School of Biological Sciences, Monash @MonashBiol
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The School of Biological Sciences has research strengths in Ecology and Ecosystems; Evolution; Form and Function of Life; Genetic, Genomics and Health
Till Ramm and colleagues analyse next-generation data in a transdisciplinary framework, and demonstrate the benefits of integrating a paleontological perspective into conservation-oriented studies. Current Biology cell.com/current-biol...
November 14, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Till Ramm and colleagues analyse next-generation data in a transdisciplinary framework, and demonstrate the benefits of integrating a paleontological perspective into conservation-oriented studies. Current Biology cell.com/current-biol...
As your car tyres wear down, they leave microscopic particles that can end up in waterways and are toxic to a range of aquatic species. María Angeles Gonzalez-Vazquez and co. review current knowledge on the ecotoxicity of selected tyre-related chemicals. doi.org/10.1016/j.aq...
November 14, 2025 at 6:39 AM
As your car tyres wear down, they leave microscopic particles that can end up in waterways and are toxic to a range of aquatic species. María Angeles Gonzalez-Vazquez and co. review current knowledge on the ecotoxicity of selected tyre-related chemicals. doi.org/10.1016/j.aq...
How can pollutants affect the success of non-native species? Isaac Ligocki & colleagues find the potential influence of chemical pollution on invasion success remains largely unexplored and recommend its inclusion in conservation and restoration
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Uncovering the role of chemical pollutants in shaping biological invasions | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Ecosystems around the globe are under unprecedented pressure from human activities. Chemical pollution and biological invasions are two leading drivers of environmental change, each of which causes substantial harm to wildlife and the ecosystems they ...
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November 14, 2025 at 6:24 AM
How can pollutants affect the success of non-native species? Isaac Ligocki & colleagues find the potential influence of chemical pollution on invasion success remains largely unexplored and recommend its inclusion in conservation and restoration
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#MonashScienceAwards Congrats to A/Prof Kay Hodgins @shaky-dingo.bsky.social (@monashbiol.bsky.social), recipient of the Researcher of the Year Award. Learn more: monash.edu/science/awards
October 29, 2025 at 4:34 AM
#MonashScienceAwards Congrats to A/Prof Kay Hodgins @shaky-dingo.bsky.social (@monashbiol.bsky.social), recipient of the Researcher of the Year Award. Learn more: monash.edu/science/awards
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#MonashScienceAwards Congratulations to the GATC Lab and @skblab.bsky.social (@monashbiol.bsky.social), who received a Commendation for Research Team of the Year Award. Learn more: monash.edu/science/awards
October 29, 2025 at 4:34 AM
#MonashScienceAwards Congratulations to the GATC Lab and @skblab.bsky.social (@monashbiol.bsky.social), who received a Commendation for Research Team of the Year Award. Learn more: monash.edu/science/awards
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#MonashScienceAwards Congrats to Prof @annempeters.bsky.social (@monashbiol.bsky.social), recipient of the Dean's Award for Excellence in Honours Supervision. Learn more: monash.edu/science/awards.
October 29, 2025 at 4:43 AM
#MonashScienceAwards Congrats to Prof @annempeters.bsky.social (@monashbiol.bsky.social), recipient of the Dean's Award for Excellence in Honours Supervision. Learn more: monash.edu/science/awards.
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#MonashScienceAwards Congrats to Dr Hendrika Duivenvoorden (@monashbiol.bsky.social), recipient of the Dean's Award for Diversity and Inclusion in Education. Learn more: monash.edu/science/awards.
October 29, 2025 at 4:43 AM
#MonashScienceAwards Congrats to Dr Hendrika Duivenvoorden (@monashbiol.bsky.social), recipient of the Dean's Award for Diversity and Inclusion in Education. Learn more: monash.edu/science/awards.
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#MonashScienceAwards Congrats to A/Prof Kay Hodgins @shaky-dingo.bsky.social (@monashbiol.bsky.social), recipient of the Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Research Supervision. Learn more: monash.edu/science/awards.
October 29, 2025 at 4:55 AM
#MonashScienceAwards Congrats to A/Prof Kay Hodgins @shaky-dingo.bsky.social (@monashbiol.bsky.social), recipient of the Award for Excellence in Postgraduate Research Supervision. Learn more: monash.edu/science/awards.
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#MonashScienceAwards Congrats to @monashbiol.bsky.social PhD candidates Storme De Scally and Christopher Blake, joint winners of the Award for Outstanding Contributions by a Graduate Research Student to the Life of the Faculty/School Community. Learn more: monash.edu/science/awards.
October 29, 2025 at 4:55 AM
#MonashScienceAwards Congrats to @monashbiol.bsky.social PhD candidates Storme De Scally and Christopher Blake, joint winners of the Award for Outstanding Contributions by a Graduate Research Student to the Life of the Faculty/School Community. Learn more: monash.edu/science/awards.
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#MonashScienceAwards Congrats to @monashbiol.bsky.social PhD candidate Peter Allen, who has received a Commendation for the Award for Research Impact by a Graduate Research Student. Learn more: monash.edu/science/awards.
October 29, 2025 at 4:55 AM
#MonashScienceAwards Congrats to @monashbiol.bsky.social PhD candidate Peter Allen, who has received a Commendation for the Award for Research Impact by a Graduate Research Student. Learn more: monash.edu/science/awards.
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#MonashScienceAwards Congrats to Dr Sam Ginther, recipient of the Vice-Chancellor's Commendation for Thesis Excellence. @monashbiol.bsky.social Learn more: monash.edu/science/awards.
October 29, 2025 at 4:55 AM
#MonashScienceAwards Congrats to Dr Sam Ginther, recipient of the Vice-Chancellor's Commendation for Thesis Excellence. @monashbiol.bsky.social Learn more: monash.edu/science/awards.
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Check out new paper led by @jackmanera.bsky.social on impacts of noise pollution. @monashscience.bsky.social @monashbiol.bsky.social #BobWongLab
Boat noise alters individual behaviors but not communication between partners in a fish-shrimp mutualism
#NoisePollution #SpeciesInteraction
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#NoisePollution #SpeciesInteraction
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a boat is going through a body of water with the number 0 on the side
ALT: a boat is going through a body of water with the number 0 on the side
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October 31, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Check out new paper led by @jackmanera.bsky.social on impacts of noise pollution. @monashscience.bsky.social @monashbiol.bsky.social #BobWongLab
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Welcome to this week's EGI seminar in @biology.ox.ac.uk when Prof Craig White @craig-white.bsky.social from @monashbiol.bsky.social will talk on The Evolution of Metabolic Rate and Life History: 3.30pm Fri 14 Nov in Lecture Theatre 2 in the Life & Mind Building. Also live-streamed: instructions ⬇️
November 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Welcome to this week's EGI seminar in @biology.ox.ac.uk when Prof Craig White @craig-white.bsky.social from @monashbiol.bsky.social will talk on The Evolution of Metabolic Rate and Life History: 3.30pm Fri 14 Nov in Lecture Theatre 2 in the Life & Mind Building. Also live-streamed: instructions ⬇️
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Congrats to Nicole De Rycke, who received a Special Commendation for the VC's Award for Professional Staff - Individual Strategic Excellence 👏👏 Learn more: monash.edu/vc-excellenc... @monashbiol.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Congrats to Nicole De Rycke, who received a Special Commendation for the VC's Award for Professional Staff - Individual Strategic Excellence 👏👏 Learn more: monash.edu/vc-excellenc... @monashbiol.bsky.social
If a community has a long history of co-evolution, is it more resistant to invasion?
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@MikeJayMcD
use a simple 2 species microbial community to test this idea doi.org/10.1007/s002...
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@MikeJayMcD
use a simple 2 species microbial community to test this idea doi.org/10.1007/s002...
Evolution of One Species Increases Resistance to Invasion in a Simple Synthetic Community - Microbial Ecology
The species that make up a microbial community determine its potential function. A major goal of microbial ecology is to make assemblages of microbes — synthetic communities — with targeted applicatio...
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October 27, 2025 at 9:36 AM
If a community has a long history of co-evolution, is it more resistant to invasion?
@storme_zaviar
and
@MikeJayMcD
use a simple 2 species microbial community to test this idea doi.org/10.1007/s002...
@storme_zaviar
and
@MikeJayMcD
use a simple 2 species microbial community to test this idea doi.org/10.1007/s002...
A recent study by Ekta Kochar, Damian Dowling and co-authors adds to the growing evidence that mtDNA variation contributes to thermal plasticity in longevity but does not provide clear insight into whether this variation is adaptive or maladaptive. doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
Mitochondrial genotypes affect thermal plasticity of longevity in Drosophila melanogaster
Abstract. Sequence variation in mitochondrial DNA was once considered neutral, but growing evidence indicates it can influence metabolic, physiological and
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October 27, 2025 at 9:14 AM
A recent study by Ekta Kochar, Damian Dowling and co-authors adds to the growing evidence that mtDNA variation contributes to thermal plasticity in longevity but does not provide clear insight into whether this variation is adaptive or maladaptive. doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
Can we improve the way we carry out Green Status of Species assessments? Maiko Lutz, David Chapple, Jessica Walsh and co-authors propose a 'best practice' approach using a formalized group setting. Read about their case studies here doi.org/10.1111/cobi...
Assessing recovery and conservation of Australian freshwater fishes with the IUCN Green Status of Species and structured expert elicitation
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Green Status of Species (GSS), introduced in 2021, is a global standard of measurement used to assess the level to which a species has recove...
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October 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Can we improve the way we carry out Green Status of Species assessments? Maiko Lutz, David Chapple, Jessica Walsh and co-authors propose a 'best practice' approach using a formalized group setting. Read about their case studies here doi.org/10.1111/cobi...
How do how early-life conditions and genetic compatibility between mitochondria and the genome shape complex phenotypes? Stefano Bettinnazzi and co-authors found mitonuclear mismatch and early diet affected developmental time, body size and adult diet. doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
October 27, 2025 at 8:18 AM
How do how early-life conditions and genetic compatibility between mitochondria and the genome shape complex phenotypes? Stefano Bettinnazzi and co-authors found mitonuclear mismatch and early diet affected developmental time, body size and adult diet. doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
How does exposure to a pathogen affect our understanding of the risk of climate change to the host? Jared Lush and co-authors explore this question in a new paper out in
Thermal Biology
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Thermal Biology
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October 27, 2025 at 5:41 AM
How does exposure to a pathogen affect our understanding of the risk of climate change to the host? Jared Lush and co-authors explore this question in a new paper out in
Thermal Biology
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Thermal Biology
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Rodolfo Anderson and David Chapple find that Protected Areas mitigate the effects of heat stress in ectotherms, particularly in tropical regions. doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
October 27, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Rodolfo Anderson and David Chapple find that Protected Areas mitigate the effects of heat stress in ectotherms, particularly in tropical regions. doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
M. polymorpha's low genetic redundancy makes it an attractive model to investigate cell wall biosynthesis. Hee Sung Kang, John Bowman and co-authors add to the growing knowledge of the cell wall structure of Marchantia across different life stages. doi.org/10.1111/tpj....
Cell wall‐related glycosyltransferases and wall architecture in the model liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
M. polymorpha's low genetic redundancy makes it an attractive model to unravel the complex processes of cell wall biosynthesis. This study adds to the growing knowledge of the cell wall structure of ...
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October 27, 2025 at 3:17 AM
M. polymorpha's low genetic redundancy makes it an attractive model to investigate cell wall biosynthesis. Hee Sung Kang, John Bowman and co-authors add to the growing knowledge of the cell wall structure of Marchantia across different life stages. doi.org/10.1111/tpj....
What influences nest failure in purple crowned fairy wrens in riparian habitat in tropical savannahs? Ian Hoppe,
@AP_BirdBehavEco and co-authors find good habitat and group living important doi.org/10.1111/1365...
@AP_BirdBehavEco and co-authors find good habitat and group living important doi.org/10.1111/1365...
Good habitat and group living mitigate nest failure from predation and flooding in a riparian bird
Riparian ecosystems in tropical Savannas are important biodiversity refuges from current and future hot and dry conditions. Poor management of fire and grazing reduce habitat quality and we show that...
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October 27, 2025 at 3:01 AM
What influences nest failure in purple crowned fairy wrens in riparian habitat in tropical savannahs? Ian Hoppe,
@AP_BirdBehavEco and co-authors find good habitat and group living important doi.org/10.1111/1365...
@AP_BirdBehavEco and co-authors find good habitat and group living important doi.org/10.1111/1365...
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Speedy snakes! Our new study on high-speed kinematics of strikes in venomous snakes url: journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/... @monashbiol.bsky.social
Kinematics of strikes in venomous snakes
Highlighted Article: Comparison of prey strikes of 36 venomous snake species using high-speed 3D kinematical analysis shows vipers are often faster than elapid snakes, with highest strike velocities i...
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October 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Speedy snakes! Our new study on high-speed kinematics of strikes in venomous snakes url: journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/... @monashbiol.bsky.social
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Full speed snake strikes - faster than the blink of an eye! From our new paper in @jexpbiol.bsky.social @monashbiol.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Full speed snake strikes - faster than the blink of an eye! From our new paper in @jexpbiol.bsky.social @monashbiol.bsky.social
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How do we capture fast and furious snake bites? High-speed video with 3D reconstruction, all at 1000 frames per second! @monashbiol.bsky.social @jexpbiol.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 10:50 PM
How do we capture fast and furious snake bites? High-speed video with 3D reconstruction, all at 1000 frames per second! @monashbiol.bsky.social @jexpbiol.bsky.social