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 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
doi.org/10.1016/j.jt...
Thermal Biology
doi.org/10.1016/j.jt...
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
doi.org/10.1016/j.jt...
Thermal Biology
doi.org/10.1016/j.jt...
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...
Other Effective Based Conservation Measures are important contributors to our global conservation targets, but how are they assessed?
@Carly_N_Cook and co-authors have uncovered some significant issues. doi.org/10.1111/conl...
@Carly_N_Cook and co-authors have uncovered some significant issues. doi.org/10.1111/conl...
October 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Other Effective Based Conservation Measures are important contributors to our global conservation targets, but how are they assessed?
@Carly_N_Cook and co-authors have uncovered some significant issues. doi.org/10.1111/conl...
@Carly_N_Cook and co-authors have uncovered some significant issues. doi.org/10.1111/conl...
Russell Woodford and co-authors find an essential role of PGR5 in enabling efficient C4 photosynthesis under fluctuating light by regulating photosynthetic control and energy-dependent non-photochemical quenching. doi.org/10.1093/plph...
October 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Russell Woodford and co-authors find an essential role of PGR5 in enabling efficient C4 photosynthesis under fluctuating light by regulating photosynthetic control and energy-dependent non-photochemical quenching. doi.org/10.1093/plph...
Jack Manera and co-authors investigate the impacts of boat noise pollution on the 5 behavioural interactions between two susceptible marine taxa: fish and crustaceans. They found different boat noises affect the taxa differently. doi.org/10.1093/behe... @bbmwong.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Jack Manera and co-authors investigate the impacts of boat noise pollution on the 5 behavioural interactions between two susceptible marine taxa: fish and crustaceans. They found different boat noises affect the taxa differently. doi.org/10.1093/behe... @bbmwong.bsky.social
Can phage therapy be a frontline antimicrobial solution for The Alfred Hospital’s ECC outbreak? Dinesh Subedi and co-authors report on the development of a phage cocktail and a therapeutic-grade product, ready for clinical use. rdcu.be/eKnWw
October 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Can phage therapy be a frontline antimicrobial solution for The Alfred Hospital’s ECC outbreak? Dinesh Subedi and co-authors report on the development of a phage cocktail and a therapeutic-grade product, ready for clinical use. rdcu.be/eKnWw
How can we support Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs)? Carly Cook and colleagues identified a clear need to resolve what is required for sites to demonstrate they meet the definition of an OECM
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.70148
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.70148
September 25, 2025 at 5:04 AM
How can we support Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs)? Carly Cook and colleagues identified a clear need to resolve what is required for sites to demonstrate they meet the definition of an OECM
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.70148
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.70148
Can we predict how Dengue fever will spread as repeated heatwaves become the norm? Suk Lan Sur and colleagues test the response of mosquitoes, dengue virus and the biological control agent Wolbachia to repeated heat exposures.
doi.org/10.1128/msph...
doi.org/10.1128/msph...
September 25, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Can we predict how Dengue fever will spread as repeated heatwaves become the norm? Suk Lan Sur and colleagues test the response of mosquitoes, dengue virus and the biological control agent Wolbachia to repeated heat exposures.
doi.org/10.1128/msph...
doi.org/10.1128/msph...
Can we reduce inconsistencies in assessing and identifying threats to conservation status? Martin Iglesias, Carla Sgro and
David Chapple developed a systematic protocol for quantifying threats, using Australian squamates as a case study doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
David Chapple developed a systematic protocol for quantifying threats, using Australian squamates as a case study doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
August 31, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Can we reduce inconsistencies in assessing and identifying threats to conservation status? Martin Iglesias, Carla Sgro and
David Chapple developed a systematic protocol for quantifying threats, using Australian squamates as a case study doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
David Chapple developed a systematic protocol for quantifying threats, using Australian squamates as a case study doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
How hot is too hot? And can crevices act as thermal refuges for the Kaputar rock skink? DT Roberts and co find that crevices provide thermal buffering, but future climate may elevate evaporative water loss presenting an additional physiological challenge. doi.org/10.1016/j.jt...
August 31, 2025 at 11:32 PM
How hot is too hot? And can crevices act as thermal refuges for the Kaputar rock skink? DT Roberts and co find that crevices provide thermal buffering, but future climate may elevate evaporative water loss presenting an additional physiological challenge. doi.org/10.1016/j.jt...
Is growth restricted by physical limitation of gills as GOLT theory predicts? CB Scholfield and Criag White test this by rearing cane toad tadpoles at different oxygen concentrations.
doi.org/10.1242/jeb....
doi.org/10.1242/jeb....
August 31, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Is growth restricted by physical limitation of gills as GOLT theory predicts? CB Scholfield and Criag White test this by rearing cane toad tadpoles at different oxygen concentrations.
doi.org/10.1242/jeb....
doi.org/10.1242/jeb....
What are the most pressing conservation challenges for the Antarctic? Zachary Carter and co-authors present the results from a 'horizon scan' where the 131 experts agreed on 10 emerging conservation challenges.
nature.com/articles/s41...
nature.com/articles/s41...
August 19, 2025 at 5:37 AM
What are the most pressing conservation challenges for the Antarctic? Zachary Carter and co-authors present the results from a 'horizon scan' where the 131 experts agreed on 10 emerging conservation challenges.
nature.com/articles/s41...
nature.com/articles/s41...
Ruairidh Duncan and co-authors describe a new species of Janjucetus from the Jan Juc Marl. This is a Mammalodontid- a clade of toothed mysticetes known only from the Chattian of south-eastern Australia and New Zealand. academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/a...
August 19, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Ruairidh Duncan and co-authors describe a new species of Janjucetus from the Jan Juc Marl. This is a Mammalodontid- a clade of toothed mysticetes known only from the Chattian of south-eastern Australia and New Zealand. academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/a...
Can we extend passive acoustic monitoring of wildlife to individual monitoring? Lifi Huang and co-authors show that features learned by models pretrained on bird species data can be transferred to individual classification tasks with minimal effort. sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
July 28, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Can we extend passive acoustic monitoring of wildlife to individual monitoring? Lifi Huang and co-authors show that features learned by models pretrained on bird species data can be transferred to individual classification tasks with minimal effort. sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Rohan Brooker and co-authors find the ability of cleanerfish to adjust their activity in response to competition underscores the role of behaviour in maintaining cleaning networks on coral reefs. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
July 28, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Rohan Brooker and co-authors find the ability of cleanerfish to adjust their activity in response to competition underscores the role of behaviour in maintaining cleaning networks on coral reefs. royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
New results from Y Choy et al suggest that adaptation to combined stress allows basal cold tolerance and its plasticity to co-evolve, but not heat tolerance, highlighting the vulnerability of ectotherms to long-term climate change. researchgate.net/publication/...
July 28, 2025 at 5:51 AM
New results from Y Choy et al suggest that adaptation to combined stress allows basal cold tolerance and its plasticity to co-evolve, but not heat tolerance, highlighting the vulnerability of ectotherms to long-term climate change. researchgate.net/publication/...
Classic population genetics theory predicts that inbreeding restricts the range of conditions leading to balancing selection but, in those cases where it does occur it may still play a role in adaptation. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40659359/
July 28, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Classic population genetics theory predicts that inbreeding restricts the range of conditions leading to balancing selection but, in those cases where it does occur it may still play a role in adaptation. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40659359/
John Bowman and Jonathan Levins present data that lend support to the idea that FGMYB was the female sex-determining gene in the ancestral land plant, which has been speculated to have been dioicous
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July 28, 2025 at 5:22 AM
John Bowman and Jonathan Levins present data that lend support to the idea that FGMYB was the female sex-determining gene in the ancestral land plant, which has been speculated to have been dioicous
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
How can we better integrate biodiversity information from a variety of sources to provide more robust species population information for multiple management and policy objectives? Frank Muller-Karger and co-authors outline a framework here pure.lib.usf.edu/ws/portalfil...
July 28, 2025 at 4:51 AM
How can we better integrate biodiversity information from a variety of sources to provide more robust species population information for multiple management and policy objectives? Frank Muller-Karger and co-authors outline a framework here pure.lib.usf.edu/ws/portalfil...
What do we know and understand about how plants respond to temperature? Avilash Singh Yadav and co-authors review existing knowledge
science.org/doi/full/10....
science.org/doi/full/10....
July 28, 2025 at 4:38 AM
What do we know and understand about how plants respond to temperature? Avilash Singh Yadav and co-authors review existing knowledge
science.org/doi/full/10....
science.org/doi/full/10....
Do we understand collision risks for seabirds in offshore wind farms? Mark Miller et al produce a parameter database to support Procellariiform collision risk modelling for offshore wind farm impact assessment. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirec...
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July 17, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Do we understand collision risks for seabirds in offshore wind farms? Mark Miller et al produce a parameter database to support Procellariiform collision risk modelling for offshore wind farm impact assessment. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirec...
@rohanclarke.bsky.social
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