics

Affiliations

I maintain formal affiliations with the Pest & Environmental Adaptation Research Group within the School of Biosciences at The University of Melbourne, and the not-for-profit environmental conservation organisation Nature Glenelg Trust

Projects

Selected 2019 projects

Understand the spatial scales of selection and drivers of local adaptation in abalone fisheries

Population genomic assessment of Australian blacklip abalone for abalone viral ganglioneuritis (AVG) resistance

Using genetic data and niche suitability models to assess the vulnerability threatened flora communities in south-eastern Australia

Assessing the climate resilience of a marine ecosystem engineer, Hormosira banksii in a climate change hotspot

Optimal management of overabundant sea urchins in Victoria

The development of environmental DNA (eDNA) protocols for monitoring Great White Shark populations in coastal waters of New South Wales

Publications

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2023

Mapping the impacts of multiple stressors on the decline in kelps along the coast of Victoria, Australia

M Young, K Critchell, A Miller, E Treml, M Sams, R Carvalho, D Ierodiaconou

(2023), Vol. 29, pp. 199-220, Diversity and Distributions, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Contributions of phenotypic integration, plasticity and genetic adaptation to adaptive capacity relating to drought in Banksia marginata (Proteaceae)

Osazee Oyanoghafo, Adam Miller, Madeline Toomey, Collin Ahrens, David Tissue, Paul Rymer

(2023), Vol. 14, pp. 1-14, Frontiers in Plant Science, Lausanne, Switzerland, C1

journal article

Patterns and drivers of macroalgal 'blue carbon' transport and deposition in near-shore coastal environments

Erlania, A Bellgrove, P Macreadie, M Young, O Holland, Z Clark, D Ierodiaconou, R Carvalho, D Kennedy, A Miller

(2023), Vol. 890, pp. 164430-164430, Science of the Total Environment, Netherlands, C1

journal article

Insights into the diet and trophic ecology of white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) gained through DNA metabarcoding analyses of cloacal swabs

Z Clark, J Fish, P Butcher, O Holland, C Sherman, J Rizzari, A Weeks, A Miller

(2023), pp. 1-16, Environmental DNA, London, Eng., C1

journal article
2022

Detecting marine pests using environmental DNA and biophysical models

M Ellis, Z Clark, E Treml, M Brown, T Matthews, J Pocklington, R Stafford-Bell, N Bott, Y Nai, A Miller, C Sherman

(2022), Vol. 816, pp. 1-11, Science of the Total Environment, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Landscape context and dispersal ability as determinants of population genetic structure in freshwater fishes

J Shelley, O Holland, S Swearer, T Dempster, M Le Feuvre, C Sherman, A Miller

(2022), Vol. 67, pp. 338-352, Freshwater Biology, C1

journal article

Whole genome resequencing reveals signatures of rapid selection in a virus-affected commercial fishery

O Holland, M Toomey, C Ahrens, A Hoffmann, L Croft, C Sherman, A Miller

(2022), Vol. 31, pp. 3658-3671, Molecular Ecology, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Transcriptomic and Histological Analysis of the Greentail Prawn (Metapenaeus bennettae) Following Light Crude Oil Exposure

E Armstrong, J Mondon, A Miller, A Revill, S Stephenson, M Tan, P Greenfield, J Tromp, P Corbett, S Hook

(2022), Vol. 41, pp. 2162-2180, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, C1

journal article
2021

Genetic mixing for population management: From genetic rescue to provenancing

A Hoffmann, A Miller, A Weeks

(2021), Vol. 14, pp. 634-652, Evolutionary Applications, England, C1

journal article

Charting a course for genetic diversity in the UN Decade of Ocean Science

A Thomson, F Archer, M Coleman, G Gajardo, W Goodall-Copestake, S Hoban, L Laikre, A Miller, D O’Brien, S Pérez-Espona, G Segelbacher, E Serrão, K Sjøtun, M Stanley

(2021), Vol. 14, pp. 1497-1518, Evolutionary Applications, England, C1

journal article

Evidence of historical isolation and genetic structuring among broadnose sevengill sharks (Notorynchus cepedianus) from the world's major oceanic regions

A Schmidt-Roach, C Bruels, A Barnett, A Miller, C Sherman, D Ebert, S Schmidt-Roach, C da Silva, C Wilke, C Thorburn, J Mangel, J Ezcurra, A Irigoyen, A Jaureguizar, M Braccini, J Alfaro-Shigueto, C Duffy, M Shivji

(2021), Vol. 31, pp. 433-447, Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, C1

journal article

Development of an environmental DNA assay for detecting multiple shark species involved in human-shark conflicts in Australia

A van Rooyen, A Miller, Z Clark, C Sherman, P Butcher, J Rizzari, A Weeks

(2021), Vol. 3, pp. 940-949, Environmental DNA, C1

journal article

Factors affecting settlement, growth and metamorphosis of hatchery-produced Australian blue mussel larvae

K Weston, S Jahangard, B Ingram, A Miller, G Jennings, C Sherman

(2021), Vol. 29, pp. 1963-1977, Aquaculture International, C1

journal article

Ocean warming threatens key trophic interactions supporting a commercial fishery in a climate change hotspot

O Holland, M Young, C Sherman, M Tan, H Gorfine, T Matthews, A Miller

(2021), Vol. 27, pp. 6498-6511, Global Change Biology, C1

journal article
2020

Local thermal adaptation and limited gene flow constrain future climate responses of a marine ecosystem engineer

A Miller, M Coleman, J Clark, R Cook, Z Naga, M Doblin, A Hoffmann, C Sherman, A Bellgrove

(2020), Vol. 13, pp. 918-934, Evolutionary Applications, England, C1

journal article

Using species distribution models to assess the long-term impacts of changing oceanographic conditions on abalone density in south east Australia

M Young, E Treml, J Beher, M Fredle, H Gorfine, A Miller, S Swearer, D Ierodiaconou

(2020), Vol. 43, pp. 1052-1064, Ecography, Chichester, Eng., C1

journal article

Genetic data and climate niche suitability models highlight the vulnerability of a functionally important plant species from south-eastern Australia

A Miller, C Nitschke, A Weeks, W Weatherly, S Heyes, S Sinclair, O Holland, A Stevenson, L Broadhurst, S Hoebee, C Sherman, J Morgan

(2020), Vol. 13, pp. 2014-2029, Evolutionary Applications, C1

journal article

Seagrass Restoration Is Possible: Insights and Lessons From Australia and New Zealand

Y Tan, O Dalby, G Kendrick, J Statton, E Sinclair, M Fraser, P Macreadie, C Gillies, R Coleman, M Waycott, K van Dijk, A Vergés, J Ross, M Campbell, F Matheson, E Jackson, A Irving, L Govers, R Connolly, I McLeod, M Rasheed, H Kirkman, M Flindt, T Lange, A Miller, C Sherman

(2020), Vol. 7, Frontiers in Marine Science, C1

journal article

Spatial, climate and ploidy factors drive genomic diversity and resilience in the widespread grass Themeda triandra

C Ahrens, E James, A Miller, F Scott, N Aitken, A Jones, P Lu-Irving, J Borevitz, D Cantrill, P Rymer

(2020), Vol. 29, pp. 3872-3888, Molecular Ecology, England, C1

journal article
2019

De Novo assembly and characterisation of the greentail prawn (Metapenaeus bennettae) hepatopancreas transcriptome - identification of stress response and detoxification transcripts

E Armstrong, A Miller, J Mondon, P Greenfield, S Stephenson, M Tan, H Gan, S Hook

(2019), Vol. 47, Marine Genomics, C1

journal article

Microsatellite loci and the complete mitochondrial DNA sequence characterised through next-generation sequencing and de novo genome assembly, and a preliminary assessment of population genetic structure for the Australian crane, Antigone rubicunda

A Miller, I Veltheim, T Nevard, H Gan, M Haase

(2019), Vol. 12, pp. 49-58, Avian biology research, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Local and regional scale habitat heterogeneity contribute to genetic adaptation in a commercially important marine mollusc (Haliotis rubra) from southeastern Australia

Adam Miller, Ary Hoffmann, Mun Tan, Mary Young, Collin Ahrens, Michael Cocomazzo, Alex Rattray, Daniel Ierodiaconou, Eric Treml, Craig Sherman

(2019), Vol. 28, pp. 3053-3072, Molecular ecology, Chichester, Eng., C1

journal article

Comparative mitogenomics of the Decapoda reveals evolutionary heterogeneity in architecture and composition

M Tan, H Gan, Y Lee, H Bracken-Grissom, T Chan, A Miller, C Austin

(2019), Vol. 9, Scientific Reports, England, C1

journal article

Best foot forward: Nanopore long reads, hybrid meta-assembly, and haplotig purging optimizes the first genome assembly for the southern hemisphere blacklip abalone (haliotis rubra)

H Gan, M Tan, C Austin, C Sherman, Y Wong, J Strugnell, M Gervis, L McPherson, A Miller

(2019), Vol. 10, Frontiers in Genetics, Switzerland, C1

journal article

How well do revegetation plantings capture genetic diversity?

R Jordan, M Breed, S Prober, A Miller, A Hoffmann

(2019), Vol. 15, Biology Letters, England, C1

journal article
2018

Spatial patterns of genetic diversity among Australian alpine flora communities revealed by comparative phylogenomics

N Bell, P Griffin, A Hoffmann, A Miller

(2018), Vol. 45, pp. 177-189, Journal of biogeography, Chichester, Eng., C1

journal article

ORDER within the chaos: Insights into phylogenetic relationships within the Anomura (Crustacea: Decapoda) from mitochondrial sequences and gene order rearrangements

M Tan, H Gan, Y Lee, S Linton, F Grandjean, M Bartholomei-Santos, A Miller, C Austin

(2018), Vol. 127, pp. 320-331, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, United States, C1

journal article

Genetics of lineage diversification and the evolution of host usage in the economically important wheat curl mite, Aceria tosichella Keifer, 1969

A Skoracka, L Lopes, M Alves, A Miller, M Lewandowski, W Szydło, A Majer, E Różańska, L Kuczyński

(2018), Vol. 18, pp. 1-15, BMC Evolutionary Biology, England, C1

journal article

Disequilibrium of fire-prone forests sets the stage for a rapid decline in conifer dominance during the 21st century

Josep Serra-Diaz, Charles Maxwell, Melissa Lucash, Robert Scheller, Danelle Laflower, Adam Miller, Alan Tepley, Howard Epstein, Kristina Anderson-Teixeira, Jonathan Thompson

(2018), Vol. 8, pp. 1-12, Scientific Reports, Berlin, Germany, C1-1

journal article

Temporal effects of disturbance on community composition in simulated stage-structured plant communities

Youshi Wang, Shujun Wen, M Ellwood, Adam Miller, Chengjin Chu

(2018), Vol. 8, pp. 120-127, Ecology and Evolution, London, Eng., C1-1

journal article
2017

Genetic analyses reveal limited dispersal and recovery potential in the large freshwater crayfish Euastacus armatus from the southern Murray-Darling Basin

N Whiterod, S Zukowski, M Asmus, D Gilligan, A Miller

(2017), Vol. 68, pp. 213-225, Marine and freshwater research, Clayton, Vic., C1

journal article

New resource for population genetics studies on the Australasian intertidal brown alga, Hormosira banksii: isolation and characterization of 15 polymorphic microsatellite loci through next generation DNA sequencing

A Bellgrove, A van Rooyen, A Weeks, J Clark, M Doblin, A Miller

(2017), Vol. 29, pp. 1721-1727, Journal of applied phycology, Berlin, Germany, C1

journal article

Genetic and morphological analyses indicate that the Australian endemic scorpion Urodacus yaschenkoi (Scorpiones: Urodacidae) is a species complex

K Luna-Ramirez, A Miller, G Rašić

(2017), Vol. 2017, PeerJ, United States, C1

journal article

iDNA at sea: Recovery of whale shark (Rhincodon typus) mitochondrial DNA sequences from the whale shark copepod (Pandarus rhincodonicus) confirms global population structure

M Meekan, C Austin, M Tan, N Wei, A Miller, S Pierce, D Rowat, G Stevens, T Davies, A Ponzo, H Gan

(2017), Vol. 4, Frontiers in Marine Science, C1

journal article
2016

Genetic analysis along an invasion pathway reveals endemic cryptic taxa, but a single species with little population structure in the introduced range

M Hill, A Hoffmann, P Umina, X Cheng, A Miller

(2016), Vol. 22, pp. 57-72, Diversity and distributions, Chichester, Eng., C1

journal article

Social structure and landscape genetics of the endemic New Caledonian ant Leptomyrmex pallens Emery, 1883 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dolichoderinae), in the context of fire-induced rainforest fragmentation

M Berman, C Austin, C Burridge, A Miller

(2016), Vol. 17, pp. 931-947, Conservation genetics, Berlin, Germany, C1

journal article

Contrasting patterns of population connectivity between regions in a commercially important mollusc Haliotis rubra: integrating population genetics, genomics and marine LiDAR data

A Miller, A van Rooyen, G Rašić, D Ierodiaconou, H Gorfine, R Day, C Wong, A Hoffmann, A Weeks

(2016), Vol. 25, pp. 3845-3864, Molecular ecology, England, C1

journal article

What are we missing about marine invasions? Filling in the gaps with evolutionary genomics

C Sherman, K Lotterhos, M Richardson, C Tepolt, L Rollins, S Palumbi, A Miller

(2016), Vol. 163, Marine Biology, C1

journal article

First comprehensive multi-tissue transcriptome of Cherax quadricarinatus (Decapoda: Parastacidae) reveals unexpected diversity of endogenous cellulase

M Tan, H Gan, H Gan, Y Lee, L Croft, M Schultz, A Miller, C Austin

(2016), Vol. 16, pp. 185-200, Organisms diversity and evolution, Berlin, Germany, C1-1

journal article
2015

Drought survival strategies, dispersal potential and persistence of invertebrate species in an intermittent stream landscape

E Chester, A Miller, I Valenzuela, S Wickson, B Robson

(2015), Vol. 60, pp. 2066-2083, Freshwater biology, Chichester, Eng., C1

journal article

Comparative phylogeography of alpine invertebrates indicates deep lineage diversification and historical refugia in the Australian Alps

Y Endo, M Nash, A Hoffmann, R Slatyer, A Miller

(2015), Vol. 42, pp. 89-102, Journal of biogeography, Chcihester, Eng., C1-1

journal article
2014

Population genetic structure of the Australian caddisfly Lectrides varians Mosely (Trichoptera: Leptoceridae) and the identification of cryptic species in south-eastern Australia

S Wickson, E Chester, I Valenzuela, B Halliday, R Lester, T Matthews, A Miller

(2014), Vol. 18, pp. 1037-1046, Journal of insect conservation, Berlin, Germany, C1

journal article

Potential new sources of wheat curl mite resistance in wheat to prevent the spread of yield-reducing pathogens

K Richardson, A Miller, A Hoffmann, P Larkin

(2014), Vol. 64, pp. 1-19, Experimental & applied acarology, Berlin, Germany, C1-1

journal article

Strong genetic structure corresponds to small-scale geographic breaks in the Australian alpine grasshopper Kosciuscola tristis

R Slatyer, M Nash, A Miller, Y Endo, K Umbers, A Hoffmann

(2014), Vol. 14, pp. 1-13, BMC evolutionary biology, London, Eng., C1-1

journal article

Critically low levels of genetic diversity in fragmented populations of the endangered Glenelg spiny freshwater crayfish Euastacus bispinosus

A Miller, O Sweeney, N Whiterod, A Van Rooyen, M Hammer, A Weeks

(2014), Vol. 25, pp. 43-55, Endangered species research, Oldendorf, Germany, C1-1

journal article

A single panmictic population of endemic red crabs, Gecarcoidea natalis, on Christmas Island with high levels of genetic diversity

A Weeks, M Smith, A van Rooyen, D Maple, A Miller

(2014), Vol. 15, pp. 909-919, Conservation genetics, Berlin, Germany, C1-1

journal article

Characterisation of the complete mitochondrial genome and 13 microsatellite loci through next-generation sequencing for the New Caledonian spider-ant Leptomyrmex pallens

M Berman, C Austin, A Miller

(2014), Vol. 41, pp. 1179-1187, Molecular biology reports, Berlin, Germany, C1-1

journal article

Spatial patterns, landscape genetics and post virus recovery of blacklip abalone, Haliotis rubra (Leach), in the western commercial fishing zone of Victoria

D Ierodiaconou, A Miller, A Rattray, A Weeks, Gorfine H. K., H Peeters, A Van Rooyen, M Jalali, J Bell, D Worthington

(2014), Warrnambool, Vic., A6

research report/technical paper
2013

Ocean currents influence the genetic structure of an intertidal mollusc in southeastern Australia - implications for predicting the movement of passive dispersers across a marine biogeographic barrier

A Miller, V Versace, T Matthews, S Montgomery, K Bowie

(2013), Vol. 3, pp. 1248-1261, Ecology and evolution, London, England, C1

journal article

Phylogenetic analyses reveal extensive cryptic speciation and host specialization in an economically important mite taxon

A Miller, A Skoracka, D Navia, D Santos, W Szydlo, M Schultz, C Smith, G Truol, A Hoffmann

(2013), Vol. 66, pp. 928-940, Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

The development of 10 novel polymorphic microsatellite markers through next generation sequencing and a preliminary population genetic analysis for the endangered Glenelg spiny crayfish, Euastacus bispinosus

A Miller, A Van Rooyen, O Sweeney, N Whiterod, A Weeks

(2013), Vol. 40, pp. 4415-4419, Molecular biology reports, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Evidence of cryptic genetic lineages within Aedes notoscriptus (Skuse)

N Endersby, V White, J Chan, T Hurst, G Rašić, A Miller, A Hoffmann

(2013), Vol. 18, pp. 191-201, Infection, genetics and evolution, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

A species in decline: genetic diversity and conservation of the Victorian eastern barred bandicoot, Perameles gunnii

A Weeks, A van Rooyen, P Mitrovski, D Heinze, A Winnard, A Miller

(2013), Vol. 14, pp. 1243-1254, Conservation genetics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Microsatellite loci and the complete mitochondrial DNA sequence characterized through next generation sequencing and de novo genome assembly for the critically endangered orange-bellied parrot, Neophema chrysogaster

A Miller, R Good, R Coleman, M Lancaster, A Weeks

(2013), Vol. 40, pp. 35-42, Molecular biology reports, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article
2012

The development of 20 microsatellite loci for the Australian marine mollusk, Donax deltoides, through next generation DNA sequencing

A Miller, V Versace, T Matthews, K Bowie

(2012), Vol. 4, pp. 257-260, Conservation genetics resources, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Population genetics of the wheat curl mite (Aceria tosichella Keifer) in Australia: Implications for the management of wheat pathogens

A Miller, P Umina, A Weeks, A Hoffmann

(2012), Vol. 102, pp. 199-212, Bulletin of entomological research, Cambridge, England, C1

journal article

The development of 24 polymorphic microsatellite loci for the endangered barred galaxias, Galaxias fuscus, through next generation DNA sequencing

A Miller, A van Rooyen, R Ayres, T Raadik, P Fairbrother, A Weeks

(2012), Vol. 4, pp. 613-616, Conservation genetics resources, Berlin, Germany, C1-1

journal article

Universal primers for fluorescent labelling of PCR fragments- an efficient and cost-effective approach to genotyping by fluorescence

M Blacket, C Robin, R Good, S Lee, A Miller

(2012), Vol. 12, pp. 456-463, Molecular ecology resources, Chichester, Eng., C1-1

journal article
2011

Phylogenetic signals and ecotoxicological responses: potential implications for aquatic biomonitoring

M Carew, A Miller, A Hoffmann

(2011), Vol. 20, pp. 595-606, Ecotoxicology, New York, N.Y., C1-1

journal article

Genetic markers indicate a new species complex of emerging pest mites in Australian grains

A Arthur, A Miller, A Weeks

(2011), Vol. 104, pp. 402-415, Annals of the Entomological Society of America, New York, N.Y., C1-1

journal article
2010

Microsatellite markers and mtDNA data indicate two distinct groups in dwarf galaxias, Galaxiella pusilla (Mack) (Pisces: Galaxiidae), a threatened freshwater fish from south-eastern Australia

R Coleman, V Pettigrove, T Raadik, A Hoffmann, A Miller, M Carew

(2010), Vol. 11, pp. 1911-1928, Conservation genetics, Dodrecht, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article
2009

The distribution of wheat curl mite (Aceria tosichella) lineages in Australia and their potential to transmit wheat streak mosaic virus

M Schiffer, P Umina, M Carew, A Hoffmann, B Rodoni, A Miller

(2009), Vol. 155, pp. 371-379, Annals of applied biology, Chichester, Eng., C1-1

journal article
2006

The complete mitochondrial genome of the mantid shrimp Harpiosquilla harpax, and a phylogenetic investigation of the Decapoda using mitochondrial sequences

A Miller, C Austin

(2006), Vol. 38, pp. 565-574, Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article
2005

Complete mitochondrial DNA sequences of the decapod crustaceans pseudocarcinus gigas (Menippidae) and macrobrachium rosenbergii (Palaemonidae)

A Miller, N Murphy, C Burridge, C Austin

(2005), Vol. 7, pp. 339-349, Marine biotechnology, New York, N.Y., C1

journal article
2004

Complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of the Australian freshwater crayfish, Cherax destructor (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae): a novel gene order revealed

A Miller, T Nguyen, C Burridge, C Austin

(2004), Vol. 331, pp. 65-72, Gene, Amsterdam, Netherlands, C1

journal article

Mitochondrial 12S rRNA sequences support the existence of a third species of freshwater blackfish (Percicthyidae: Gadopsis) from south-eastern Australia

A Miller, G Waggy, S Ryan, C Austin

(2004), Vol. 61, pp. 121-127, Memoirs of Museum Victoria, Melbourne, Vic., C1

journal article

Allozyme variation and taxonomy of the river blackfish, Gadopsis marmoratus Richardson, in western Victoria

S Ryan, A Miller, C Austin

(2004), Vol. 116, pp. 191-199, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic., C1-1

journal article

Funded Projects at Deakin

Australian Competitive Grants

Patterns of interaction between habitat and oceanographic variable affecting the connectivitity and productivity of invertebrate fish

A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Dr Mary Young, A/Prof Craig Sherman, A/Prof Adam Miller

FRDC Grant - Research - Fisheries Research & Development Corporation

  • 2017: $35,000
  • 2016: $110,000
  • 2015: $50,000

Population genomic assessment of Australian backlip abalone for abalone viral ganglioneuritis (AVG) resistance.

A/Prof Adam Miller, A/Prof Craig Sherman, A/Prof Larry Croft

FRDC Grant - Research - Fisheries Research & Development Corporation

  • 2021: $23,931
  • 2020: $44,769
  • 2019: $97,000

Building resilient alpine environments with less snow

A/Prof Susanna Venn, Prof Adrienne Nicotra, A/Prof Adam Miller, Dr John Morgan, Dr Samantha Grover, Prof David Cantrill, Dr Marie Keatley

ARC Linkage - Projects

  • 2023: $36,108
  • 2022: $88,621
  • 2021: $96,188
  • 2020: $87,644

Understanding the stock structure of rock flathead and the role of movement dynamics in influencing the performance of the Corner Inlet fishery.

A/Prof Adam Miller, Dr Justin Rizzari

FRDC Grant - Research - Fisheries Research & Development Corporation

  • 2022: $30,155
  • 2021: $32,310
  • 2020: $96,930

Understanding the demography and stock structure of Victorian pipis.

A/Prof Adam Miller, Dr Eric Treml

FRDC Grant - Research - Fisheries Research & Development Corporation

  • 2022: $78,177

Resolving the biological stock structure of Southern Ocean crab fisheries

A/Prof Adam Miller, Dr Justin Rizzari, Dr Eric Treml, A/Prof Craig Sherman

FRDC Grant - Research - Fisheries Research & Development Corporation

  • 2023: $130,000
  • 2022: $85,000

Other Public Sector Funding

Genetic characterisation of Fitzroy River spiny crayfish population

A/Prof Adam Miller

GHCMA Grant - Research - Glenelg - Hopkins Catchment Management Authority

  • 2016: $12,000

Genetic characterisation of restored Banksia marginata populations on the Victorian Volcanic Plains

A/Prof Adam Miller

CCMA Grant - Research Corangamite Catchment Management Authority

  • 2017: $6,000

Development of nuclear microsatellite markers for the Silver Banksia, Banksia marginata through next generation sequencing

A/Prof Adam Miller

GHCMA Grant - Research - Glenelg - Hopkins Catchment Management Authority

  • 2017: $4,000

The development of environmental DNA (eDNA) protocols for monitoring White Shark populations in New South Wales coastal waters

A/Prof Adam Miller, Mr Paul Butcher, Mr Andrew Weeks, A/Prof Craig Sherman

DPI-NSW - Department of Primary Industries - New South Wales

  • 2019: $45,370

Environmental DNA (eDNA) surveys for the Northern Pacific seastar at Tidal River and surrounding areas.

A/Prof Craig Sherman, A/Prof Adam Miller

Parks Victoria Grant - Research CAT2-2-1

  • 2018: $14,020

Early detection and monitoring of Undaria pinnatifida in Victorian coastal waters using environmental DNA technologies.

A/Prof Adam Miller, A/Prof Craig Sherman, Dr Eric Treml

Department of Jobs, Precincts & Regions, Parks Victoria Grant - Research CAT2-2-1

  • 2019: $21,874

National Marine Pest Reference Sequencing Project.

A/Prof Craig Sherman, A/Prof Adam Miller, Dr Han Ming Gan

Department of Primary Industries & Regional Development (WA)

  • 2020: $15,218
  • 2019: $18,181

Building resilient alpine environments with less snow

A/Prof Susanna Venn, Prof Adrienne Nicotra, A/Prof Adam Miller, Dr John Morgan, Dr Samantha Grover, Prof David Cantrill, Dr Marie Keatley

Parks Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens VIctoria, Mount Hotham Allpine Resort Management Board

  • 2023: $23,092
  • 2022: $30,092
  • 2021: $36,816
  • 2020: $10,000

Optimal Management of Overabundant Sea Urchins in Victoria.

Dr Paul Carnell, A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Dr Eric Treml, A/Prof Craig Sherman, A/Prof Adam Miller, Dr Mary Young, Prof Peter Macreadie

Department of Environment Land Water and Planning

  • 2021: $222,500
  • 2020: $97,500
  • 2019: $70,000

Understanding the stock structure of rock flathead and the role of movement dynamics in influencing the performance of the Corner Inlet fishery.

A/Prof Adam Miller, Dr Justin Rizzari

Victorian Fisheries Authority

  • 2021: $5,000

Review of propagule size of macrofouling taxa for consideration during in-water cleaning of biofouling.

A/Prof Craig Sherman, A/Prof Adam Miller

Department of Agriculture and Water Resources

  • 2020: $20,000
  • 2019: $15,000

A trial of the use of environmental DNA (eDNA) to identify distributional hot-spots for Mako shark in Victoria.

A/Prof Craig Sherman, A/Prof Adam Miller

Victorian Fisheries Authority

  • 2022: $6,000
  • 2021: $10,880
  • 2020: $24,800

Characterising patterns of biogeographic structure across coastal and inland ephemeral wetland habitats using eDNA technologies.

A/Prof Adam Miller

GHCMA Grant - Research - Glenelg - Hopkins Catchment Management Authority

  • 2021: $4,395
  • 2020: $4,395

Determining the stock structure of Victoria's mulloway fishery.

A/Prof Adam Miller, Dr Justin Rizzari

Victorian Fisheries Authority

  • 2021: $4,840

Landscape genomic analyses of Grampians Region Biodiversity.

A/Prof Adam Miller

Department of Environment Land Water and Planning

  • 2022: $10,000
  • 2021: $94,290
  • 2020: $25,000

Conservation genomics of the short-finned eel (Anguilla australis).

A/Prof Adam Miller

Glenelg Shire Council

  • 2022: $25,000
  • 2020: $25,000

Saving the Spinys: urgent actions to conserve the Euastacus freshwater crayfish.

Prof Chris Austin, A/Prof Adam Miller

Department of Agriculture and Water Resources

  • 2020: $110,000

National Marine Pest Reference Sequencing Project (V2)

A/Prof Craig Sherman, A/Prof Adam Miller

Department of Primary Industries & Regional Development (WA)

  • 2022: $12,038
  • 2021: $18,181

Marine Pest Diagnostics Review

A/Prof Craig Sherman, A/Prof Adam Miller, Dr Ty Matthews

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

  • 2021: $15,465

Port of Melbourne marine surveillance pilot program

A/Prof Craig Sherman, A/Prof Adam Miller, Prof Marnie Campbell

Department of Jobs, Precincts & Regions

  • 2023: $12,000
  • 2022: $44,582
  • 2021: $22,800

Population dynamics of target sharks

A/Prof Adam Miller, A/Prof Craig Sherman

DPI-NSW - Department of Primary Industries - New South Wales

  • 2021: $39,940

Shark mitigation measures 2021

A/Prof Adam Miller, A/Prof Craig Sherman

DPI-NSW - Department of Primary Industries - New South Wales

  • 2021: $179,600

Mapping microbial and invertebrate biodiversity of Western Port from sedimentary eDNA.

A/Prof Craig Sherman, A/Prof Adam Miller

Melbourne Water Corporation

  • 2023: $35,000
  • 2021: $39,000

Seagrass restoration: Developing nursey and field tools for upscaling intertidal seagrass restoration in Western Port.

A/Prof Craig Sherman, A/Prof Adam Miller, Prof Marnie Campbell, Prof Peter Macreadie

Melbourne Water Corporation

  • 2023: $85,000
  • 2022: $125,000
  • 2021: $105,000

Assessing the distribution, impacts and control of the invasive Asian shore crab Hemigrapsus sanguineus, in Victoria, Australia.

A/Prof Craig Sherman, Prof Marnie Campbell, A/Prof Adam Miller

Department of Jobs, Precincts & Regions

  • 2021: $30,000

Development and validation of molecular diagnostic tools for distinguishing invasive Didemnum species from native Australian species.

A/Prof Craig Sherman, A/Prof Adam Miller

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

  • 2022: $84,052

Optimising eDNA sampling protocols for the early detection of marine pests and hydrodynamic modelling to determine point sources of eDNA.

A/Prof Craig Sherman, Dr Eric Treml, A/Prof Adam Miller

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

  • 2022: $155,313

Investigating chemical cues as a potential management option for the northern Pacific seastar.

A/Prof Craig Sherman, A/Prof Xavier Conlan, Dr Lawrence Webb, Dr Ty Matthews, A/Prof Adam Miller

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry

  • 2023: $10,000
  • 2022: $101,030

Development and validation of molecular diagnostic tools for distinguishing invasive Didemnum species from native Australian species - Phase 2.

A/Prof Craig Sherman, A/Prof Adam Miller

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry

  • 2023: $40,000
  • 2022: $7,936

Optimising eDNA sampling protocols for the early detection of marine pests and hydrodynamic modelling to determine point sources of eDNA - Phase 2.

A/Prof Craig Sherman, Dr Eric Treml, A/Prof Adam Miller, Dr Ty Matthews

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry

  • 2023: $75,000
  • 2022: $80,000

National Marine Pest Reference Sequencing Project (V3).

A/Prof Craig Sherman, A/Prof Adam Miller

Department of Primary Industries & Regional Development (WA)

  • 2022: $16,856

Kelping the Bay: future proofing the Golden Kelp

Dr Prue Francis, A/Prof Adam Miller, A/Prof Craig Sherman, Dr Paul Carnell, Jacqui Pocklington, Dr Mary Young, Miss Jasmine Bursic

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action Port Philip Bay Fund 90 719 052 204

  • 2023: $90,721

Industry and Other Funding

Seascape genetics of a keystone marine species in south-eastern Australia: implications for predicting the impacts of climate change on subtidal reef communities

A/Prof Adam Miller

Norman Wettenhall Foundation Grant - Research

  • 2015: $5,000

Population genetic analysis of remnant Banksia stands from the Mount Alexander Region

A/Prof Adam Miller

Harcourt Valley Landcare Group

  • 2018: $14,000

The development of environmental DNA (eDNA) protocols for monitoring Great White Shark populations in coastal waters of New South Wales.

A/Prof Craig Sherman, A/Prof Adam Miller

Portland House Investments Ltd

  • 2019: $100,000

Determining the spatial extent of gene flow in Banksia marginata remnants.

A/Prof Adam Miller

Friends of the Forgotten Woodlands Inc

  • 2019: $5,281

Building resilient alpine environments with less snow

A/Prof Susanna Venn, Prof Adrienne Nicotra, A/Prof Adam Miller, Dr John Morgan, Dr Samantha Grover, Prof David Cantrill, Dr Marie Keatley

Southern Alpine Resort Management Board

  • 2022: $14,070
  • 2021: $15,930

Testing for 'climate-ready' seed sources for Silver Banksia, Banksia marginata.

A/Prof Adam Miller

Friends of the Forgotten Woodlands Inc

  • 2021: $4,250
  • 2020: $4,250

Student Application - Biosecurity and sustainable management of blacklip abalone (Haliotis rubra)

Mr Owen Holland, A/Prof Adam Miller

ESA - Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment - 20 571 098 795

  • 2020: $3,555

Student application - Characterising the diet of the Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) for guiding conservation and risk management

A/Prof Adam Miller, Mr Zach Clark

ESA - Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment - 20 571 098 795

  • 2020: $4,645

Student application - Conservation genomics of the short-finned eel (Anguilla australis)

Mr Harrison Coleman, Dr Ty Matthews, A/Prof Adam Miller

ESA - Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment - 20 571 098 795

  • 2022: $6,620

Student Application - Using genomic tools to enhance our knowledge on the biology and ecology of eastern Australian sharks

Ms Jessica Jayne Fish, A/Prof Adam Miller, A/Prof Craig Sherman

ESA - Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment - 20 571 098 795

  • 2022: $6,615

Landscape Genomics of Flora Communities from the Grampians National Park

A/Prof Adam Miller, Mr Simon Eduardo Lobos Parreno

ESA - Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment - 20 571 098 795

  • 2022: $5,190

STUDENT APPLICATION: Climate proofing the Silver Banksia, Banksia marginata

A/Prof Adam Miller, Ms Madeline Toomey

ESA - Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment - 20 571 098 795

  • 2023: $6,000

STUDENT APPLICATION - Conserving koalas in a complex landscape

Dr Desley Whisson, Miss Stacey Harwood, A/Prof Adam Miller

ESA - Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment - 20 571 098 795

  • 2023: $5,280

Supervisions

Principal Supervisor
2022

Owen Holland

Thesis entitled: Assessing resilience in Australian abalone fisheries experiencing rapid environmental change

Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences

Associate Supervisor
2023

Erlania Erlania

Thesis entitled: Contributions of Seaweed to Carbon Sequestration

Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences

2019

Mun Hua Tan

Thesis entitled: Comparative Mitogenomics and Phylogenetics of Decapod Crustaceans

Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences