Zoology & Ecology

Saul Chemonges

Adjunct Associate Professor
saul.chemonges@jcu.edu.au

Daniel Montesinos Torres

Senior Research Fellow
daniel.montesinos@jcu.edu.au

Claire Gely

Lecturer, Zoology and Ecology
claire.gely@jcu.edu.au

Ben Hirsch

Adjunct Senior Lecturer
ben.hirsch@jcu.edu.au

Stephen Williams

Adjunct Professor
stephen.williams@jcu.edu.au

Myles Menz

Senior Lecturer, Zoology and Ecology
myles.menz@jcu.edu.au

Martijn van de Pol

Associate Professor, Mathematical Modelling
martijn.vandepol@jcu.edu.au

Slade Allen-Ankins

Research Fellow
slade.allenankins@jcu.edu.au

Noel Preece

Adjunct Associate Professor
noel.preece@jcu.edu.au

Conrad Hoskin

Professor
conrad.hoskin@jcu.edu.au

Conservation genomics of the Critically endangered Kuranda Treefrog (Old ID 28987)

Megan Higgie

01 May 2023 - 31 May 2023

This project aims to assess the conservation status of the Critically Endangered Kuranda Treefrog us...

Evolution, ecology, and genomics of a recent speciation event in a rainforest frog (Old ID 22201)

Conrad Hoskin

01 Sep 2015 - 31 Aug 2016

The Kuranda Treefrog (Litoria myola) is a critically endangered species restricted to rainforest in ...

Evolution, ecology, and genomics of a recent speciation event in a rainforest frog (Old ID 22201)

Megan Higgie

01 Sep 2015 - 31 Aug 2016

The Kuranda Treefrog (Litoria myola) is a critically endangered species restricted to rainforest in ...

Can parental care behaviour and breeding microhabitat protect Critically Endangered nursery frogs from rising temperatures on Wet Tropics mountaintops? (Old ID 28956)

Conrad Hoskin

01 Apr 2023 - 01 Aug 2024

Nursery frogs are terrestrial breeders with ‘direct development’ and the male stays with the eggs un...

Resolving the genetics of adaptation and speciation (Old ID 22899)

Megan Higgie

01 Sep 2016 - 31 Dec 2017

The project will greatly assist my career development by increasing my skills and impact in genomic ...

Investigating the pitfalls of bee hotels (Old ID 30046)

Peter Yeeles

01 Jul 2023 - 31 Dec 2026

Concern for bees among the public has led to the augmentation of habitat for bees including the addi...

Investigating the pitfalls of bee hotels (Old ID 30046)

Lori Lach

01 Jul 2023 - 31 Dec 2026

Concern for bees among the public has led to the augmentation of habitat for bees including the addi...

Integrating climate adaptation into rainforest restoration (Old ID 27288)

Lucas Cernusak

01 Jul 2021 - 30 Jun 2024

Rainforest restoration aims to develop self-sustaining ecosystems, resilient to the potential negati...

Going feral: The colonisation of natural environments by Asian house geckos (Old ID 21725)

Conrad Hoskin

01 Aug 2014 - 31 Mar 2016

Asian house geckos (Hemidactylus frenatus) were accidentally introduced to Australia in the 1960s an...

A temperature and humidity analysis of the Golden-shouldered parrot (Psepholus chrsoterygius) nest chambers: implications in a changing climate? (Old ID 27245)

Susan Laurance

01 May 2021 - 01 May 2022

The Golden-shouldered Parrot (Psepholus chrsoterysius) is an endangered species endemic to Cape York...

Complex growth rate evolution in a latitudinally widespread species

2004
Wiley-Blackwell
Researchers:Lin Schwarzkopf

Shade acclimation of rainforest leaves to colonization by lichens

2002
Wiley-Blackwell
Researchers:Betsy Jackes

Master of them all: performance specialization does not result in trade-offs in tropical lizards

2007
Evolutionary Ecology
Researchers:Lin Schwarzkopf

Does total reproductive effort evolve independently of offspring size?

2001
Wiley-Blackwell
Researchers:Lin Schwarzkopf

Nomadic movement in tropical toads

2002
Wiley-Blackwell
Researchers:Lin Schwarzkopf

Sexual dimorphism in body shape without sexual dimorphism in body size in water skinks (Eulamprus quoyii)

2005
Herpetologists' League
Researchers:Lin Schwarzkopf

Grasses of James Cook University, Townsville Campus Part A: a pictorial key to grass genera in North Queensland

2009
James Cook University
Researchers:Nanette HookerBetsy Jackes

Grasses of James Cook University, Townsville Campus Part B: generic descriptions and key to species

2009
James Cook University
Researchers:Nanette Hooker

Mechanisms driving avoidance of non-native plants by lizards

2007
Wiley-Blackwell
Researchers:Lin Schwarzkopf