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

Weed impacts on ten of the most threatened plant species of the Australian wet tropics

Daniel Montesinos Torres

01 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2027

One commonly stated threat to plant species conservation is displacement by invasive plants. However...

Genetic sequencing analysis of Nangur spiny skink tissue samples to inform the captive breeding program

Conrad Hoskin

20 Jan 2025 - 31 May 2025

This project will be undertaken as laboratory analysis of genetic sequencing data of 41 captive N. s...

Genetic sequencing analysis of Nangur spiny skink tissue samples to inform the captive breeding program

Conrad Hoskin

20 Jan 2025 - 31 May 2025

This project will be undertaken as laboratory analysis of genetic sequencing data of 41 captive N. s...

Testing a biopesticide on yellow crazy ants

Peter Yeeles

28 Feb 2025 - 29 Aug 2025

This project will test the acute toxicity of a newly developed biopesticide on yellow crazy ants (An...

Testing a biopesticide on yellow crazy ants

Peter Yeeles

28 Feb 2025 - 29 Aug 2025

This project will test the acute toxicity of a newly developed biopesticide on yellow crazy ants (An...

Do tropical conifers differ fundamentally from angiosperms in CO2 response?

Lucas Cernusak

01 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2027

ARC Discovery Expression of Interest - DP250100943

Assessing recovery in threatened Australian amphibians and reptiles

Conrad Hoskin

01 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2027

Biodiversity loss is occurring at unprecedented levels. Worldwide, human activities have ushered in ...

Assessing recovery in threatened Australian amphibians and reptiles

Conrad Hoskin

01 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2027

Biodiversity loss is occurring at unprecedented levels. Worldwide, human activities have ushered in ...

Conservation genomics and population status of the endangered Mahogany Gliders (Petaurus gracilis) (Old ID 27672)

Eryn Chang

30 Jun 2022 - 30 Jun 2023

Habitat loss and fragmentation have been threatening population connectivity and genetic diversity o...

Improving land condition across north-west Queensland to boost productivity, build climate resilience and increase biodiversity

Lin Schwarzkopf

15 Jul 2024 - 30 Jun 2028

Across the Southern and Northern Gulf region of north-west Queensland, there are many thousands of h...

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

Acoustic attractants enhance trapping success for cane toads

2007
CSIRO
Researchers:Lin Schwarzkopf

Title: Marketing and Engagement Committee, College of Science & Engineering, JCU

Reseracher: Conrad Hoskin (Professor)

Start Date: 01 Jan 2022

Title: Asynchronous Teaching working group, James Cook University

Reseracher: Conrad Hoskin (Professor)

Start Date: 01 Jan 2025

Title: CSE Research Committee