Tasmin Rymer
- tasmin.rymer@jcu.edu.au
- Senior Lecturer
Projects
2
Publications
68
Awards
0
Biography
I am a passionate animal behaviourist with a fondness for rodents. I studied a BSc majoring in Zoology and Ecology, Environment and Conservation at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg, South Africa, and followed this with a BSc Honours in Zoology, focusing on the behavioural ecology of Kalahari tree skinks Mabyua spilogaster. I then moved to the University of Pretoria, South Africa, to study an MSc with specialisation in Mammalogy. I returned to Wits to study my PhD under the supervision of Prof. Neville Pillay. My project focused on the ontogeny and function of paternal care behaviour in the African striped mouse Rhabdomys pumilio. I moved to James Cook University in 2012, where I am currently employed in the College of Science and Engineering. My current research focuses on the behaviour of Australian mammals, specifically the fawn-footed mosaic-tailed rat Melomys cervinipes, although I have some students favouring marine gastropods.
Research
Projects
Is the pygmy Coremiocnemis sp. “social”?
01 Apr 2024 - 30 Nov 2024
Rat chat: vocalisations of the fawn-footed mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys cervinipes)
01 Apr 2024 - 01 Apr 2025
Teaching
Taught Modules
[BZ5061] Behavioural EcologyLecturer
2021
[BS2470] EvolutionCoordinator, Lecturer
2021
[SC1102] Modelling Natural SystemsCoordinator
2023
2021
[BS5470] EvolutionLecturer
2022
2020
2021
[BS1007] Introduction to BiodiversityCoordinator, Lecturer
2022
[RM8501] Research PlanningLecturer
2024
[RM8502] Research ProjectLecturer
2024
[SC1109] Modelling Natural Systems-AdvancedCoordinator, Lecturer
2024
[BZ3061] Behavioural EcologyLecturer
2021
[SC1101] Science, Technology and TruthLecturer, Tutor
2022
[BZ5061] Behavioural EcologyLecturer
2023
[BS5470] EvolutionCoordinator, Lecturer
2021
[BS1007] Introduction to BiodiversityCoordinator, Lecturer
2024
[BS2470] EvolutionLecturer
2022
[BZ3061] Behavioural EcologyLecturer
2024
[BS1007] Introduction to BiodiversityCoordinator, Lecturer
2023
[BS2470] EvolutionLecturer
2024
2024
[BS5470] EvolutionLecturer
2023
[BS5470] EvolutionLecturer
2024
[BZ3061] Behavioural EcologyLecturer
2023
2023
2024
[BZ3061] Behavioural EcologyLecturer
2022
[BZ5061] Behavioural EcologyLecturer
2022
[BZ5061] Behavioural EcologyLecturer
2024
[BS2470] EvolutionLecturer
2023
[SC1109] Modelling Natural Systems-AdvancedCoordinator
2023
2021
Activities
Associations
Australian Mammal Society
2016 - 2024
Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour
2013 - 2024
Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
2018 - 2024
Society for Conservation Biology
2019 - 2024
Animal Behavior Society
2021 - 2024
Output
Reinhold, Linda M.; Wilson, David T.; Rymer, Tasmin L. (2024) 'Does the photoluminescence of rat fur. Australian Journal of Zoology, 71 (2). [DOI] ...
Maxwell, Stephen J.; Todd, Stephanie J.; Rymer, Tasmin L. (2023) 'Population structure and morpholog. Acta Zoologica, 104 (2):255-261. [DOI] ...
Hernandez Duran, Linda; Wilson, David Thomas; Salih, Mohamed; Rymer, Tasmin Lee (2023) 'Interactions. PLoS ONE, 18 (5). ...
Reinhold, Linda M.; Rymer, Tasmin L.; Helgen, Kristofer M.; Wilson, David T. (2023) 'Photoluminescen. Journal of Ma, 104 (4):892...
Rowell, Misha; Rymer, Tasmin L. (2023) 'The consistency of exploration behaviours across life stages. Behavioural Processes, 207 . [DOI] ...
Rowell, Misha K.; Rymer, Tasmin L. (2023) 'Problem solving of wild animals in the Wet Tropics of Que. Austral Ecology, 48 (2):313-322. [DOI] ...
Exploring behavioral traits over different contexts in four species of Australian funnel-web spiders
2023
Hernandez Duran, Linda; Wilson, David Thomas; Rymer, Tasmin Lee (2023) 'Exploring behavioral traits . Current Zoology, 69 (6):766-774. [DOI] ...
Rowell, Misha K.; Rymer, Tasmin L. (2023) 'Both age and experience are important for successful prob. Animal Cognition, 26 :781-789. [DOI] ...
Rymer, Tasmin L.; Pillay, Neville (2023) 'The effects of antibiotics and illness on gut microbial co. PLoS ONE, 18 . [DOI] ...
Rowell, Misha K.; Rymer, Tasmin L. (2022) 'Memory enhances problem solving in the fawn‑footed mosaic. Animal Cognition, 25 :347-358. [DOI] ...
Rochais, Celine; Rymer, Tasmin L.; Pillay, Neville (2022) 'Challenges in Linking Cognition and Survi. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10 . [DOI] ...
A study of a population of Canarium (Canarium) urceus (Mollusca, Strombidae) from Nha Trang, Vietnam
2022
Maxwell, Stephen J.; Rymer, Tasmin L. (2022) 'A study of a population of Canarium (Canarium) urceus . Strombus, 28 (1-2):1-5. ...
Behaviour of the Sydney funnel-web spider Atrax robustus over different contexts, time, and stimuli
2022
Hernandez Duran, Linda; Wilson, David Thomas; Rymer, Tasmin Lee (2022) 'Behaviour of the Sydney funn. Toxicon: X, 13 . [DOI] ...
Rowell, Misha K.; Rymer, Tasmin L. (2022) 'Problem solving in fawn-footed mosaic-tailed rats Melomys. Journal of Experimental Zoology. Part A, Ecological And, 337 (8):802-811. [DOI] ...
Pillay, Neville; Rymer, Tasmin L. (2021) 'Sons benefit from paternal care in African striped mice'. Developmental Psychobiology, 63 (4):662-675. [DOI] ...
Maxwell, Stephen J.; Rymer, Tasmin L.; Watt, Jessica (2021) 'Field Notes on Sex-Bias in Gibberulus d. Pacific Science, 75 (4):525-530. [DOI] ...
Maxwell, Stephen J.; Rymer, Tasmin L.; Congdon, Bradley C. (2021) 'A theoretical composite model for. Journal of Natural History, 55 (41-42):2661-2672. [DOI] ...
Maxwell, Stephen J.; Hernandez Duran, Linda C.; Rowell, Misha K.; Rymer, Tasmin L. (2021) 'An iconog. Proceed, 134 (...
Maxwell, Stephen; Rymer, Tasmin (2021) 'Are the ICZN and PhyloCode that incompatible? A summary of t. The Festivus, 53 (1):44-51. [DOI] ...
Rowell, Misha K.; Santymire, Rachel M.; Rymer, Tasmin L. (2021) 'Corticosterone metabolite concentra. Animals, 12 (1). [DOI] ...
Maxwell, Stephen J.; Watt, Jessica; Rymer, Tasmin L.; Congdon, Bradley C. (2021) 'A checklist of nea. Biogeographia, 36 . [DOI] ...
Maxwell, Stephen J.; Rymer, Tasmin L.; Congdon, Bradley C. (2021) 'Resolving phylogenetic and classi. Zootaxa, 4990 (3):401-453. [DOI] ...
Rowell, Misha K.; Pillay, Neville; Rymer, Tasmin L. (2021) 'Problem solving in animals: proposal for. Animals, 11 (3):866-866. [DOI] ...
Hernandez Duran, Linda; Wilson, David Thomas; Briffa, Mark; Rymer, Tasmin Lee (2021) 'Beyond spider . Ecology and , 11 (7):297...
Exploration influences problem solving in the fawn-footed mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys cervinipes)
2021
Rowell, Misha Kyla; Rymer, Tasmin Lee (2021) 'Exploration influences problem solving in the fawn-foo. Ethology, 127 (7):592-604. [DOI] ...
Rymer, Tasmin L.; Cruise, Megan; Pillay, Neville (2021) 'Decision-making by bushveld gerbils (Gerbil. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 135 (2):244-257. [DOI] ...
Delarue, Emma M.P.; Kerr, Sarah E.; Rymer, Tasmin L. (2021) 'Habitat and sex effects on behaviour in. Australian Mammalogy, 43 (3):319-329. [DOI] ...
Rowell, Misha K.; Rymer, Tasmin L. (2021) 'Growth and behavioural development of the fawn-footed mos. Australian Mammalogy, 43 (3):330-334. [DOI] ...
Maxwell, Stephen J.; Rymer, Tasmin L.; Dekkers, Aart M. (2020) 'Canarium urceus (Linné,1758) studies. The Festivus, 52 (2):113-127. [DOI] ...
Innovation in a native Australian rodent, the fawn-footed mosaic-tailed rat (Melomys cervinipes)
2020
Rowell, Misha K.; Rymer, Tasmin L. (2020) 'Innovation in a native Australian rodent, the fawn-footed. Animal Cognition, 23 (2):301-310. [DOI] ...
Maxwell, Stephen J.; Rymer, Tasmin L.; Congdon, Bradley C.; Dekkers, Aart M. (2020) 'Studies in Cana. The Festivus, 52 (4):335-...
Rymer, Tasmin L. (2020) 'The role of olfactory genes in the expression of rodent paternal care behav. Genes, 11 (3). [DOI] ...
Maxwell, Stephen J.; Rowell, Misha K.; Hernandez Duran, Linda C.; Rymer, Tasmin L. (2020) 'Populatio. Proceed, 128 :...
Hernández Duran, Linda; Rymer, Tasmin Lee; Wilson, David Thomas (2020) 'Variation in venom compositi. Toxicon: X, 8 . [DOI] ...
Maxwell, S.J.; Congdon, B.C.; Rymer, T.L. (2020) 'Essentialistic pluralism: the theory of spatio-tem. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 124 :81-97. ...
Maxwell, Stephen J.; Dekkers, Aart M.; Rymer, Tasmin L.; Congdon, Brad C. (2020) 'Towards resolving . The Festivus, 52 (1):3-38. ...
Paulling, Kelsey; Wilson, David; Rymer, Tasmin L. (2019) 'Olfactory recognition of snake cues by faw. Behaviour, 156 (12):1235-1253. [DOI] ...
Maxwell, Stephen J.; Dekkers, Aart M.; Rymer, Tasmin L.; Congdon, Bradley C. (2019) 'Laevistrombus A. Zootaxa, 4555 (4):49...
Maxwell, Stephen J.; Dekkers, Art M.; Rymer, Tasmin L.; Congdon, Bradley C. (2019) 'Recognising and . ZooKeys, 867 :1-7. [ ...
Maxwell, Stephen J.; Bordon, Anton V.; Rymer, Tasmin L.; Congdon, Brad C. (2019) 'The birth of a spe. Proceedings of t, 132 (1):119-13...
Rymer, T. L; Pillay, N. (2018) 'An integrated understanding of paternal care in mammals: lessons fro. Journal of Zoology, 306 (2):69-76. [DOI] ...
Maxwell, Stephen J.; Congdon, Bradley C.; Rymer, Tasmin L. (2018) 'A new species of Paraseraphs (Gas. Paleontological Journal, 52 (12):1371-1373. [DOI] ...
Callaway, Wendy A.; Turner, Ayla A.; Croshaw, Oscar B.; Ferguson, Jade A.; Julson, Zachary J-N.; Vol...
Maxwell, S.J.; Liverani, V.; Rymer, T.R.; Congdon, B.C. (2018) 'Revision of Terebellum delicatum Kur. 123 :61-67. ...
Pillay, Neville; Rymer, Tasmin Lee (2017) 'Behavioural correlates of group size and group persistenc. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 71 :1-13. [DOI] ...
Pillay, Neville; Rymer, Tasmin L. (2017) 'Preference for outbreeding in inbred Littledale's whistlin. Evolutionary Biology, 44 (1):21-30. [DOI] ...
Preece, Noel D.; Abell, Sandra E.; Grogan, Laura; Wayne, Adrian; Skerratt, Lee F.; Van Oosterzee, Pe...
Maxwell, Stephen J.; Rymer, Tasmin L.; Congdon, Bradley C. (2017) 'Sex-ratio bias in Laevistrombus c. Memoirs of the Queensland Museu, 60 :133-138. [DOI] ...
Maxwell, Stephen J.; Congdon, Bradley C.; Rymer, Tasmin L. (2016) 'A new species of Vasticardium (Bi. The Festivus, 48 (4):248-252. ...
Rymer, Tasmin L.; Pillay, Neville; Schradin, Carsten (2016) 'Resilience to droughts in mammals: a co. Quarterly Review of Biology, 91 (2):133-176. [DOI] ...
Pillay, Neville; Rimbach, Rebecca; Rymer, Tasmin (2016) 'Pre- and postnatal dietary protein deficienc. 161 :38-46. [DOI] ...
Maxwell, Stephen J.; Rymer, Tasmin L. (2016) 'Commercially driven taxonomy: the necessity of knowing. The Festivus, 48 (1):52-53. ...
Delarue, Emma Michelle Pamela; Kerr, Sarah; Rymer, Tasmin (2015) 'Habitat complexity, environmental . Behavioural Processes, 120 :101-110. [DOI] ...
Pillay, Neville; Rymer, Tasmin L. (2015) 'Alloparenting enhances the emotional, social and cognitive. Animal Behaviour, 99 :43-52. [DOI] ...
Mackay, Megan; Rymer, Tasmin L.; Pillay, Neville (2014) 'Separation at weaning from the family is st. Stress, 17 (3):266-274. [DOI] ...
Rymer, Tasmin; Pillay, Neville (2014) 'Alloparental care in the African striped mouse Rhabdomys pumi. Ethology, 120 (1):11-20. [DOI] ...
Rymer, Tasmin L.; Thomson, Robert L.; Whiting, Martin J. (2014) 'At home with the birds: Kalahari tr. Austral Ecology, 39 (7):839-847. [DOI] ...
Rymer, Tasmin L.; Pillay, Neville (2013) 'Maternal care in the African striped mouse Rhabdomys pumil. Developmental Psychobiology, 55 (3):265-274. [DOI] ...
Hinze, A.; Rymer, T.; Pillay, N. (2013) 'Spatial dichotomy of sociality in the African ice rat'. Journal of Zoology, 290 (3):208-214. [DOI] ...
Rymer, Tasmin L.; Pillay, Neville; Schradin, Carsten (2013) 'Extinction or survival? Behavioral flex. Sustainability, 5 (1):163-186. [DOI] ...
Pillay, Neville; Rymer, Tasmin L. (2012) 'Behavioural divergence, interfertility and speciation: a r. Behavioural Processes, 91 (3):223-235. [DOI] ...
Chapman, Tarryn; Rymer, Tasmin; Pillay, Neville (2012) 'Behavioural correlates of urbanisation in th. 99 (11):893-902. [DOI] ...
Rymer, Tasmin L.; Pillay, Neville (2012) 'The development of exploratory behaviour in the African st. 42 (5):845-856. [DOI] ...
Rymer, Tasmin L.; Pillay, Neville (2011) 'The influence of the early rearing environment on the deve. Ethology, 117 (4):284-293. [DOI] ...
Rymer, Tasmin; Pillay, Neville (2011) 'Transmission of parental care behavior in African striped mic. Journal of Experimental Zoology, Part A, 315A (10):631-638. [DOI] ...
Rymer, Tasmin; Pillay, Neville; Rymer, Tasmin (2010) 'Female mate choice for paternal care behaviour. Behaviour, 147 (9):1101-1119. [DOI] ...
Rymer, Tasmin; Schradin, Carsten; Pillay, Neville (2008) 'Social transmission of information about n. Animal Behaviour, 76 (4):1297-1304. [DOI] ...
Rymer, Tasmin L.; Kinahan, Anouska A.; Pillay, Neville (2007) 'Fur characteristics of the African ic. Journal of Thermal Biology, 32 (7-8):428-432. [DOI] ...