ben

Talking toads on The Future Of…

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I recently had a fun yarn with David Karsten about cane toads and the Toad Containment Zone. The discussion ranged across cane toads and where they came from...

Toad containment zone workshop 2

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

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 ...

Toad containment zone workshop 1

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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...

Coding Club is up and running!

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

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

MLS Annual Symposium

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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...

Ben featured in ABC video on cane toads

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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...

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.

Biodiversity Conference

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

Announced!

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We’ve been announced!

Arrival

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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

Talking toads on The Future Of…

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I recently had a fun yarn with David Karsten about cane toads and the Toad Containment Zone. The discussion ranged across cane toads and where they came from...

Toad containment zone workshop 2

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

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...

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...

Brenton’s National Science Week video

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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...

Coding Club is up and running!

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

Coding Club is up and running!

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

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 ...

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...

Invasive Species Working Group

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

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...

MLS Annual Symposium

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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

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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

Brenton attends World Congress of Herpetology

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

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 ...

Brenton’s National Science Week video

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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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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

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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

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

Mammal Society Plenary

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

Announced!

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We’ve been announced!

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.

Arrival

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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

Brenton attends World Congress of Herpetology

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

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 ...

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.

Biodiversity Conference

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

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

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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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cane toads

Talking toads on The Future Of…

less than 1 minute read

I recently had a fun yarn with David Karsten about cane toads and the Toad Containment Zone. The discussion ranged across cane toads and where they came from...

Toad containment zone workshop 2

less than 1 minute read

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

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...

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...

Ben featured in ABC video on cane toads

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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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pbg team

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 ...

Coding Club is up and running!

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

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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

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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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students

Welcome Normandie González-Orellana

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We are delighted to welcome Normandie to the PBG team. Normandie joins us from Puerto Rico, where she has been working on projects ranging from orchids to to...

Welcome Ian Lim Han Yan

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We are delighted to welcome Ian to the PBG team. Ian joins us from (most recently) Singapore where he has been working as a bioinformatician. Ian is taking ...

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 ...

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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media

Ben featured in ABC video on cane toads

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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...

New podcast episode

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

Announced!

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We’ve been announced!

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awards

WABSI Symposium

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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...

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...

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...

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invasion

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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conferences

Brenton attends World Congress of Herpetology

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

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.

Biodiversity Conference

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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

Toad containment zone workshop 2

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

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 ...

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...

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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video

Brenton’s National Science Week video

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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...

Ben featured in ABC video on cane toads

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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

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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events

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...

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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...

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logistics

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!

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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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pshb

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

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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holly

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 ...

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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john

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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PSHB

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marta

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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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

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 ...

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Chytrid

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Frogs

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Host-parasite dynamics

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publishing

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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

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

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

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

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...

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workshops

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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teaching

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andy

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

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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funding

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staff

Welcome Dr Holly Kirk

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Dr Holly Kirk officially joins us today. Holly has been with us as a research associate since 2024, but is now moving her ARC Industry Fellowship to Curtin....

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