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ben

23 October 2024 Toad containment zone workshop 2

less than 1 minute read

Working with the fantastic team at Rangelands NRM, we delivered the our second major workshops around the cane toad containment zone (TCZ). The workshop was ...

10 August 2024 Climbing arborists assess beetle numbers at Hyde Park

1 minute read

I recently attended a tree climbing event organised by City of Canning and City of Vincent. Not because I am particularly good at climbing trees, but becaus...

22 Jul 2024 PBG Team Writing Retreat

less than 1 minute read

In late July, the Population Biology and Genomics team (Ben, Brenton, Haylee, Judy, Andy, John, Marta, and Holly) embarked on our first Writing Retreat! The ...

03 July 2024 Toad containment zone workshop 1

less than 1 minute read

Working with the fantastic team at Rangelands NRM, we delivered the first of two major workshops around the cane toad containment zone (TCZ). The workshop wa...

01 July 2024 Sustainability Challenge and a little beetle

less than 1 minute read

I recently had the pleasure of engaging with several teams of smart and creative students taking part in Curtin’s annual Sustainability Challenge.

19 June 2024 Funding for phase I of the toad containment zone is announced

1 minute read

Cane toads have completely invaded WA’s iconic Kimberley region. Their invasion of the Kimberley has killed hundreds of thousands of native animals and irrev...

24 May 2024 Coding Club is up and running!

less than 1 minute read

We have launched the Curtin University School of Molecular & Life Sciences Coding Club! Presented by PBG, Coding Club will run fortnightly during the tea...

15 Apr 2024 WABSI and Curtin Urban Biodiversity Forum

1 minute read

We recently hosted a forum between Curtin University and the Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI) urban biodiversity program to explore ...

20 Mar 2024 Cost and Feasibility of Eradication Workshop

1 minute read

We recently hosted a two-day workshop on the ‘Cost and Feasibility of Eradicating Invasive Species’. The workshop was presented by Dr Dave Ramsey and Dr Mich...

15 Mar 2024 Ben presents keynote at invasive species management forum

less than 1 minute read

Ben was invited to deliver the keynote address at the Future opportunities and challenges in invasive species management: bringing science and community toge...

8 Mar 2024 Agriculture and Biology Seminar Series presentations

less than 1 minute read

Ben and Brenton were recently invited to speak at the weekly Bentley Agriculture and Biology Seminar Series, hosted by the Centre for Crop and Disease Manage...

2 Mar 2024 PCI Evolutionary Biology commentary piece

less than 1 minute read

Ben recently authored a commentary piece ‘The evolution of a hobo snail’ for PCI Evolutionary Biology. PCI is a new publishing model that looks to avoid pub...

16 Feb 2024 Research priorities for the Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer

less than 1 minute read

Ben attended a research prioritisation workshop organised by Kings Park Science and the Harry Butler Institue at Murdoch university. It was a meeting of con...

13 Feb 2024 Designing toad monitoring with Ranger teams

less than 1 minute read

Ben met with Nyangumarta and Karajarri rangers to design sand plot surveys to enable monitoring of toad-affected species. The work was conducted on Nyangumar...

7 Feb 2024 New paper! Managing northern quoll populations

less than 1 minute read

Brenton has led a new research paper on managing populations of the endangered norther quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus). The paper, ‘Conservation prioritisation o...

7 Feb 2024 Teaching materials about cane toad invasion for Yr 9s

less than 1 minute read

Ben recently provided teaching materials for a year 9 science class, in the form of two pre-recorded presentations. The idea is for the students to hear fro...

1 Dec 2023 MLS Annual Symposium

less than 1 minute read

Ben was recently invited to deliver the plenary talk at the annual Curtin University School of Molecular and Life Sciences research symposium. Ben’s presenta...

13th Nov 2023 Ben featured in ABC video on cane toads

less than 1 minute read

Ben was featured in a short video from ABC News Perth on the “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity to prevent cane toads from spreading in parts of Western Austra...

31st Oct 2023 Ben quoted in ABC article on the the status of the cane toad invasion in WA

2 minute read

ABC News environment reporter, Peter de Kruijff, reported on the impending invasion of cane toads further into Western Australia in the article ‘Doubts cane ...

Little beetle, big problem.

1 minute read

I recently spent a day with the Polyphagous Shot-Hole Borer Incident Response Team (PSHBIRT for short). Mind blown.

11 Sept 2023 Biodiversity Conference

less than 1 minute read

Members of the Population Biology and Genomics Group attended the Biodiversity Conference 2023: Listen to Country, where they presented on the impending cane...

All quiet on the western front

less than 1 minute read

The toad invasion front is now 150km from Broome.

Announced!

less than 1 minute read

We’ve been announced!

Arrival

less than 1 minute read

Ben and Brenton have arrived at Curtin and are working through the onboarding process. We have been ably assisted by our School business manager, Gail Wesco...

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outreach

23 October 2024 Toad containment zone workshop 2

less than 1 minute read

Working with the fantastic team at Rangelands NRM, we delivered the our second major workshops around the cane toad containment zone (TCZ). The workshop was ...

10 August 2024 Climbing arborists assess beetle numbers at Hyde Park

1 minute read

I recently attended a tree climbing event organised by City of Canning and City of Vincent. Not because I am particularly good at climbing trees, but becaus...

9 Aug 2024 Brenton attends World Congress of Herpetology

less than 1 minute read

Brenton recently attended the 10th World Congress of Herpetology, which was held in Kuching, Malaysia. Brenton presented the background and analytical pipeli...

03 July 2024 Toad containment zone workshop 1

less than 1 minute read

Working with the fantastic team at Rangelands NRM, we delivered the first of two major workshops around the cane toad containment zone (TCZ). The workshop wa...

27 Jun 2024 Brenton’s National Science Week video

less than 1 minute read

As part of National Science Week, the WA Museum worked with Brenton to create a video on his research. In the video, titled ‘Northern Quolls: Genetics to the...

19 June 2024 Funding for phase I of the toad containment zone is announced

1 minute read

Cane toads have completely invaded WA’s iconic Kimberley region. Their invasion of the Kimberley has killed hundreds of thousands of native animals and irrev...

24 May 2024 Coding Club is up and running!

less than 1 minute read

We have launched the Curtin University School of Molecular & Life Sciences Coding Club! Presented by PBG, Coding Club will run fortnightly during the tea...

24 May 2024 Coding Club is up and running!

less than 1 minute read

We have launched the Curtin University School of Molecular & Life Sciences Coding Club! Presented by PBG, Coding Club will run fortnightly during the tea...

15 Apr 2024 WABSI and Curtin Urban Biodiversity Forum

1 minute read

We recently hosted a forum between Curtin University and the Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI) urban biodiversity program to explore ...

20 Mar 2024 Cost and Feasibility of Eradication Workshop

1 minute read

We recently hosted a two-day workshop on the ‘Cost and Feasibility of Eradicating Invasive Species’. The workshop was presented by Dr Dave Ramsey and Dr Mich...

15 Mar 2024 Ben presents keynote at invasive species management forum

less than 1 minute read

Ben was invited to deliver the keynote address at the Future opportunities and challenges in invasive species management: bringing science and community toge...

8 Mar 2024 Agriculture and Biology Seminar Series presentations

less than 1 minute read

Ben and Brenton were recently invited to speak at the weekly Bentley Agriculture and Biology Seminar Series, hosted by the Centre for Crop and Disease Manage...

21 Feb 2024 Invasive Species Working Group

less than 1 minute read

Brenton recently attended the first Invasive Species Working Group for the Integrated Pest Management Omics initiative. Brenton met with a variety of experts...

13 Feb 2024 Designing toad monitoring with Ranger teams

less than 1 minute read

Ben met with Nyangumarta and Karajarri rangers to design sand plot surveys to enable monitoring of toad-affected species. The work was conducted on Nyangumar...

7 Feb 2024 Teaching materials about cane toad invasion for Yr 9s

less than 1 minute read

Ben recently provided teaching materials for a year 9 science class, in the form of two pre-recorded presentations. The idea is for the students to hear fro...

1 Dec 2023 MLS Annual Symposium

less than 1 minute read

Ben was recently invited to deliver the plenary talk at the annual Curtin University School of Molecular and Life Sciences research symposium. Ben’s presenta...

New podcast episode

less than 1 minute read

Brenton was recently invited to contribute to the Forrest Research Foundation’s podcast series, Clever Quokkas.

WA Naturalists Seminar

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Brenton was recently invited to give a talk to the Darling Range Branch of the WA Naturalists’ Club.

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brenton

9 Aug 2024 Brenton attends World Congress of Herpetology

less than 1 minute read

Brenton recently attended the 10th World Congress of Herpetology, which was held in Kuching, Malaysia. Brenton presented the background and analytical pipeli...

22 Jul 2024 PBG Team Writing Retreat

less than 1 minute read

In late July, the Population Biology and Genomics team (Ben, Brenton, Haylee, Judy, Andy, John, Marta, and Holly) embarked on our first Writing Retreat! The ...

27 Jun 2024 Brenton’s National Science Week video

less than 1 minute read

As part of National Science Week, the WA Museum worked with Brenton to create a video on his research. In the video, titled ‘Northern Quolls: Genetics to the...

26 Jun 2024 Brenton awarded ‘Early Career Researcher’ Award

less than 1 minute read

Congratulations to Brenton! Brenton was awarded the 2023 Early-Career Research Award in the Curtin University Science and Engineering Pro Vice-Chancellor’s S...

24 May 2024 Coding Club is up and running!

less than 1 minute read

We have launched the Curtin University School of Molecular & Life Sciences Coding Club! Presented by PBG, Coding Club will run fortnightly during the tea...

15 Apr 2024 WABSI and Curtin Urban Biodiversity Forum

1 minute read

We recently hosted a forum between Curtin University and the Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI) urban biodiversity program to explore ...

20 Mar 2024 Cost and Feasibility of Eradication Workshop

1 minute read

We recently hosted a two-day workshop on the ‘Cost and Feasibility of Eradicating Invasive Species’. The workshop was presented by Dr Dave Ramsey and Dr Mich...

8 Mar 2024 Agriculture and Biology Seminar Series presentations

less than 1 minute read

Ben and Brenton were recently invited to speak at the weekly Bentley Agriculture and Biology Seminar Series, hosted by the Centre for Crop and Disease Manage...

21 Feb 2024 Invasive Species Working Group

less than 1 minute read

Brenton recently attended the first Invasive Species Working Group for the Integrated Pest Management Omics initiative. Brenton met with a variety of experts...

7 Feb 2024 New paper! Managing northern quoll populations

less than 1 minute read

Brenton has led a new research paper on managing populations of the endangered norther quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus). The paper, ‘Conservation prioritisation o...

12 Dec 2023 We have a lab!

less than 1 minute read

Over the past month Haylee and Brenton have been working to establish the Population Biology and Genomics Group laboratory, and we are pleased to say, it is ...

WABSI Symposium

less than 1 minute read

Brenton was recently invited to give a small talk at a symposium being held at the official signing of the 2024-2028 Western Australian Biodiversity Science ...

New podcast episode

less than 1 minute read

Brenton was recently invited to contribute to the Forrest Research Foundation’s podcast series, Clever Quokkas.

Mammal Society Plenary

1 minute read

Brenton was recently invited to give a plenary talk at the 69th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian Mammal Society.

Announced!

less than 1 minute read

We’ve been announced!

WA Naturalists Seminar

less than 1 minute read

Brenton was recently invited to give a talk to the Darling Range Branch of the WA Naturalists’ Club.

Arrival

less than 1 minute read

Ben and Brenton have arrived at Curtin and are working through the onboarding process. We have been ably assisted by our School business manager, Gail Wesco...

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presentations

9 Aug 2024 Brenton attends World Congress of Herpetology

less than 1 minute read

Brenton recently attended the 10th World Congress of Herpetology, which was held in Kuching, Malaysia. Brenton presented the background and analytical pipeli...

15 Apr 2024 WABSI and Curtin Urban Biodiversity Forum

1 minute read

We recently hosted a forum between Curtin University and the Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI) urban biodiversity program to explore ...

15 Mar 2024 Ben presents keynote at invasive species management forum

less than 1 minute read

Ben was invited to deliver the keynote address at the Future opportunities and challenges in invasive species management: bringing science and community toge...

8 Mar 2024 Agriculture and Biology Seminar Series presentations

less than 1 minute read

Ben and Brenton were recently invited to speak at the weekly Bentley Agriculture and Biology Seminar Series, hosted by the Centre for Crop and Disease Manage...

1 Dec 2023 MLS Annual Symposium

less than 1 minute read

Ben was recently invited to deliver the plenary talk at the annual Curtin University School of Molecular and Life Sciences research symposium. Ben’s presenta...

WABSI Symposium

less than 1 minute read

Brenton was recently invited to give a small talk at a symposium being held at the official signing of the 2024-2028 Western Australian Biodiversity Science ...

Mammal Society Plenary

1 minute read

Brenton was recently invited to give a plenary talk at the 69th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian Mammal Society.

11 Sept 2023 Biodiversity Conference

less than 1 minute read

Members of the Population Biology and Genomics Group attended the Biodiversity Conference 2023: Listen to Country, where they presented on the impending cane...

11 Sept 2023 Biodiversity Conference

less than 1 minute read

Members of the Population Biology and Genomics Group attended the Biodiversity Conference 2023: Listen to Country, where they presented on the impending cane...

WA Naturalists Seminar

less than 1 minute read

Brenton was recently invited to give a talk to the Darling Range Branch of the WA Naturalists’ Club.

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pbg team

22 Jul 2024 PBG Team Writing Retreat

less than 1 minute read

In late July, the Population Biology and Genomics team (Ben, Brenton, Haylee, Judy, Andy, John, Marta, and Holly) embarked on our first Writing Retreat! The ...

26 Jun 2024 Brenton awarded ‘Early Career Researcher’ Award

less than 1 minute read

Congratulations to Brenton! Brenton was awarded the 2023 Early-Career Research Award in the Curtin University Science and Engineering Pro Vice-Chancellor’s S...

24 May 2024 Coding Club is up and running!

less than 1 minute read

We have launched the Curtin University School of Molecular & Life Sciences Coding Club! Presented by PBG, Coding Club will run fortnightly during the tea...

15 Apr 2024 WABSI and Curtin Urban Biodiversity Forum

1 minute read

We recently hosted a forum between Curtin University and the Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI) urban biodiversity program to explore ...

20 Mar 2024 Cost and Feasibility of Eradication Workshop

1 minute read

We recently hosted a two-day workshop on the ‘Cost and Feasibility of Eradicating Invasive Species’. The workshop was presented by Dr Dave Ramsey and Dr Mich...

12 Dec 2023 We have a lab!

less than 1 minute read

Over the past month Haylee and Brenton have been working to establish the Population Biology and Genomics Group laboratory, and we are pleased to say, it is ...

11 Sept 2023 Biodiversity Conference

less than 1 minute read

Members of the Population Biology and Genomics Group attended the Biodiversity Conference 2023: Listen to Country, where they presented on the impending cane...

Arrival

less than 1 minute read

Ben and Brenton have arrived at Curtin and are working through the onboarding process. We have been ably assisted by our School business manager, Gail Wesco...

Back to Top ↑

cane toads

23 October 2024 Toad containment zone workshop 2

less than 1 minute read

Working with the fantastic team at Rangelands NRM, we delivered the our second major workshops around the cane toad containment zone (TCZ). The workshop was ...

03 July 2024 Toad containment zone workshop 1

less than 1 minute read

Working with the fantastic team at Rangelands NRM, we delivered the first of two major workshops around the cane toad containment zone (TCZ). The workshop wa...

19 June 2024 Funding for phase I of the toad containment zone is announced

1 minute read

Cane toads have completely invaded WA’s iconic Kimberley region. Their invasion of the Kimberley has killed hundreds of thousands of native animals and irrev...

13 Feb 2024 Designing toad monitoring with Ranger teams

less than 1 minute read

Ben met with Nyangumarta and Karajarri rangers to design sand plot surveys to enable monitoring of toad-affected species. The work was conducted on Nyangumar...

7 Feb 2024 Teaching materials about cane toad invasion for Yr 9s

less than 1 minute read

Ben recently provided teaching materials for a year 9 science class, in the form of two pre-recorded presentations. The idea is for the students to hear fro...

13th Nov 2023 Ben featured in ABC video on cane toads

less than 1 minute read

Ben was featured in a short video from ABC News Perth on the “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity to prevent cane toads from spreading in parts of Western Austra...

31st Oct 2023 Ben quoted in ABC article on the the status of the cane toad invasion in WA

2 minute read

ABC News environment reporter, Peter de Kruijff, reported on the impending invasion of cane toads further into Western Australia in the article ‘Doubts cane ...

All quiet on the western front

less than 1 minute read

The toad invasion front is now 150km from Broome.

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media

19 June 2024 Funding for phase I of the toad containment zone is announced

1 minute read

Cane toads have completely invaded WA’s iconic Kimberley region. Their invasion of the Kimberley has killed hundreds of thousands of native animals and irrev...

13th Nov 2023 Ben featured in ABC video on cane toads

less than 1 minute read

Ben was featured in a short video from ABC News Perth on the “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity to prevent cane toads from spreading in parts of Western Austra...

31st Oct 2023 Ben quoted in ABC article on the the status of the cane toad invasion in WA

2 minute read

ABC News environment reporter, Peter de Kruijff, reported on the impending invasion of cane toads further into Western Australia in the article ‘Doubts cane ...

New podcast episode

less than 1 minute read

Brenton was recently invited to contribute to the Forrest Research Foundation’s podcast series, Clever Quokkas.

Announced!

less than 1 minute read

We’ve been announced!

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awards

26 Jun 2024 Brenton awarded ‘Early Career Researcher’ Award

less than 1 minute read

Congratulations to Brenton! Brenton was awarded the 2023 Early-Career Research Award in the Curtin University Science and Engineering Pro Vice-Chancellor’s S...

WABSI Symposium

less than 1 minute read

Brenton was recently invited to give a small talk at a symposium being held at the official signing of the 2024-2028 Western Australian Biodiversity Science ...

New podcast episode

less than 1 minute read

Brenton was recently invited to contribute to the Forrest Research Foundation’s podcast series, Clever Quokkas.

Mammal Society Plenary

1 minute read

Brenton was recently invited to give a plenary talk at the 69th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian Mammal Society.

Tash Harrison wins travel grant

less than 1 minute read

Congratulations to Tash Harrison, this year’s recipient of the Ada Jackson Irwin Street Commemoration Award in Zoology, at UWA.

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Evolution

Evolution makes invasions unpredictable

5 minute read

Pop quiz: what have cancer and cane toads got in common? Well, as it turns out, quite a lot. They're both examples of a spreading population. In the case of...

The evolution of virulence during range shift

4 minute read

All these fascinating results showing that things on expanding range edges evolve in certain ways got me thinking. When pathogens spread through ...

Snakes and Toads

2 minute read

You may or may not have gathered by now, but I care about snakes. In fact, it could be argued that I misspent my youth chasing them. In these ad...

Cane toads and advancing range edges

2 minute read

In northern Australia, the cane toad front pushes westward at around 55km per year; more than five times faster than it used to advance when toads were...

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Invasion

Evolution makes invasions unpredictable

5 minute read

Pop quiz: what have cancer and cane toads got in common? Well, as it turns out, quite a lot. They're both examples of a spreading population. In the case of...

The evolution of virulence during range shift

4 minute read

All these fascinating results showing that things on expanding range edges evolve in certain ways got me thinking. When pathogens spread through ...

Stopping the toad invasion

2 minute read

Cane toads are really good invaders. They move astonishing distances, and they breed like maniacs. A female toad can lay thousands of eggs at a ...

Cane toads and advancing range edges

2 minute read

In northern Australia, the cane toad front pushes westward at around 55km per year; more than five times faster than it used to advance when toads were...

Back to Top ↑

invasion

16 Feb 2024 Research priorities for the Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer

less than 1 minute read

Ben attended a research prioritisation workshop organised by Kings Park Science and the Harry Butler Institue at Murdoch university. It was a meeting of con...

13 Feb 2024 Designing toad monitoring with Ranger teams

less than 1 minute read

Ben met with Nyangumarta and Karajarri rangers to design sand plot surveys to enable monitoring of toad-affected species. The work was conducted on Nyangumar...

7 Feb 2024 Teaching materials about cane toad invasion for Yr 9s

less than 1 minute read

Ben recently provided teaching materials for a year 9 science class, in the form of two pre-recorded presentations. The idea is for the students to hear fro...

All quiet on the western front

less than 1 minute read

The toad invasion front is now 150km from Broome.

Back to Top ↑

students

22 Jul 2024 PBG Team Writing Retreat

less than 1 minute read

In late July, the Population Biology and Genomics team (Ben, Brenton, Haylee, Judy, Andy, John, Marta, and Holly) embarked on our first Writing Retreat! The ...

8 Jul 2024 Welcome to Marta Karolak!

less than 1 minute read

We are pleased to welcome Marta Karolak to our team!

20 May 2024 Welcome to John Ohiolei!

less than 1 minute read

We welcome Dr John Ohiolei to our team!

Tash Harrison wins travel grant

less than 1 minute read

Congratulations to Tash Harrison, this year’s recipient of the Ada Jackson Irwin Street Commemoration Award in Zoology, at UWA.

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conferences

9 Aug 2024 Brenton attends World Congress of Herpetology

less than 1 minute read

Brenton recently attended the 10th World Congress of Herpetology, which was held in Kuching, Malaysia. Brenton presented the background and analytical pipeli...

15 Mar 2024 Ben presents keynote at invasive species management forum

less than 1 minute read

Ben was invited to deliver the keynote address at the Future opportunities and challenges in invasive species management: bringing science and community toge...

Mammal Society Plenary

1 minute read

Brenton was recently invited to give a plenary talk at the 69th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian Mammal Society.

11 Sept 2023 Biodiversity Conference

less than 1 minute read

Members of the Population Biology and Genomics Group attended the Biodiversity Conference 2023: Listen to Country, where they presented on the impending cane...

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judy

23 October 2024 Toad containment zone workshop 2

less than 1 minute read

Working with the fantastic team at Rangelands NRM, we delivered the our second major workshops around the cane toad containment zone (TCZ). The workshop was ...

22 Jul 2024 PBG Team Writing Retreat

less than 1 minute read

In late July, the Population Biology and Genomics team (Ben, Brenton, Haylee, Judy, Andy, John, Marta, and Holly) embarked on our first Writing Retreat! The ...

03 July 2024 Toad containment zone workshop 1

less than 1 minute read

Working with the fantastic team at Rangelands NRM, we delivered the first of two major workshops around the cane toad containment zone (TCZ). The workshop wa...

11 Sept 2023 Biodiversity Conference

less than 1 minute read

Members of the Population Biology and Genomics Group attended the Biodiversity Conference 2023: Listen to Country, where they presented on the impending cane...

Back to Top ↑

video

27 Jun 2024 Brenton’s National Science Week video

less than 1 minute read

As part of National Science Week, the WA Museum worked with Brenton to create a video on his research. In the video, titled ‘Northern Quolls: Genetics to the...

15 Mar 2024 Ben presents keynote at invasive species management forum

less than 1 minute read

Ben was invited to deliver the keynote address at the Future opportunities and challenges in invasive species management: bringing science and community toge...

7 Feb 2024 Teaching materials about cane toad invasion for Yr 9s

less than 1 minute read

Ben recently provided teaching materials for a year 9 science class, in the form of two pre-recorded presentations. The idea is for the students to hear fro...

13th Nov 2023 Ben featured in ABC video on cane toads

less than 1 minute read

Ben was featured in a short video from ABC News Perth on the “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity to prevent cane toads from spreading in parts of Western Austra...

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haylee

22 Jul 2024 PBG Team Writing Retreat

less than 1 minute read

In late July, the Population Biology and Genomics team (Ben, Brenton, Haylee, Judy, Andy, John, Marta, and Holly) embarked on our first Writing Retreat! The ...

15 Apr 2024 WABSI and Curtin Urban Biodiversity Forum

1 minute read

We recently hosted a forum between Curtin University and the Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI) urban biodiversity program to explore ...

20 Mar 2024 Cost and Feasibility of Eradication Workshop

1 minute read

We recently hosted a two-day workshop on the ‘Cost and Feasibility of Eradicating Invasive Species’. The workshop was presented by Dr Dave Ramsey and Dr Mich...

12 Dec 2023 We have a lab!

less than 1 minute read

Over the past month Haylee and Brenton have been working to establish the Population Biology and Genomics Group laboratory, and we are pleased to say, it is ...

Back to Top ↑

events

22 Jul 2024 PBG Team Writing Retreat

less than 1 minute read

In late July, the Population Biology and Genomics team (Ben, Brenton, Haylee, Judy, Andy, John, Marta, and Holly) embarked on our first Writing Retreat! The ...

24 May 2024 Coding Club is up and running!

less than 1 minute read

We have launched the Curtin University School of Molecular & Life Sciences Coding Club! Presented by PBG, Coding Club will run fortnightly during the tea...

15 Apr 2024 WABSI and Curtin Urban Biodiversity Forum

1 minute read

We recently hosted a forum between Curtin University and the Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI) urban biodiversity program to explore ...

20 Mar 2024 Cost and Feasibility of Eradication Workshop

1 minute read

We recently hosted a two-day workshop on the ‘Cost and Feasibility of Eradicating Invasive Species’. The workshop was presented by Dr Dave Ramsey and Dr Mich...

Back to Top ↑

Cane toads

Stopping the toad invasion

2 minute read

Cane toads are really good invaders. They move astonishing distances, and they breed like maniacs. A female toad can lay thousands of eggs at a ...

Snakes and Toads

2 minute read

You may or may not have gathered by now, but I care about snakes. In fact, it could be argued that I misspent my youth chasing them. In these ad...

Cane toads and advancing range edges

2 minute read

In northern Australia, the cane toad front pushes westward at around 55km per year; more than five times faster than it used to advance when toads were...

Back to Top ↑

logistics

12 Dec 2023 We have a lab!

less than 1 minute read

Over the past month Haylee and Brenton have been working to establish the Population Biology and Genomics Group laboratory, and we are pleased to say, it is ...

Announced!

less than 1 minute read

We’ve been announced!

Arrival

less than 1 minute read

Ben and Brenton have arrived at Curtin and are working through the onboarding process. We have been ably assisted by our School business manager, Gail Wesco...

Back to Top ↑

pshb

16 Feb 2024 Research priorities for the Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer

less than 1 minute read

Ben attended a research prioritisation workshop organised by Kings Park Science and the Harry Butler Institue at Murdoch university. It was a meeting of con...

Little beetle, big problem.

1 minute read

I recently spent a day with the Polyphagous Shot-Hole Borer Incident Response Team (PSHBIRT for short). Mind blown.

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article

2 Mar 2024 PCI Evolutionary Biology commentary piece

less than 1 minute read

Ben recently authored a commentary piece ‘The evolution of a hobo snail’ for PCI Evolutionary Biology. PCI is a new publishing model that looks to avoid pub...

31st Oct 2023 Ben quoted in ABC article on the the status of the cane toad invasion in WA

2 minute read

ABC News environment reporter, Peter de Kruijff, reported on the impending invasion of cane toads further into Western Australia in the article ‘Doubts cane ...

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holly

22 Jul 2024 PBG Team Writing Retreat

less than 1 minute read

In late July, the Population Biology and Genomics team (Ben, Brenton, Haylee, Judy, Andy, John, Marta, and Holly) embarked on our first Writing Retreat! The ...

15 Apr 2024 WABSI and Curtin Urban Biodiversity Forum

1 minute read

We recently hosted a forum between Curtin University and the Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI) urban biodiversity program to explore ...

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john

22 Jul 2024 PBG Team Writing Retreat

less than 1 minute read

In late July, the Population Biology and Genomics team (Ben, Brenton, Haylee, Judy, Andy, John, Marta, and Holly) embarked on our first Writing Retreat! The ...

20 May 2024 Welcome to John Ohiolei!

less than 1 minute read

We welcome Dr John Ohiolei to our team!

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PSHB

10 August 2024 Climbing arborists assess beetle numbers at Hyde Park

1 minute read

I recently attended a tree climbing event organised by City of Canning and City of Vincent. Not because I am particularly good at climbing trees, but becaus...

01 July 2024 Sustainability Challenge and a little beetle

less than 1 minute read

I recently had the pleasure of engaging with several teams of smart and creative students taking part in Curtin’s annual Sustainability Challenge.

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marta

22 Jul 2024 PBG Team Writing Retreat

less than 1 minute read

In late July, the Population Biology and Genomics team (Ben, Brenton, Haylee, Judy, Andy, John, Marta, and Holly) embarked on our first Writing Retreat! The ...

8 Jul 2024 Welcome to Marta Karolak!

less than 1 minute read

We are pleased to welcome Marta Karolak to our team!

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Dispersal

Cane toads and advancing range edges

2 minute read

In northern Australia, the cane toad front pushes westward at around 55km per year; more than five times faster than it used to advance when toads were...

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Snakes

Snakes and Toads

2 minute read

You may or may not have gathered by now, but I care about snakes. In fact, it could be argued that I misspent my youth chasing them. In these ad...

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Pilbara Barrier

Stopping the toad invasion

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Cane toads are really good invaders. They move astonishing distances, and they breed like maniacs. A female toad can lay thousands of eggs at a ...

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Chytrid

The evolution of virulence during range shift

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All these fascinating results showing that things on expanding range edges evolve in certain ways got me thinking. When pathogens spread through ...

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Frogs

The evolution of virulence during range shift

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All these fascinating results showing that things on expanding range edges evolve in certain ways got me thinking. When pathogens spread through ...

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Host-parasite dynamics

The evolution of virulence during range shift

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All these fascinating results showing that things on expanding range edges evolve in certain ways got me thinking. When pathogens spread through ...

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publishing

Tired of the profiteering in academic publishing? Vote with your feet.

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Are you an academic? Want to do less, and make your research accessible to all? Read on. Academic publishing companies make vast profits by selling acce...

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tash

Tash Harrison wins travel grant

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Congratulations to Tash Harrison, this year’s recipient of the Ada Jackson Irwin Street Commemoration Award in Zoology, at UWA.

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podcast

New podcast episode

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Brenton was recently invited to contribute to the Forrest Research Foundation’s podcast series, Clever Quokkas.

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publication

7 Feb 2024 New paper! Managing northern quoll populations

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Brenton has led a new research paper on managing populations of the endangered norther quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus). The paper, ‘Conservation prioritisation o...

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field work

13 Feb 2024 Designing toad monitoring with Ranger teams

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Ben met with Nyangumarta and Karajarri rangers to design sand plot surveys to enable monitoring of toad-affected species. The work was conducted on Nyangumar...

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evolution

2 Mar 2024 PCI Evolutionary Biology commentary piece

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Ben recently authored a commentary piece ‘The evolution of a hobo snail’ for PCI Evolutionary Biology. PCI is a new publishing model that looks to avoid pub...

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workshop

20 Mar 2024 Cost and Feasibility of Eradication Workshop

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We recently hosted a two-day workshop on the ‘Cost and Feasibility of Eradicating Invasive Species’. The workshop was presented by Dr Dave Ramsey and Dr Mich...

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workshops

15 Apr 2024 WABSI and Curtin Urban Biodiversity Forum

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We recently hosted a forum between Curtin University and the Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI) urban biodiversity program to explore ...

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teaching

01 July 2024 Sustainability Challenge and a little beetle

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I recently had the pleasure of engaging with several teams of smart and creative students taking part in Curtin’s annual Sustainability Challenge.

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andy

22 Jul 2024 PBG Team Writing Retreat

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In late July, the Population Biology and Genomics team (Ben, Brenton, Haylee, Judy, Andy, John, Marta, and Holly) embarked on our first Writing Retreat! The ...

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fun

22 Jul 2024 PBG Team Writing Retreat

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In late July, the Population Biology and Genomics team (Ben, Brenton, Haylee, Judy, Andy, John, Marta, and Holly) embarked on our first Writing Retreat! The ...

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