Biography
I graduated as a zoologist with a BA(Hons) in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge in 1994. I briefly dabbled in the world of population genetics, doing a masters degree with Prof Bryan Clarke at the University of Nottingham on the maintenance of prey polymorphisms due to frequency dependent selection by avian predators. Heading back to Cambridge, I obtained my PhD under the supervision of Dr Adrian Friday, looking at the effect of phylogenetic accuracy on comparative studies, concentrating on life-history evolution in mammals and, in particular, the order Insectivora. After graduating in 2000 I worked as Science Co-ordinator for The Charles Darwin Trust, before returning to research in 2002. I initially came to the University of Melbourne for a year to work with Prof Mark Elgar on a Royal Society Travelling Research Fellowship, looking at pheromone evolution in bark beetles. I then spent two years (2003-2005) at James Cook University in Townsville as an ARC Research Associate with Prof Chris Johnson, looking at the macroecology of Australian land birds and in particular explaining patterns of abundance and range size. I returned to the University of Melbourne in 2005 to take up a ARC Postdoctoral Fellowship on pheromone evolution in insects, and stayed there as a research fellow and lecturer until November 2010 when I joined Deakin University as a Lecturer in Ecology, then later becoming an Associate Professor in Evolutionary Ecology in 2019
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2019 - Associate Professor, Deakin University, School of Life and Environmental Sciences
2015 - Senior Lecturer, Deakin University, School of Life and Environmental Sciences
2010 - 2014 Lecturer, Deakin University, School of Life and Environmental Sciences
2005-2010 Research Fellow and Lecturer, University of Melbourne
2003-2005 Research Associate, James Cook University
2002 Research Fellow, University of Melbourne
2000-2001 Science Co-Ordinator, The Charles Darwin Trust
1996-2000 PhD, University of Cambridge
1995 MPhil, University of Nottingham
1991-1994 BA (Hons) Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge
Career highlights
Vice-Chancellor's Award for International Collaboration, 2021
Editor-in-Chief, Evolutionary Ecology, 2018-
ARC Discovery Project 2019-2021
President of the Australasian Evolution Society 2013-2015
Deakin University Research Award 2018
Deakin University Teaching Awards 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018
ARC Postdoctoral Fellowship 2005
Royal Society Travelling Research Fellow 2002
Research interests
Phylogenetic comparative analyses of behaviour (including signalling), morphology and physiology in animals.
Bird macroecology and explaining geographic and temporal variation in morphology.
The role of ecology and evolution in shaping escape responses in birds
Using phylogenies to explain patterns of chemical diversity in insects (pheromones) and plants (medicinal compounds)
Evolution of elaborate antennal structures in insects
Insect behavioural ecology
Statistical methods in evolutionary ecology
Affiliations
Deputy Director, Centre for Integrative Ecology, Deakin University 2014-2018
Member: Australasian Evolution Society, Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour, Australian Entomological Society, International Society for Behavioural Ecology, European Society for Evolutionary Biology
Honorary Fellow, University of Melbourne
Fellow, Cambridge Philosophical Society
Teaching interests
Evolutionary biology, Ecology, Animal Behaviour
Units taught
School of LES Honours Courses Director
SLE 370 Evolution (unit chair)
SLE 452 Research Design and Data Analysis (unit chair)
plus contribution towards
SLE 151 Biodiversity
SLE 307 Behavioural Ecology
SLE 451 Science Professionalism
Knowledge areas
Evolutionary ecology
Bird Macroecology
Morphological responses to climate change
Chemical communication
Evolution of visual and chemical signals
Insect behavioural ecology
Expertise
- Behaviour
- Biology
- Ecology
- Environment and environmental issues
- Science
- Wildlife
Conferences
Speaker: Australasian Evolution Society Conference 2021, Monash University, Melbourne
Speaker: Australasian Evolution Society Conference 2019, UNSW, Sydney
Workshop: Evolution 2018 conference, Montpelier, France
Speaker: Australian Ornithological Conference 2017, Geelong
Speaker: Behaviour 2017 conference, Estoril, Portugal
Organising Panel and Speaker: 2015 International Ethological Congress, Cairns
Organiser: 2013 Australasian Evolution Society Conference, Geelong
Plenary speaker: 2012 Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour, Geelong
Plenary speaker: 2012 New Zealand Entomological Society Conference, Whangarei
Professional activities
Editor-in-Chief, Evolutionary Ecology 2018-
President, Australasian Evolution Society 2013-2015
Council member, Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour 2009-2013
Subject Editor, Oikos
Review Editor, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution: Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology
Media appearances
The Conversation, September 2021 - New research reveals animals are changing their body shapes to cope with climate change
Future Net Zero "Net Hero" Podcast, September 2021 - Elephants like Dumbo? Is climate changing our animals?
Global news, Canada, September 2021 - Animals shape-shifting due to climate change
The Guardian, September 2021 - Animals 'shape-shifting' in response to climate crisis, research finds
ABC Radio National, AM with Sabra Lane, September 2021 - Animals shape-shifting in response to climate change
Awards
Vice-Chancellor's Prize for Research (International Collaboration) - 2021
Projects
Shape-shifting birds: a novel response to climate change
The evolutionary ecology of escape responses in birds
The evolution of pheromones and antennal diversity in insects
Using phylogeny to predict medicinal utility of basal angiosperms (the ancient spice clades) in Australasia
Harem polygyny in insects
Publications
Allometry reveals trade-offs between Bergmann's and Allen's rules, and different avian adaptive strategies for thermoregulation
A Frӧhlich, D Kotowska, R Martyka, M Symonds
(2023), Vol. 14, pp. 1-13, Nature communications, London, Eng., C1
The influence of resting posture and orientation on alertness and escape in shorebirds
A Timmis, M Symonds, M Weston
(2022), Vol. 163, pp. 509-521, Journal of Ornithology, C1
Ecological and environmental predictors of escape among birds on a large tropical island
K Ekanayake, J Gnanapragasam, K Ranawana, D Vidanapathirana, U Abeyawardhana, C Fernando, A McQueen, M Weston, M Symonds
(2022), Vol. 76, pp. 1-13, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Berlin, Germany, C1
Impact of Fungal Spores on Asthma Prevalence and Hospitalization
K Hughes, D Price, A Torriero, M Symonds, C Suphioglu
(2022), Vol. 23, pp. 1-12, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Thermal adaptation best explains Bergmann's and Allen's Rules across ecologically diverse shorebirds
A McQueen, M Klaassen, G Tattersall, R Atkinson, R Jessop, C Hassell, M Christie, M Symonds
(2022), Vol. 13, pp. 1-12, Nature Communications, London, Eng., C1
Movement and olfactory signals: Sexually dimorphic antennae and female flightlessness in moths
T Johnson, M Elgar, M Symonds
(2022), Vol. 10, pp. 01-18, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, C1
The importance of wetland margin microhabitat mosaics; the case of shorebirds and thermoregulation
J Ryeland, M Weston, M Symonds
(2021), Vol. 58, pp. 382-391, Journal of Applied Ecology, C1
Repeatability and Validity of Phenotypic Trait Measurements in Birds
K Subasinghe, M Symonds, M Vidal-García, T Bonnet, S Prober, K Williams, J Gardner
(2021), Vol. 48, pp. 100-114, Evolutionary Biology, C1
Environment and local substrate availability effects on harem formation in a polygynous bark beetle
M Griffin, M Symonds
(2021), Vol. 12, pp. 1-13, Insects, Switzerland, C1
Spontaneous choices for insect-pollinated flower shapes by wild non-eusocial halictid bees
S Howard, K Prendergast, M Symonds, M Shrestha, A Dyer
(2021), Vol. 224, Journal of Experimental Biology, England, C1
Differences in flight initiation distances between African and Australian birds
M Weston, A Radkovic, L Kirao, P Guay, W Van Dongen, P Malaki, D Blumstein, M Symonds
(2021), Vol. 179, pp. 235-245, Animal Behaviour, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
A field-based investigation of simple phenol variation in Australian Agaricus xanthodermus
A Boxshall, J Birch, T Lebel, M Symonds, D Callahan
(2021), Vol. 113, pp. 1123-1135, Mycologia, England, C1
Mapping the evolution of accurate Batesian mimicry of social wasps in hoverflies
A Leavey, C Taylor, M Symonds, F Gilbert, T Reader
(2021), Vol. 75, pp. 2802-2815, Evolution, United States, C1
Shape-shifting: changing animal morphologies as a response to climatic warming
S Ryding, M Klaassen, G Tattersall, J Gardner, M Symonds
(2021), Vol. 36, pp. 1036-1048, Trends in Ecology and Evolution, England, C1
Civil war is associated with longer escape distances among sri lankan birds
J Gnanapragasam, K Ekanayake, K Ranawana, M Symonds, M Weston
(2021), Vol. 198, pp. 653-659, American Naturalist, United States, C1
Understanding the role of plantations in the abundance of an arboreal folivore
K Ashman, A Rendall, M Symonds, D Whisson
(2020), Vol. 193, Landscape and Urban Planning, C1
Sex ratio and female allocation to harems in a polygynous bark beetle
Melissa Griffin, Gregory Holwell, Matthew Symonds
(2020), Vol. 59, pp. 149-155, Austral entomology, Chichester, Eng., C1
S Weedon, N Porch, M Symonds
(2020), Vol. 59, pp. 156-166, Austral Entomology, C1
K Durrant, T Reader, M Symonds
(2020), Vol. 16, Biology Letters, England, C1
From cryptic to colorful: Evolutionary decoupling of larval and adult color in butterflies
Iliana Medina, Regina Vega-Trejo, Thomas Wallenius, Matthew Symonds, Devi Stuart-Fox
(2020), Vol. 4, pp. 34-43, Evolution Letters, London, Eng., C1
M Weston, C O’Brien, K Kostoglou, M Symonds
(2020), Vol. 57, pp. 777-785, Journal of Applied Ecology, C1
I Onley, J Gardner, M Symonds
(2020), Vol. 130, pp. 101-113, Biological journal of the Linnean Society, Oxford, Eng., C1
M Griffin, G Holwell, M Symonds
(2020), Vol. 170, pp. 111-118, Animal Behaviour, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Persistent spatial gaps in ornithological study in Australia, 1901-2011
Michael Weston, Maree Yarwood, Desley Whisson, Matthew Symonds
(2020), Vol. 47, pp. 264-271, Archives of Natural History, Edinburgh, Scotland, C1
Biological determinants of research effort on Australian birds: a comparative analysis
M Yarwood, M Weston, M Symonds
(2019), Vol. 119, pp. 38-44, Emu, C1
Morphology and geography predict the use of heat conservation behaviours across birds
G Pavlovic, M Weston, M Symonds
(2019), Vol. 33, pp. 286-296, Functional ecology, London, Eng., C1
Sexual selection and organs of sense: Darwin's neglected insight
M Elgar, T Johnson, M Symonds
(2019), Vol. 69, pp. 63-82, Animal biology, Leiden, The Netherlands, C1
Insect harem polygyny: when is a harem not a harem?
M Griffin, G Holwell, M Symonds
(2019), Vol. 73, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, C1
Leg length and temperature determine the use of unipedal roosting in birds
J Ryeland, M Weston, M Symonds
(2019), Vol. 50, Journal of Avian Biology, C1
Combining Evolutionary Inference and Metabolomics to Identify Plants With Medicinal Potential
S Mawalagedera, D Callahan, A Gaskett, N Rønsted, M Symonds
(2019), Vol. 7, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, C1
Australian songbird body size tracks climate variation: 82 species over 50 years
J Gardner, T Amano, A Peters, W Sutherland, B MacKey, L Joseph, J Stein, K Ikin, R Little, J Smith, M Symonds
(2019), Vol. 286, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, England, C1
P Guay, R Leppitt, M Weston, T Yeager, W van Dongen, M Symonds
(2018), Vol. 304, pp. 252-259, Journal of zoology, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
K McElroy, Keirabeattie, M Symonds, L Joseph
(2018), Vol. 118, pp. 22-35, Emu, C1
G Bernard, W van Dongen, P Guay, M Symonds, R Robinson, M Weston
(2018), Vol. 178, pp. 276-280, Landscape and Urban Planning, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
The evolution of the avian bill as a thermoregulatory organ
G Tattersall, B Arnaout, M Symonds
(2017), Vol. 92, pp. 1630-1656, Biological Reviews, England, C1
Bill size mediates behavioural thermoregulation in birds
J Ryeland, M Weston, M Symonds
(2017), Vol. 31, pp. 885-893, Functional ecology, London, Eng., C1
Measurement techniques for curved shorebird bills: a comparison of low-tech and high-tech methods
J Ryeland, M Symonds, M Weston
(2017), Vol. 124, pp. 33-39, Wader study, [Devon, Eng.], C1
Sexual selection on receptor organ traits: Younger females attract males with longer antennae
T Johnson, M Symonds, M Elgar
(2017), Vol. 104, Science of Nature, Germany, C1
T Johnson, M Symonds, M Elgar
(2017), Vol. 284, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, England, C1
E Tan, C Reid, M Symonds, J Jurado-Rivera, M Elgar
(2017), Vol. 5, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, C1
Leadership through knowledge and experience in a social sawfly
L Hodgkin, M Symonds, M Elgar
(2017), Vol. 134, pp. 177-181, Animal behaviour, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
The evolution of aggregation pheromone diversity in bark beetles
M Symonds, C Gitau-Clarke
(2016), Vol. 50, pp. 195-234, Advances in insect physiology: pine bark beetles, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, B1
Tests of ecogeographical relationships in a non-native species: what rules avian morphology?
A Cardilini, K Buchanan, C Sherman, P Cassey, M Symonds
(2016), Vol. 181, pp. 783-793, Oecologia, Germany, C1
M Symonds, M Weston, W Van Dongen, A Lill, R Robinson, P Guay
(2016), Vol. 4, pp. 1-1, Frontiers in ecology and evolution, Lausanne, Switzerland, C1
K Ashman, K McNamara, M Symonds
(2016), Vol. 30, pp. 1009-1021, Evolutionary Ecology, C1
J Gardner, M Symonds, L Joseph, K Ikin, J Stein, L Kruuk
(2016), Vol. 3, Climate change responses, London, Eng., C1
The mothematics of female pheromone signaling: strategies for aging virgins
K Umbers, M Symonds, H Kokko
(2015), Vol. 185, pp. 417-432, American naturalist, Chicago, Ill., C1
O Grace, S Buerki, M Symonds, F Forest, A van Wyk, G Smith, R Klopper, C Bjorå, S Neale, S Demissew, M Simmonds, N Rønsted
(2015), Vol. 15, pp. 1-12, BMC evolutionary biology, London, Eng., C1
D Campbell-Tennant, J Gardner, M Kearney, M Symonds
(2015), Vol. 42, pp. 1163-1175, Journal of biogeography, London, Eng., C1
B Shiel, C Sherman, M Elgar, T Johnson, M Symonds
(2015), Vol. 5, pp. 1601-1608, Ecology and evolution, London, Eng., C1
A primer on phylogenetic generalised least squares
M Symonds, S Blomberg
(2014), pp. 105-130, Modern phylogenetic comparative methods and their application in evolutionary biology : concepts and practice, Berlin, Germany, B1
Comparative analysis of classic brain component sizes in relation to flightiness in birds
M Symonds, M Weston, R Robinson, P Guay
(2014), Vol. 9, pp. 1-8, PLoS one, San Francisco, California, C1
Leaders benefit followers in the collective movement of a social sawfly
L Hodgkin, M Symonds, M Elgar
(2014), Vol. 281, pp. 1-6, Proceedings of the royal society B, London, Eng., C1
M Symonds
(2014), Vol. 33, pp. 1221-1231, Higher education research and development, London, Eng., C1
Gender differences in conference presentations: a consequence of self-selection?
T Jones, K Fanson, R Lanfear, M Symonds, M Higgie
(2014), Vol. 2, pp. 1-15, PeerJ, Corte Madera, Calif., C1
P Guay, M Weston, M Symonds, H Glover
(2013), Vol. 38, pp. 516-522, Austral ecology, Richmond, Vic., C1
T Jessop, R Woodford, M Symonds
(2013), Vol. 27, pp. 120-130, Functional ecology, Oxford, Eng., C1
P Guay, R Lorenz, R Robinson, M Symonds, M Weston
(2013), Vol. 119, pp. 552-558, Ethology, Weinheim, Germany, C1
I Chen, M Symonds, J Melville, D Stuart-Fox
(2013), Vol. 109, pp. 101-112, Biological journal of the Linnean Society, Oxford, Eng., C1
M Symonds, M Elgar
(2013), Vol. 8, pp. 1-13, PLoS one, San Francisco, Calif., C1
Pheromone production, male abundance, body size, and the evolution of elaborate antennae in moths
M Symonds, T Johnson, M Elgar
(2012), Vol. 2, pp. 227-246, Ecology and evolution, West Sussex, Eng., C1
Reproductive consequences of male arrival order in the Bark beetle, Ips grandicollis
M Symonds, M Magrath, T Latty
(2012), Vol. 25, pp. 401-407, Journal of insect behavior, New York, N. Y., C1-1
Sexual selection and the evolution of complex color patterns in dragon lizards
I Chen, D Stuart-Fox, A Hugall, M Symonds
(2012), Vol. 66, pp. 3605-3614, Evolution, Oxford, Eng., C1-1
N Ronsted, M Symonds, T Birkholm, S Christensen, A Meerow, M Molander, P Molgaard, G Petersen, N Rasmussen, J van Staden, G Stafford, A Jager
(2012), Vol. 12, pp. 1-12, BMC evolutionary biology, London, Eng., C1
M Bassett, J Baumgartner, M Hallett, Y Hassan, M Symonds
(2011), Vol. 50, pp. 48-51, Australian journal of entomology, Richmond, Vic., C1-1
Evolution of cuticular hydrocarbon diversity in ants
E Van Wilgenburg, M Symonds, M Elgar
(2011), Vol. 24, pp. 1188-1198, Journal of evolutionary biology, Oxford, Eng., C1
M Symonds, A Moussalli
(2011), Vol. 65, pp. 13-21, Behavioral ecology and sociobiology, Heidelberg, Germany, C1-1
L Hodgkin, M Elgar, M Symonds
(2010), Vol. 58, pp. 198-204, Australian journal of zoology, Collingwood, Vic., C1-1
Geographical variation in bill size across bird species provides evidence for Allen's rule
M Symonds, G Tattersall
(2010), Vol. 176, pp. 188-197, American naturalist, Chicago, Ill., C1-1
Changing philosophies and tools for statistical inferences in behavioral ecology
Z Garamszegi, S Calhim, N Dochtermann, G Hegyi, P Hurd, C Jorgensen, N Kutsukake, M Lajeunesse, K Pollard, H Schielzeth, M Symonds, S Nakagawa
(2009), Vol. 20, pp. 1363-1375, Behavioral ecology, Cary, NC, C1-1
Harem size and oviposition behaviour in a polygynous bark beetle
T Latty, M Magrath, M Symonds
(2009), Vol. 34, pp. 562-568, Ecological entomology, Oxford, Eng., C1-1
The evolution of sex pheromones in an ecologically diverse genus of flies
M Symonds, A Moussalli, M Elgar
(2009), Vol. 97, pp. 594-603, Biological journal of the Linnean Society, Oxford , Eng., C1-1
The evolution of pheromone diversity
M Symonds, M Elgar
(2008), Vol. 23, pp. 220-228, Trends in ecology and evolution, London, Eng., C1-1
Species richness and evenness in Australian birds
M Symonds, C Johnson
(2008), Vol. 171, pp. 480-490, American naturalist, Chicago, Ill., C1-1
Field surveys of the invasive bark beetle Ips grandicollis at Wirrabara State Forest 2006-2007
M Symonds
(2007), Adelaide, S. Aust., A6-1
M Symonds, L Christidis, C Johnson
(2006), Vol. 149, pp. 406-417, Oecologia, Heidelberg, Germany, C1-1
Gender differences in publication output: towards an unbiased metric of research performance
M Symonds, N Gemmell, T Braisher, K Gorringe, M Elgar
(2006), Vol. 1, pp. 1-5, PLoS ONE, San Francisco, Ca., C1-1
Determinants of local abundance in a major radiation of Australian passerines (Aves: Meliphagoidea)
M Symonds, C Johnson
(2006), Vol. 33, pp. 794-802, Journal of biogeography, Oxford , Eng., C1-1
Range size-abundance relationships in Australian passerines
M Symonds, C Johnson
(2006), Vol. 15, pp. 143-152, Global ecology and biogeography, Oxford , Eng., C1-1
Phylogeny and life histories of the 'Insectivora': controversies and consequences
M Symonds
(2005), Vol. 80, pp. 93-128, Biological reviews, Oxford, Eng., C1-1
The mode of evolution of aggregation pheromones in Drosophila species
M Symonds, B Wertheim
(2005), Vol. 18, pp. 1253-1263, Journal of evolutionary biology, Oxford, Eng., C1-1
Web-building spiders attract prey by storing decaying matter
B Bjorkman-Chiswell, M Kulinski, R Muscat, K Nguyen, K Norton, M Symonds, G Westhope, M Elgar
(2004), Vol. 91, pp. 245-248, Naturwissenschaften, Heidelberg, Germany, C1-1
Ecological correlates of the threat of extinction in neotropical bird species
G Gage, M Brooke, M Symonds, D Wege
(2004), Vol. 7, pp. 161-178, Animal conservation, Oxford, Eng., C1-1
The mode of pheromone evolution: evidence from bark beetles
M Symonds, M Elgar
(2004), Vol. 271, pp. 839-846, Royal Society of London. Proceedings B. Biological Sciences, London, Eng., C1-1
Species overlap, speciation and the evolution of aggregation pheromones in bark beetles
M Symonds, M Elgar
(2004), Vol. 7, pp. 202-212, Ecology letters, Oxford, Eng., C1-1
M Symonds
(2002), Vol. 51, pp. 541-553, Systematic biology, Oxford, Eng., C1-1
Insectivore life histories: further evidence against an optimum body size for mammals
M Symonds
(1999), Vol. 13, pp. 508-513, Functional ecology, Oxford, Eng., C1-1
Life histories of the Insectivora : the role of phylogeny, metabolism and sex differences
M Symonds
(1999), Vol. 249, pp. 315-337, Journal of zoology, London, Eng., C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Shape-shifting birds: a novel consequence of climate change
A/Prof Matthew Symonds, Prof Marcel Klaassen, Dr Glenn Tattersall
ARC - Discovery Projects
- 2021: $107,185
- 2020: $157,935
- 2019: $80,674
Industry and Other Funding
Rapidly shifting landscapes: How does rural land-use change in the Western Strzelecki Ranges influence bird communities?
A/Prof Matthew Symonds, Miss Cara Brammar, Prof Andrew Bennett
ANZCT Grant - Holsworth Wildlife Research Fund - closed
- 2014: $5,500
The evolution of harem polygyny in Hemideina thoracica
A/Prof Matthew Symonds, Ms Melissa Griffin
The Entomological Society of New Zealand
- 2016: $876
The evolution of harem polygyny in the Auckland tree weta (Hemideina thoracica)
A/Prof Matthew Symonds, Ms Melissa Griffin
Royal Society Te Aparangi NZ - Hutton Fund
- 2017: $950
Effects of climate change on morphology of Australian whistlers and shrikethrushes (Pachycephalidae)
A/Prof Matthew Symonds, Ms Isabelle Rose Onley
BirdLife Australia Research Awards - 75 149 124 774
- 2017: $1,898
Fear, flight, and fitness: The adaptive significance of escape responses in birds
Miss April Timmis, A/Prof Matthew Symonds, A/Prof Mike Weston
ESA - Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment - 20 571 098 795
- 2022: $5,400
Fear, flight, and fitness: The adaptive significance of escape response in Hooded Plovers Thinornis rubricollis.
A/Prof Matthew Symonds, Miss April Timmis, A/Prof Mike Weston
Australian Bird Study Association
- 2023: $1,000
Supervisions
Melissa Griffin
Thesis entitled: Environmental determinants of mating aggregations in "harem" polygynous insects
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Sundara Mudiyanselage Udayanga Mawalagedera
Thesis entitled: A Phylogenetic and Metabolomic Approach to Identify Medicinal Potential in Australasian Magnoliids
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Simone Stevenson
Thesis entitled: Evaluating the capacity of biodiversity indicators to support conservation policy
Doctor of Philosophy (Biol & Chem), School of Life and Environmental Sciences