Biography
My key interest as a conservation biologist is to find effective solutions to biodiversity conservation challenges which permit coexistence between people and wildlife. Emphases include shorebirds and their breeding, sandy shores and the human dimensions of wildlife management.
Most of my career has been in the not-for-profit scientific conservation sphere, where I worked to integrate science and conservation into actual conservation benefits for Australian birds and their habitats. I maintain strong connections with industry, especially with respect to the conservation of beach-nesting birds, and mitigating the threats they face.
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I worked for 17 years in a science-based conservation organisation, before starting at Deakin in 2007.
Career highlights
Apart from working with many inspirational students, and colleagues, co-winning a Victorian Coastal Award was a highlight. I have also won the VC award for Excellence in teaching (one individual and one team award), and two OLT awards.
As part of a team, I have also won the Eureka Prize for Biodiversity Research.
In 2015 I won a National Award for Teaching Excellence.
Research interests
Wildlife and conservation biology
Affiliations
Australasian Wildlife Management Society
BirdLife Australia
Units taught
SLE 302 Wildlife Field Studies
SLE 309 Wildlife Conservation
I also teach into a range of other units (e.g. SLE114, SLE151, SLE301, SLE307).
Knowledge areas
Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Human Dimensions of Wildlife, Shorebird Breeding Ecology, Disturbance of Wildlife
Conferences
I have presented at numerous conferences. I co-organised the AWMS conference (2011)
Professional activities
Member, BirdLife Australia National Education Committee 2010-2015
Member, Scientific Advisory Panel, Victorian Coastal Council
Associate Editor, The Emu (Austral Ornithology) 2010-2015
Media appearances
Many - TV, radio, print - once I did 23 radio interviews in a day. More recently:
2019 - ABC774, The conversation
2017 - ABC 774, Sentinel Times, Geelong Advertiser
2013 - Scope and Totally Wild
2012 - Scope and Totally Wild (Channel 10)
Research groups
I lead a research group which seeks to further conservation science and conservation.
Awards
VC Award for Teaching Excellence team award (2019)
National Award for Teaching Excellence (2015)
VC Award for Teaching Excellence (2012 and 2017)
Office of Teaching and Learning citation for outstanding contributions to student learning (2013)
Numerous faculty and school teaching awards.
Projects
I run numerous research projects on shorebirds, their threats and solutions to those threats. My publications indicate a broad area of interest, underpinned by themes of "being part of the solution", and acknowledging the fact that people are both the part of the biodiversity conservation problem, and also importantly part of the solution.
Publications
Emma Carlos, Michael Weston, Maria Gibson, Anthony Rendall
(2023), Weed Research, C1
Interactions between European rabbits and native marsupials in the absence of terrestrial predators
Georgia Randall, Michael Weston, Annette Rypalski, Anthony Rendall
(2023), Austral Ecology, C1
The habitat connectivity hypothesis of escape in urban woodland birds
Max Radvan, Anthony Rendall, Michael Weston
(2023), Vol. 34, pp. 297-305, Behavioral Ecology, Oxford, Eng., C1
Teagan Douglas, Mike Weston, Claire Greenwell, Lilleyman Amanda, Hamilton Neil, Simon Cherriman, Nicholas Dunlop, Grainne Maguire, Rosalind Jessop, Grace Maglio, Lisa O'Neill, John Porter, Deborah Sullivan, Jennifer Spencer, David Parker
(2022), pp. 313-359, Wildlife research in Australia: Practical and applied methods, Clayton South, Vic., B1
K Kostoglou, W van Dongen, M Weston
(2022), Vol. 164, pp. 267-281, Ibis, C1
Day-night cycle influences the division of incubation in the Hooded Dotterel (Thinornis cucullatus)
J Ryeland, M Magrath, M Weston
(2022), Vol. 164, pp. 785-792, Ibis, C1
R Cooke, P Whiteley, Y Jin, C Death, M Weston, N Carter, J White
(2022), Vol. 819, pp. 1-9, Science of the Total Environment, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
A Cardilini, D Lees, D Roche, P Dann, M Weston
(2022), Vol. 163, pp. 531-537, Journal of Ornithology, C1
Exploring cultural differences in wildlife value orientations using student samples in seven nations
M Jacobs, S Dubois, T Hosaka, V Ladanović, H Muslim, K Miller, S Numata, E Ranaweerage, T Straka, M Weston, Z Abidin
(2022), pp. 1-21, Biodiversity and Conservation, Berlin, Germany, 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
E Miller, K Kostoglou, D Wilson, M Weston
(2022), Vol. 153, pp. 1-35, Behaviour, 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
Vocal traits of shorebird chicks are related to body mass and sex
K Kostoglou, E Miller, M Weston, D Wilson
(2022), Vol. 164, pp. 816-824, Ibis, C1
C Fernando, M Weston, R Corea, K Pahirana, A Rendall
(2022), pp. 1-8, Oryx: journal of fauna and flora international, Cambridge, Eng., C1
Non-breeding habitat selection of a sandy shore obligate shorebird
M Barker, G Maguire, M Weston, D Whisson
(2022), Vol. 271, pp. 1-12, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
The leashing behavior of dog owners in different types of natural areas
L van Eeden, A Geschke, F Hames, Z Squires, M Weston
(2022), Human Dimensions of Wildlife, C1
M Ray, J White, M Weston, A Rendall, S Toop, H Dunstan, J Hampton, R Cooke
(2022), Vol. 17, pp. 1-13, PLoS ONE, San Francisco, Calif., C1
Kim Walker, Claudia Baldwin, Gabriel Conroy, Grahame Applegate, Clare Archer-Lean, Angela Arthington, Linda Behrendorff, Ben Gilby, Wade Hadwen, Christopher Henderson, Chris Jacobsen, David Lamb, Scott Lieske, Steven Ogbourne, Andrew Olds, Liz Ota, Joachim Ribbe, Susan Sargent, Vikki Schaffer, Thomas Schlacher, Nicholas Stevens, Sanjeev Srivastava, Michael Weston, Aaron Ellison
(2022), Vol. 2, pp. 152-202, Coasts, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Natural and anthropogenic processes influence the occurrence of vertebrate fauna in coastal dunes
A Chadwick, M Weston, T Burns, G Randall, M Radvan, A Rendall
(2022), Vol. 276, pp. 1-10, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
DIGGING IN! BURROWING PENGUINS AND SURFACE PREDATORS
L Tan, K Ekanayake, W VAN DONGEN, P Dann, D Sutherland, M Weston
(2022), Vol. 50, pp. 177-187, Marine Ornithology, Honolulu, Hawaii, C1
Options for shorebird-exclusion devices for pitfall traps on sandy shores
M Evans-Clay, N Porch, G Maguire, M Weston
(2021), Vol. 48, pp. 175-180, Wildlife Research, 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
Anthony Rendall, John White, Raylene Cooke, Desley Whisson, Thomas Schneider, L Beilharz, E Poelsma, J Ryeland, Michael Weston
(2021), Vol. 22, pp. 72-79, Ecological Management & Restoration, London, Eng., C1
M Evans-Clay, N Porch, G Maguire, M Weston
(2021), Vol. 67, pp. 398-411, Environmental Management, United States, C1
D Lees, A Cardilini, C Sherman, P Dann, M Weston
(2021), Vol. 48, pp. 361-365, Wildlife Research, C1
The assemblage of birds struck by aircraft differs among nearby airports in the same bioregion
W Steele, M Weston
(2021), Vol. 48, pp. 422-425, Wildlife Research, C1
Transmission of a novel predatory behaviour is not restricted to kin
L Tan, W van Dongen, C Sherman, K Ekanayake, P Dann, D Sutherland, M Weston
(2021), Vol. 23, pp. 2473-2484, Biological Invasions, C1
Shorebird embryos exhibit anti-predator responses
K Kostoglou, W van Dongen, S Bowe, M Weston
(2021), Vol. 163, pp. 1425-1436, Ibis, C1
A Bayesian optimal escape model reveals bird species differ in their capacity to habituate to humans
N Sutton, M Weston, P Guay, J Tregoweth, J O'Dwyer
(2021), Vol. 32, pp. 1064-1074, Behavioral Ecology, Oxford. Eng., 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
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
E Gray, M Weston
(2021), Vol. 64, Journal for Nature Conservation, C1
C Fernando, S Kotagama, A Rendall, M Weston
(2021), Vol. 44, pp. 363-369, Waterbirds, Waco, Tex., C1
Regulations fail to constrain dog space use in threatened species beach habitats
T Schneider, G Maguire, D Whisson, M Weston
(2020), Vol. 63, pp. 1022-1036, Journal of environmental planning and management, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Thomas Schlacher, Ben Gilby, Andrew Olds, Christopher Henderson, Rod Connolly, Charles Peterson, Christine Voss, Brooke Maslo, Michael Weston, Melanie Bishop, Ashley Rowden
(2020), Vol. 23, pp. 906-916, Ecosystems, New York, N.Y., C1
Flight-initiation response reflects short- and long-term human visits to remote islets
M Thibault, M Weston, A Ravache, E Vidal
(2020), Vol. 162, pp. 1082-1087, Ibis, Chichester, Eng., C1
R Cooke, A Rendall, M Weston, N Porch, N Bradsworth, J White
(2020), Vol. 22, Global Ecology and Conservation, C1
M Weston, C O’Brien, K Kostoglou, M Symonds
(2020), Vol. 57, pp. 777-785, Journal of Applied Ecology, C1
O Kimber, B Gilby, C Henderson, A Olds, R Connolly, B Maslo, M Weston, A Rowden, B Kelaher, T Schlacher
(2020), Vol. 23, Global Ecology and Conservation, C1
My dog, my beach! Attitudes towards dog management on Victorian beaches
S Guinness, G Maguire, K Miller, M Weston
(2020), Vol. 27, pp. 329-342, Australasian journal of environmental management, Abingdon, Eng., C1
K Kostoglou, W van Dongen, M Weston
(2020), Vol. 161, pp. 1153-1165, Journal of Ornithology, C1
M Weston, K Clarke, G Maguire, J Sumner
(2020), Vol. 21, pp. 757-770, Conservation genetics, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, C1
Successful breeding predicts divorce in plovers
N Halimubieke, K Kupán, J Valdebenito, V Kubelka, M Carmona-Isunza, D Burgas, D Catlin, J St Clair, J Cohen, J Figuerola, M Yasué, M Johnson, M Mencarelli, M Cruz-López, M Stantial, M Weston, P Lloyd, P Que, T Montalvo, U Bansal, G McDonald, Y Liu, A Kosztolányi, T Székely
(2020), Vol. 10, Scientific Reports, England, C1
A physiological cost to behavioural tolerance
A Charuvi, D Lees, H Glover, A Rendall, P Dann, M Weston
(2020), Vol. 181, Behavioural Processes, Netherlands, C1
Foraging behaviour of an obligate, sandy shore predator
S Butler, N Sheppard, P Dann, G Maguire, M Weston
(2020), Vol. 246, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, C1
Christine Connelly, Erin Lennox, Bronwyn Isaac, Vincent Aulich, Raylene Cooke, Michael Weston, John White
(2020), Vol. 120, pp. 304-312, Emu - Austral Ornithology, Abingdon, Eng., 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
Grainne Maguire, Kelly Miller, M Weston
(2019), Vol. 29, pp. 397-412, Impacts of invasive species on coastal environments: coasts in crisis, Cham, Switzerland, B1
S Guinness, W Van Dongen, P Guay, R Robinson, M Weston
(2019), Vol. 29, pp. 413-424, Impacts of Invasive Species on Coastal Environments: Coasts in Crisis, Cham, Switzerland, B1
M Weston
(2019), pp. 277-308, The population ecology and conservation of Charadrius Plovers, Boca Raton, Fl., B1
Birdwatchers evoke longer escape distances than pedestrians in some African birds
A Radkovic, W Van Dongen, L Kirao, P Guay, M Weston
(2019), Vol. 18, pp. 100-106, Journal of ecotourism, Abingdon, Eng., 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
Optimizing conservation benefits for threatened beach fauna following severe natural disturbances
B Maslo, K Leu, T Pover, M Weston, B Gilby, T Schlacher
(2019), Vol. 649, pp. 661-671, Science of the Total Environment, Netherlands, C1
P Guay, W Van Dongen, E McLeod, D Whisson, H Vu, H Wang, M Weston
(2019), Vol. 62, pp. 1306-1320, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, C1
H Kiley, Gill Ainsworth, M Weston
(2019), Vol. 25, pp. 208-210, Pacific conservation biology, Clayton, Vic., 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
A global paucity of wild bird feeding policy
Sinéad Baverstock, Michael Weston, Kelly Miller
(2019), Vol. 653, pp. 105-111, Science of the total environment, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
A unique Lepidopteran assemblage in primary forest understory of central Sri Lanka
C Slater, C Tolley, C Fernando, M Weston
(2019), Vol. 12, pp. 324-327, Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, C1
D Harbour, E Henson, C Boers, D Truman, C Fernando, P Guay, M Weston
(2019), Vol. 22, pp. 41-43, Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, C1
Zonation of a small mammal community within coastal dunes
A Rendall, R Cooke, J White, M Weston
(2019), Vol. 217, pp. 206-210, Estuarine, coastal and shelf science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
D Lees, T Schmidt, C Sherman, G Maguire, P Dann, M Weston
(2019), Vol. 9, Animals, Switzerland, 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
C Slater, G Cam, Y Qi, Y Liu, P Guay, M Weston
(2019), Vol. 237, pp. 327-337, Biological conservation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
A Cardilini, D Lees, P Dann, M Weston
(2019), Vol. 136, pp. 96-100, Victorian naturalist, Blackburn, Vic., C1
Tom Bell, Jack Harriss, Ahmed Ruzaini, Chandima Fernando, Patrick Guay, Michael Weston
(2019), Vol. 22, pp. 173-179, International journal of odonatology, Abingdon, Eng., C1
An assessment of radio telemetry for monitoring shorebird chick survival and causes of mortality
D Lees, T Schmidt, C Sherman, G Maguire, P Dann, G Ehmke, M Weston
(2019), Vol. 46, pp. 622-627, Wildlife Research, C1
Grant Linley, Patrick-Jean Guay, Michael Weston
(2019), Vol. 46, pp. 719-723, Wildlife Research, Melbourne, Vic., C1
B Hansen, R Clemens, E Gallo-Cajiao, M Jackson, R Kingsford, R Maguire, G Maurer, D Milton, D Rogers, D Weller, M Weston, E Woehler, R Fuller
(2018), pp. 100-120, Monitoring threatened species and ecological communities, Clayton, Vic., B1
G Ainsworth, J Fitzsimons, M Weston, S Garnett
(2018), Vol. 27, pp. 345-363, Biodiversity and conservation, Berlin, Germany, C1
V Montano, W van Dongen, M Weston, R Mulder, R Robinson, M Cowling, P Guay
(2018), Vol. 11, pp. 364-375, Evolutionary Applications, 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 Ekanayake, D Whisson, T Schlacher, M Weston
(2018), Vol. 42, pp. 29-37, Corella, Penrith, N.S.W., C1
Motivations and behavior of off-road drivers on sandy beaches
N Petch, G Maguire, T Schlacher, M Weston
(2018), Vol. 163, pp. 82-91, Ocean and coastal management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Plover parents care more for young of the opposite sex
D Lees, C Sherman, K Kostoglou, L Tan, G Maguire, P Dann, M Weston
(2018), Vol. 29, pp. 933-938, Behavioral ecology, Oxford, Eng., C1
G Linley, K Kostoglou, R Jit, M Weston
(2018), Vol. 45, pp. 282-286, Wildlife research, Chichester, Eng., C1
Tree canopy defoliation impacts avifauna
Desley Whisson, Amy Orlowski, Michael Weston
(2018), Vol. 428, pp. 81-86, Forest ecology and management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 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
Functional plasticity in vertebrate scavenger assemblages in the presence of introduced competitors
E Bingham, B Gilby, A Olds, M Weston, R Connolly, C Henderson, B Maslo, C Peterson, C Voss, T Schlacher
(2018), Vol. 188, pp. 583-593, Oecologia, Germany, C1
Woodland birds and rural towns: artificial clutch survival in fragmented Box-Ironbark forests
Beau Meney, S Cunningham, Michael Weston, Desley Whisson
(2018), Vol. 130, pp. 7-17, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, Clayton, Vic., C1
B Maslo, K Leu, T Pover, M Weston, T Schlacher
(2018), Vol. 8, pp. 10976-10988, Ecology and Evolution, England, C1
A test of the "leave early and avoid detection" (LEAD) hypothesis for passive nest defenders
M Weston, Yung-Ki Ju, Patrick Guay, Callum Naismith
(2018), Vol. 130, pp. 1011-1013, The Wilson journal of ornithology, Albion, Mich., C1
Avian responses to an emergent, wetland weed
E Carlos, M Weston, M Gibson
(2017), Vol. 42, pp. 277-287, Austral Ecology, C1
Joggers cause greater avian disturbance than walkers
H Lethlean, W Van Dongen, K Kostoglou, P Guay, M Weston
(2017), Vol. 159, pp. 42-47, Landscape and urban planning, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Parental cooperation in a changing climate: fluctuating environments predict shifts in care division
O Vincze, A Kosztolányi, Z Barta, C Küpper, M Alrashidi, J Amat, A Argüelles Ticó, F Burns, J Cavitt, W Conway, M Cruz-López, A Desucre-Medrano, N dos Remedios, J Figuerola, D Galindo-Espinosa, G García-Peña, S Gómez Del Angel, C Gratto-Trevor, P Jönsson, P Lloyd, T Montalvo, J Parra, R Pruner, P Que, Y Liu, S Saalfeld, R Schulz, L Serra, J St Clair, L Stenzel, M Weston, M Yasué, S Zefania, T Székely
(2017), Vol. 26, pp. 347-358, Global Ecology and Biogeography, 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
W van Dongen, R San Martin, P-J Guay, M Weston
(2017), Vol. 193, pp. 64-69, Journal of environmental management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Variation in public perceptions and attitudes towards terrestrial ecosystems
H Kiley, G Ainsworth, W van Dongen, M Weston
(2017), Vol. 590-591, pp. 440-451, Science of the Total Environment, Netherlands, 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
T Schlacher, B Hutton, B Gilby, N Porch, G Maguire, B Maslo, R Connolly, A Olds, M Weston
(2017), Vol. 191, pp. 28-38, Estuarine, coastal and shelf science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Implications of radio-tracking for the survival of Masked Lapwing chicks
D Lees, C Sherman, G Maguire, P Dann, M Weston
(2017), Vol. 41, pp. 37-41, Corella, C1
Acoustic cues from within the egg do not heighten depredation risk to shorebird clutches
K Kostoglou, W Van Dongen, D Lees, G Maguire, M Weston
(2017), Vol. 28, pp. 811-817, Behavioral ecology, Oxford, Eng., C1
K Maher, L Eberhart-Phillips, A Kosztolányi, N Remedios, M Carmona-Isunza, M Cruz-López, S Zefania, J St Clair, M Alrashidi, M Weston, M Serrano-Meneses, O Krüger, J Hoffman, T Székely, T Burke, C Küpper
(2017), Vol. 48, pp. 910-920, Journal of Avian Biology, C1
Ecological research questions to inform policy and the management of sandy beaches
A Jones, T Schlacher, D Schoeman, M Weston, G Withycombe
(2017), Vol. 148, pp. 158-163, Ocean and coastal management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
A citizen-trapper effort to control Common Myna: trap success, specificity and preferred bait type
G Linley, D Paton, M Weston
(2017), Vol. 18, pp. 249-252, Ecological management and restoration, Chichester, Eng., C1
M Weston, K Ekanayake, S Lomas, H Glover, R Mead, A Cribbin, L Tan, D Whisson, G Maguire, A Cardilini
(2017), Vol. 64, pp. 476-491, Bird study, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Corvids congregate to breeding colonies of a burrow-nesting seabird
K Ekanayake, M Weston, P Dann, D Sutherland
(2016), Vol. 41, pp. 291-301, Austral Ecology, C1
A Møller, D Samia, M Weston, P Guay, D Blumstein
(2016), Vol. 117, pp. 823-831, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, C1
G Ainsworth, H Aslin, M Weston, S Garnett
(2016), Vol. 50, pp. 636-645, Oryx, Cambridge, Eng., C1
C Huijbers, T Schlacher, R Mcveigh, D Schoeman, A Olds, M Brown, K Ekanayake, M Weston, R Connolly
(2016), Vol. 30, pp. 998-1005, Functional ecology, London, Eng., C1
Long incubation bouts and biparental incubation in the nomadic Banded Stilt
R Pedler, M Weston, A Bennett
(2016), Vol. 116, pp. 75-80, Emu, C1
T Schlacher, S Lucrezi, R Connolly, C Peterson, B Gilby, B Maslo, A Olds, S Walker, J Leon, C Huijbers, M Weston, A Turra, G Hyndes, R Holt, D Schoeman
(2016), Vol. 169, pp. 56-73, Estuarine, coastal and shelf science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
D Roche, A Cardilini, D Lees, G Maguire, P Dann, C Sherman, M Weston
(2016), Vol. 556, pp. 189-195, Science of the Total Environment, Netherlands, C1
Avian assemblages at bird baths: A comparison of urban and rural bird baths in Australia
G Cleary, H Parsons, A Davis, B Coleman, D Jones, K Miller, M Weston
(2016), Vol. 11, PLoS ONE, United States, C1
AvianBuffer: An interactive tool for characterising and managing wildlife fear responses
P Guay, W van Dongen, R Robinson, D Blumstein, M Weston
(2016), Vol. 45, pp. 841-851, Ambio, Sweden, C1
Continental-scale decreases in shorebird populations in Australia
R Clemens, D Rogers, B Hansen, K Gosbell, C Minton, P Straw, M Bamford, E Woehler, D Milton, M Weston, B Venables, D Weller, C Hassell, B Rutherford, K Onton, A Herrod, C Studds, C Choi, K Dhanjal-Adams, N Murray, G Skilleter, R Fuller
(2016), Vol. 116, pp. 119-135, Emu, C1
Pitfall trapping does not reliably index the diet or prey resources of Masked Lapwings
D Roche, D Lees, A Cardilini, G Maguire, P Dann, M Weston
(2016), Vol. 123, pp. 16-20, Wader study, Thetford, Eng., C1
T Schlacher, S Lucrezi, C Peterson, R Connolly, A Olds, F Althaus, G Hyndes, B Maslo, B Gilby, J Leon, M Weston, M Lastra, A Williams, D Schoeman
(2016), Vol. 112, pp. 55-64, Journal of sea research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Social values and species conservation: The case of Baudin's and Carnaby's black-cockatoos
G Ainsworth, H Aslin, M Weston, S Garnett
(2016), Vol. 43, pp. 294-305, Environmental Conservation, C1
The early shorebird will catch fewer invertebrates on trampled sandy beaches
T Schlacher, L Carracher, N Porch, R Connolly, A Olds, B Gilby, K Ekanayake, B Maslo, M Weston
(2016), Vol. 11, PLoS ONE, United States, C1
Assemblage, size and abundance bias in a novel sandy shore macro-infaunal sampling technique
N Sheppard, M Weston, S Butler, B Baird, P Dann
(2016), Vol. 11, pp. 1-9, Journal of negative results - ecology & evolutionary biology, Helsinki, Finland, C1
Regional drivers of clutch loss reveal important trade-offs for beach-nesting birds
B Maslo, T Schlacher, M Weston, C Huijbers, C Anderson, B Gilby, A Olds, R Connolly, D Schoeman
(2016), Vol. 2016, PeerJ, United States, C1
An obligate beach bird selects sub-, inter- and supra-tidal habitat elements
G Ehmke, G Maguire, T Bird, D Ierodiaconou, M Weston
(2016), Vol. 181, pp. 266-276, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 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
B Maslo, K Leu, C Faillace, M Weston, T Pover, T Schlacher
(2016), Vol. 203, pp. 233-242, Biological conservation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Distance from shore positively influences alert distance in three wetland bird species
E Dear, P-J Guay, R Robinson, M Weston
(2015), Vol. 23, pp. 215-318, Wetlands ecology and management, Berlin, Germany, C1
Conservation gone to the dogs: when canids rule the beach in small coastal reserves
T Schlacher, M Weston, D Lynn, D Schoeman, C Huijbers, A Olds, S Masters, R Connolly
(2015), Vol. 24, pp. 493-509, Biodiversity and conservation, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, C1
C Huijbers, T Schlacher, D Schoeman, A Olds, M Weston, R Connolly
(2015), Vol. 21, pp. 55-63, Diversity and Distributions: a journal of conservation biogeography, London, Eng., C1
Golden opportunities: A horizon scan to expand sandy beach ecology
T Schlacher, M Weston, D Schoeman, A Olds, C Huijbers, R Connolly
(2015), Vol. 157, pp. 1-6, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, C1
Up the creek with a paddle; avian flight distances from canoes versus walkers
H Glover, P-J Guay, M Weston
(2015), Vol. 23, pp. 775-778, Wetlands ecology and management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Cover, not caging, influences chronic physiological stress in a ground-nesting bird
L Tan, K Buchanan, G Maguire, M Weston
(2015), Vol. 46, pp. 482-488, Journal of avian biology, Chichester, Eng., C1
Re-framing values for a World Heritage future: what type of icon will K'gari-Fraser Island become?
G Wardell-Johnson, D Schoeman, T Schlacher, A Wardell-Johnson, M Weston, Y Shimizu, G Conroy
(2015), Vol. 22, pp. 124-148, Australasian journal of environmental management, Oxford, Eng., C1
The height of approaching humans does not affect flight-initiation distance
W Van Dongen, E McLeod, R Mulder, M Weston, P Guay
(2015), Vol. 62, pp. 285-288, Bird study: the science of pure and applied orinthology, Oxford, Eng., C1
K Ekanayake, M Weston, D Nimmo, G Maguire, J Endler, C Küpper
(2015), Vol. 282, pp. 1-8, Proceedings of the royal society of London: biological sciences, London, Eng., C1
Feeding wild birds in gardens: A test of water versus food
K Miller, V Blaszczynski, M Weston
(2015), Vol. 16, pp. 156-158, Ecological management and restoration, London, Eng., C1
Do birdwatchers care about bird disturbance?
M Weston, P-J Guay, E McLeod, K Miller
(2015), Vol. 28, pp. 305-317, Anthrozoös, Oxford, Eng., C1
Breeding habitat selection in an obligate beach bird: a test of the food resource hypothesis
A Cuttriss, G Maguire, G Ehmke, M Weston
(2015), Vol. 66, pp. 841-846, Marine and freshwater research, Melbourne, Vic., C1
M Brown, T Schlacher, D Schoeman, M Weston, C Huijbers, A Olds, R Connolly
(2015), Vol. 96, pp. 2715-2725, Ecology, London, Eng., C1
D Whisson, M Weston, K Shannon
(2015), Vol. 42, pp. 500-508, Wildlife research, Melbourne, Vic., C1
Out of sight but not out of mind: corvids prey extensively on eggs of burrow-nesting penguins
K Ekanayake, D Sutherland, P Dann, M Weston
(2015), Vol. 42, pp. 509-517, Wildlife research, Melbourne, Vic., C1
Intense predation of non-colonial, ground-nesting bird eggs by corvid and mammalian predators
K Ekanayake, D Whisson, L Tan, M Weston
(2015), Vol. 42, pp. 518-528, Wildlife research, Melbourne, Vic., C1
S Garnett, D Duursma, G Ehmke, P Guay, A Stewart, J Szabo, M Weston, S Bennett, G Crowley, D Drynan, G Dutson, K Fitzherbert, D Franklin
(2015), Vol. 2, pp. 1-6, Scientific data, London, Eng., C1
W van Dongen, R Robinson, M Weston, R Mulder, P Guay
(2015), Vol. 15, pp. 1-11, BMC evolutionary biology, London, Eng., C1
A Cardilini, M Weston, P Dann, C Sherman
(2015), Vol. 127, pp. 730-733, Wilson Journal of Ornithology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
M Weston, T Stankowich
(2014), pp. 94-116, Free-ranging dogs and wildlife conservation, Oxford, England, B1
Human dimensions of dog-wildlife interactions
K Miller, E Ritchie, M Weston
(2014), pp. 286-304, Free-ranging dogs and wildlife conservation, Oxford, England, B1
Open-coast sandy beaches and coastal dunes
T Schlacher, A Jones, J Dugan, M Weston, L Harris, D Schoeman, D Hubbard, F Scapini, R Nel, M Lastra, A McLachlan, C Peterson
(2014), pp. 37-94, Coastal conservation, Cambridge, England, B1
From little things, big things grow: trends and fads in 110 years of Australian ornithology
M Yarwood, M Weston, S Garnet
(2014), Vol. 98, pp. 2235-2254, Scientometrics, Berlin, Germany, C1
M Weston, T Schlacher, D Lynn
(2014), Vol. 53, pp. 999-1004, Environmental management, New York, N. Y., C1
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
K Shannon, M Weston, D Whisson
(2014), Vol. 38, pp. 22-23, Corella, Penrith, N. S. W., C1
Weeds and wildlife: perceptions and practices of weed managers
E Carlos, M Gibson, M Weston
(2014), Vol. 12, pp. 54-64, Conservation and society, Mumbai, India, C1
Metrics to assess ecological condition, change, and impacts in sandy beach ecosystems.
T Schlacher, D Schoeman, A Jones, J Dugan, D Hubbard, O Defeo, C Peterson, M Weston, B Maslo, A Olds, F Scapini, R Nel, L Harris, S Lucrezi, M Lastra, C Huijbers, R Connolly
(2014), Vol. 144, pp. 322-335, Journal of environmental management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
A Møller, D Samia, M Weston, P Guay, D Blumstein
(2014), Vol. 9, pp. 1-6, PLoS One, San Francisco, CA, C1
K Rogers, D Rogers, M Weston
(2014), Vol. 156, pp. 840-849, Ibis, England, London, C1
Bark in the park: a review of domestic dogs in parks
M Weston, J Fitzsimons, G Wescott, K Miller, K Ekanayake, T Schneider
(2014), Vol. 54, pp. 373-382, Environmental management, New York, NY, C1
Lomas, Stephanie, Whisson, Desley, Maguire, Grainne, Tan, laura, Guay, Patrick-Jean, M Weston
(2014), Vol. 131, pp. 115-127, The Victorian naturalist, Blackburn, Vic, C1
Are vehicles 'mobile bird hides'?: A test of the hypothesis that 'cars cause less disturbance'
P Guay, E McLeod, A Taysom, M Weston
(2014), Vol. 131, pp. 150-156, Victorian naturalist, Melbourne, Vic., C1
Sex-specific dive characteristics in a sexually size dimorphic duck
S Osterrieder, M Weston, R Robinson, P Guay
(2014), Vol. 64, pp. 126-131, Wildfowl, Slimbridge, England, C1
G Maguire, J Rimmer, M Weston
(2014), Vol. 19, pp. 73-77, Journal of Coastal Conservation, Dordrecht, C1
P Guay, M Weston, M Symonds, H Glover
(2013), Vol. 38, pp. 516-522, Austral ecology, Richmond, Vic., C1
Human recreation alters behaviour profiles of non-breeding birds on open-coast sandy shores
T Schlacher, T Nielsen, M Weston
(2013), Vol. 118, pp. 31-42, Estuarine, coastal and shelf science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
P Guay, R Lorenz, R Robinson, M Symonds, M Weston
(2013), Vol. 119, pp. 552-558, Ethology, Weinheim, Germany, C1
Observer effects occur when estimating alert but not flight-initiation distances
P Guay, E McLeod, R Cross, A Formby, S Maldonado, R Stafford-Bell, Z St-James-Turner, R Robinson, R Mulder, M Weston
(2013), Vol. 40, pp. 289-293, Wildlife research, Melbourne, Vic., C1
J Rimmer, G Maguire, M Weston
(2013), Vol. 130, pp. 75-80, Victorian naturalist, Melbourne, Vic., C1
A Cardilini, M Weston, D Nimmo, P Dann, C Sherman
(2013), Vol. 115, pp. 72-80, Landscape and urban planning, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Swooping in the suburbs : parental defence of an abundant aggressive urban bird against humans
D Lees, C Sherman, G Maguire, P Dann, A Cardilini, M Weston
(2013), Vol. 3, pp. 754-766, Animals, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Urbanisation alters processing of marine carrion on sandy beaches
C Huijbers, T Schlacher, D Schoeman, M Weston, R Connolly
(2013), Vol. 119, pp. 1-8, Landscape and urban planning, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
T Schlacher, M Weston, D Lynn, R Connolly
(2013), Vol. 8, pp. 1-15, PLoS ONE, San Francisco, Calif., C1
Stakeholder perceptions of threatened species and their management on urban beaches
G Maguire, J Rimmer, M Weston
(2013), Vol. 3, pp. 1002-1020, Animals, Basel, Switzerland, C1
E McLeod, P Guay, A Taysom, R Robinson, M Weston
(2013), Vol. 8, pp. 1-11, PLoS ONE, San Francisco, Calif., C1
Little Ravens 'Corvus mellori' hunt, kill and eat individuals of two species of shorebird
A Cardilini, K Ekanayake, M Weston
(2012), Vol. 129, pp. 22-24, Victorian naturalist, Blackburn, Vic., C1
M Weston, F Dodge, A Bunce, D Nimmo, K Miller
(2012), Vol. 18, pp. 47-55, Pacific conservation biology, Baulkham Hills, N. S. W., C1
T Pyk, M Weston, A Bunce, F Norman
(2012), Vol. 154, pp. 299-310, Journal of ornithology, Heidelberg, Germany, C1
M Weston, K Miller, J Lawson, G Ehmke
(2012), Vol. 10, pp. 381-385, Conservation and society, Mumbai, India, C1
M Weston, E McLeod, D Blumstein, P Guay
(2012), Vol. 112, pp. 269-286, Emu, Melbourne, Vic., C1
Provision of artificial shelter on beaches is associated with improved shorebird fledging success
G Maguire, A Duivenvoorden, M Weston, R Adams
(2011), Vol. 21, pp. 172-185, Bird conservation international, Cambridge, England, C1
G Maguire, K Miller, M Weston, K Young
(2011), Vol. 54, pp. 781-788, Ocean and Coastal Management, United States, C1
Nest return times in response to static versus mobile human disturbance
M Weston, G Ehmke, G Maguire
(2011), Vol. 75, pp. 252-255, Journal of wildlife management, Hoboken, N.J., C1
H Glover, M Weston, G Maguire, K Miller, B Christie
(2011), Vol. 103, pp. 326-334, Landscape and urban planning, Amsterdam, Netherlands, C1
F Rheindt, T Szekely, S Edwards, P Lee, T Burke, P Kennerley, D Bakewell, M Alrashidi, A Kosztolányi, M Weston, W Liu, W Lei, Y Shigeta, S Javed, S Zefania, C Küpper
(2011), Vol. 6, pp. 1-9, PLoS ONE, San Francisco, Ca., C1
K Ekanayake, M Weston
(2011), Vol. 118, pp. 191-192, Wader study group bulletin, Norfolk, England, C1
Identification of significant shorebird areas : thresholds and criteria
R Clemens, M Weston, A Haslem, A Silcocks, J Ferris
(2010), Vol. 16, pp. 229-242, Diversity and distribution, Oxford, England, C1
Birds, buffers and bicycles : a review and case study of wetland buffers
M Weston, M Antos, H Glover
(2009), Vol. 126, pp. 79-86, Victorian naturalist, [Melbourne, Vic.], C1
M Weston, X Liu, T Tsuzuki, J Fallaw, P Dann
(2009), Vol. 116, pp. 46-48, Wader study group bulletin, Beaumaris, Vic., C1
K Miller, M Weston
(2009), Vol. 109, pp. 67-74, Emu, Collingwood, Vic., C1
K Williams, M Weston, S Henry, G Maguire
(2009), Vol. 14, pp. 89-101, Human dimensions of wildlife, Philadelphia, Pa., C1
Sand pads : a promising technique to quantify human visitation into nature conservation areas
M Weston, M Antos, C Tzaros
(2009), Vol. 89, pp. 98-104, Landscape and urban planning, Amsterdam, Netherlands, C1
M Weston, G Ehmke, G Maguire
(2009), Vol. 36, pp. 289-298, Wildlife research, Collingwood, Vic., C1
D Stojanovic, G Maguire, M Weston, C Dickman, M Crowther
(2009), Vol. 116, pp. 41-43, International wader studies / Wader Study Group Bulletin, Norfolk, England, C1
Conditioned taste aversion reduces fox depredation on model eggs on beaches
G Maguire, D Stojanovic, M Weston
(2009), Vol. 36, pp. 702-708, Wildlife research, Collingwood, Vic., C1
I Wolcott, D Ingwersen, M Weston, C Tzaros
(2008), Vol. 13, pp. 48-53, Australian journal on volunteering, Melbourne, Vic., C1
A review of terrestrial bird atlases of the world and their application
A Dunn, M Weston
(2008), Vol. 108, pp. 42-67, Emu, Collingwood, Vic., C1
M Weston, P Dann, R Jessop, J Fallaw, R Dakin, D Ball
(2008), Vol. 31, pp. 127-132, Waterbirds, Waco, Tex., C1
Spatial and temporal variation in the breeding of Masked Lapwings (Vanellus miles) in Australia
L Chambers, H Gibbs, M Weston, G Ehmke
(2008), Vol. 108, pp. 115-124, Emu, Collingwood, Vic., C1
M Weston
(2007), Vol. 90, pp. 89-95, Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, Perth, W.A., C1
G Barrett, A Silcocks, R Cunningham, D Oliver, M Weston, J Baker
(2007), Vol. 34, pp. 37-77, Australian zoologist, Mosman, N.S.W, C1
Responses of incubating hooded plovers (Thinornis rubricollis) to disturbance
M Weston, M Elgar
(2007), Vol. 23, pp. 569-576, Journal of coastal research, Coconut Creek, FL, C1-1
Unauthorised human use of an urban coastal wetland sanctuary: current and future patterns
M Antos, G Ehmke, C Tzaros, M Weston
(2007), Vol. 80, pp. 173-183, Landscape and urban planning, Amsterdam, Netherlands, C1-1
Factors influencing awareness of community-based shorebird conservation projects in Australia
M Antos, M Weston, B Priest
(2006), Vol. 5, pp. 63-72, Applied environmental education & communication, Abingdon, England, C1
Disturbance to brood-rearing Hooded Plover Thinornis rubricollis: responses and consequences
M Weston, M Elgar
(2005), Vol. 15, pp. 193-209, BIRD CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL, C1-1
Parental care in hooded plovers (Thinornis rubricollis)
M Weston, M Elgar
(2005), Vol. 105, pp. 283-292, Emu, Clayton, Vic., C1-1
Climate change and its impact on Australia's avifauna
L Chambers, L Hughes, M Weston
(2005), Vol. 105, pp. 1-20, Emu, Clayton, Vic., C1-1
A male-biased sex-ratio in non-breeding hooded plovers on a salt-lake in Western Australia
M Weston, F Kraaijeveld-Smit, R McIntosh, G Sofronidis, M Elgar
(2003), Vol. 9, pp. 273-277, Pacific conservation biology, Clayton, Vic., C1-1
Volunteers in bird conservation: insights from the Australian Threatened Bird Network
M Weston, M Fendley, R Jewell, M Satchell, C Tzaros
(2003), Vol. 4, pp. 205-211, Ecological management and restoration, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
The effect of a major rainfall event on Hooded Plovers on a salt-lake in Western Australia
M Weston, M Elgar
(2000), Vol. 100, pp. 64-69, Emu, Collingwood, Vic., C1-1
B Dowling, M Weston
(1999), Vol. 9, pp. 255-270, Bird conservation international, Cambridge, Eng., C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Other Public Sector Funding
Indicators for monitoring the effectiveness of fox control
A/Prof Mike Weston
Parks Victoria Grant - Research
- 2009: $3,100
Western Port Welcomes Waterbirds - social research project
A/Prof Kelly Miller, A/Prof Mike Weston
Central Coastal Board
- 2010: $32,000
Understanding the impacts of koala-related tree defoliation on bird and mammal communities
Dr Desley Whisson, A/Prof Mike Weston, Amanda Orlowski
DSE Grant - Research - Dept Sustainability & Environment VIC
- 2010: $1,500
Little Raven (Corvus mellori) as an egg predator of other bird species
A/Prof Mike Weston, Mr Kasun Ekanayake
Parks Victoria Grant - Research, MWC Grant - Research - Melbourne Water Corporation
- 2013: $5,000
- 2012: $30,000
Hooded Plover conservation - weed removal
A/Prof Mike Weston, Dr Grainne Maguire
Department of Environment and Primary Industries
- 2014: $19,300
Little Raven (Corvus mellori) as an egg predator of other bird species
A/Prof Mike Weston, Mr Kasun Ekanayake
VEAC Grant - Bill Borthwick Scholarship
- 2015: $1,990
Adaptive predator management to protect ecotourism of an iconic species
A/Prof Mike Weston, Miss Laura Xin Lu Tan
VEAC Grant - Bill Borthwick Scholarship
- 2016: $1,818
Examining the influence of photographers in avian escape behaviour
A/Prof Mike Weston, Ms Caitlin Marie Slater
VEAC Grant - Bill Borthwick Scholarship
- 2017: $1,900
Assessing the impacts to shorebirds of an emerging threat in critical habitat ¿ horses on exposed sandy shores
A/Prof Mike Weston, Miss Madison Jamie Evans-Clay, Dr Nicholas Porch
Balnarring Foreshore and Parks Reserve Committee of Management
- 2019: $3,100
Review of effects of wind powered vessels on wildlife within Victoria's MPAs and sensitive coastal areas.
Dr Paul Carnell, A/Prof Mike Weston
Parks Victoria Grant - Research CAT2-1-2
- 2021: $7,182
- 2020: $7,182
Assessing the effectiveness of quail callers in attracting stubble quail.
A/Prof Raylene Cooke, A/Prof John White, A/Prof Mike Weston
Game Management Authority
- 2021: $6,477
- 2020: $14,659
ERP16 USE OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR NATIVE WILDLIFE POPULATION ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT
Prof Don Driscoll, Prof Euan Ritchie, Dr Desley Whisson, A/Prof Mike Weston, A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Dr Blake Allan, Dr Shuddha Rafiq, Dr Duc Thanh Nguyen, A/Prof Tim Wilkin, Prof Robin Ram Mohan Doss, Prof Seng Loke
Department of Environment Land Water and Planning
- 2022: $327,000
Industry and Other Funding
Nesting success and causes of nest failure among Australia's resident shorebirds.
A/Prof Mike Weston
Bird Observation and Conservation Australia Grant - Research
- 2010: $5,000
Hooded plover habitat mapping
A/Prof Mike Weston, A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou
Birds Australia - Victoria Grant
- 2010: $13,920
Attitudes and understanding towards Orange-bellied Parrot conservation in the Corangamite Catchment
A/Prof Kelly Miller, A/Prof Mike Weston
Birds Australia Grant - Research
- 2009: $15,500
Nest predation and genetic sampling of shore birds
A/Prof Mike Weston
Birds Australia - Victoria Grant
- 2009: $6,000
The habitat value of weeds for wildlife and implications for bird conservation and management
Dr Maria Gibson, A/Prof Mike Weston, Dr Emma Carlos
Birds Australia - Victoria Grant
- 2009: $1,000
Nesting success and causes of nest failure among Australia's resident shorebirds
A/Prof Mike Weston
M.A. Ingram Trust Grant - Research
- 2009: $1,500
The habitat value of weeds for wildlife: implications for weed management
Dr Maria Gibson, A/Prof Mike Weston, Dr Emma Carlos
ANZCT Grant - Holsworth Wildlife Research Fund - closed
- 2010: $7,500
- 2008: $4,000
Breeding biology, mating system and parental care among Red-capped Plovers
A/Prof Mike Weston
Birds Australia Grant - Research
- 2008: $3,000
Conserving Australia's resident shorebirds
A/Prof Mike Weston
Hermon Slade Foundation Grant - Research CAT3
- 2012: $9,500
- 2010: $16,500
The influence of koala-related tree defoliation on woodland bird and ground dwelling mammal assemblages.
A/Prof Mike Weston, Dr Desley Whisson, Amanda Orlowski
Aust Geographic Society Grant - Research
- 2010: $1,650
Differential costs and benefits to males and females of incubation in the Red-capped Plover.
A/Prof Mike Weston
M.A. Ingram Trust Grant - Research
- 2010: $1,500
Foraging ecology and the impacts of spatially and temporally dynamic resources of a beach-dwelling shorebird
A/Prof Mike Weston, Miss Natalie Sheppard
ANZCT Grant - Holsworth Wildlife Research Fund - closed
- 2012: $5,200
- 2011: $5,500
Hooded plover nest fate and conditioned aversion project
A/Prof Mike Weston
Birds Australia - Victoria Grant
- 2011: $36,000
Hooded plover nest fate
A/Prof Mike Weston
Bass Coast Friends of the Hooded Plover
- 2012: $909
Funding for research projects and subsequent write up
A/Prof Mike Weston
BirdLife Australia
- 2013: $500
- 2012: $28,200
Can nest cages rescue Red-capped Plover reproductive success?
A/Prof Mike Weston, Miss Laura Xin Lu Tan
M.A. Ingram Trust Grant - Research
- 2012: $2,000
Little Raven (Corvus mellori) as an egg predator of other bird species
A/Prof Mike Weston, Mr Kasun Ekanayake
ANZCT Grant - Holsworth Wildlife Research Fund - closed
- 2014: $7,500
- 2013: $7,500
- 2012: $7,500
Funding for lapwing projects and subsequent write up
A/Prof Craig Sherman, A/Prof Mike Weston
BirdLife Australia
- 2012: $2,000
Funding for shorebird projects and subsequent write up - Masked Lapwings, Hooded Plovers and their predators and threats, including Magpies and vehicles on beaches.
A/Prof Mike Weston
BirdLife Australia
- 2014: $800
- 2013: $16,750
Brood sex ratio in the Red-capped Plover (Charadrius ruficapillus), Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis) and Masked Lapwing (Vaneullus miles)
A/Prof Mike Weston, Mr Daniel Lees
BirdLife Australia
- 2015: $1,000
- 2014: $1,500
Brood Sex Ratio in the Red-capped Plover (Charadrius ruficapillus), Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis) and Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles)
A/Prof Mike Weston, A/Prof Craig Sherman, Mr Daniel Lees
ANZCT Grant - Holsworth Wildlife Research Fund - closed
- 2016: $6,500
- 2015: $6,500
- 2014: $6,500
Projects involving the Manningham Local Government Area (LGA)
A/Prof Mike Weston
The Dina and Ron Goldschlager Family Charitable Foundation
- 2018: $5,000
- 2017: $5,000
- 2016: $5,000
- 2015: $5,000
- 2014: $5,000
Dune vegetation change and hooded plover habitat monitoring coastal ecology drones
A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, A/Prof Mike Weston, Dr Alexandre Schimel, Dr Ty Matthews
Birds Australia Grant - Research
- 2015: $2,545
- 2014: $2,545
Sex-ratio in shorebirds
A/Prof Mike Weston, A/Prof Craig Sherman, Mr Daniel Lees
BirdLife Australia
- 2015: $1,500
The role of auditory cues in the risk of egg depredation of shorebirds
A/Prof Mike Weston
BirdLife Australia
- 2015: $2,200
A CITIZEN SCIENCE SURVEY OF BIRD FEEDING IN AUSTRALIA
Dr Grainne Cleary, A/Prof Kelly Miller, A/Prof Mike Weston
Mars Birdcare Australia
- 2016: $20,000
- 2015: $20,000
Adaptive predator management to protect ecotourism of an iconic species
A/Prof Mike Weston, Miss Laura Xin Lu Tan
BirdLife Australia Research Awards - 75 149 124 774
- 2016: $1,000
Adaptive predator management to protect ecotourism of an iconic species
A/Prof Mike Weston, Miss Laura Xin Lu Tan
ESA - Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment - 20 571 098 795
- 2019: $5,525
- 2017: $4,800
- 2016: $7,000
Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis): radio-tracking of chicks
A/Prof Mike Weston
BirdLife Australia Research Awards - 75 149 124 774
- 2016: $10,000
Across the egg shell - embryonic vocalisations in shorebirds
A/Prof Mike Weston, Miss Kristal Kostoglou
ESA - Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment - 20 571 098 795
- 2020: $5,500
- 2018: $7,500
- 2017: $6,000
Adaptive predator management to protect ecotourism of an iconic species
A/Prof Mike Weston, Miss Laura Xin Lu Tan
Australian Wildlife Society
- 2017: $2,000
Flight-initiation Distances of the world¿s birds
A/Prof Mike Weston
BirdLife Australia Research Awards - 75 149 124 774
- 2017: $2,657
Shorebird conservation projects
A/Prof Mike Weston
BirdLife Australia Research Awards - 75 149 124 774
- 2019: $5,545
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
Kristal Kostoglou
Thesis entitled: Functions of communication across the eggshell in two ground-nesting shorebird species
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Laura Xin Lu Tan
Thesis entitled: Towards adaptive predator management to protect ecotourism of an iconic species
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Daniel Terry Lees
Thesis entitled: Sex-ratio dynamics in three species of resident shorebird
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Natalie Sheppard
Thesis entitled: Prey resources and foraging of an obligate sandy beach shorebird, the Hooded Plover Thinornis cucullatus
Master of Science (Ecology & Environment), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Kasun Bandara Ekanayake
Thesis entitled: Little Raven (Corvus mellori) as an Egg Predator of Other Bird Species
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Tanya Pyk
Thesis entitled: Longitudinal trends, individual quality, and foraging of a temperate seabird
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Timothee Antonin Poupart
Thesis entitled: Foraging ecology of winter-breeding seabirds in New Zealand
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Marlenne Adriana Rodriguez Malagon
Thesis entitled: Behavioural consistency and foraging specialisations in the Australasian gannet (Morus serrator).
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Christine Connelly
Thesis entitled: Exploring the effects of urbanisation on Eastern Yellow Robins.
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Reece Pedler
Thesis entitled: Banded Stilt movement and breeding ecology in arid Australia
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Beth Volpov
Thesis entitled: Physiological and behavioural factors influencing foraging success in otariid seals
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Maude Berlincourt
Thesis entitled: Foraging strategies and reproductive success in two sympatric seabird species: influence of environmental variability
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Emma Carlos
Thesis entitled: The value of weeds for wildlife and implications for management
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences