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The Rogues Gallery
Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr Lachlan Farrington
BSc (Hons), PhD
Wetland Management Advisor, SA Department of Environment and Heritage
Research/Professional Interests: Population genetics, molecular ecology, translocation, founder effects and biogeography
Contact: :
Phone: (08) 8735 1169 Fax: Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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Sean Doody
BA, MSc
Postdoc, RIRDC Biodiversity Project, University of Canberra
Thesis Topic: Ecology of sex determination in the pig-nosed turtle, Carettochelys insculpta. [Supervisors: Georges, Osborne]
Further information:
Contact: :
Phone: (02) 6201 2975 Fax: (02) 6201 5305 Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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Dr Tariq Ezaz
PhD
Assistant Professor in Genetics
Research/Professional Interests: Molecular and CytoGenetics with interests on the evolution of sex determination and sex chromosomes in non-mammalian vertebrates.
Contact: :
Phone: 02 6201 2297 Fax: 02 6201 5305 Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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PhD Graduates
Erika Alacs
BSc (Hon 1) [UWA]
PhD Candidate
Thesis Topic: Molecular markers in long-necked turtles: gene flow, phylogeography and applications to wildlife forensics. [Supervisors: Georges, FitzSimmons]
Further information:
Contact: :
Phone: (02)6201 5752 Fax: (02)6201 5305 Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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Sean Doody
BA, MSc
Postdoc, RIRDC Biodiversity Project, University of Canberra
Thesis Topic: Ecology of sex determination in the pig-nosed turtle, Carettochelys insculpta. [Supervisors: Georges, Osborne]
Further information:
Contact: :
Phone: (02) 6201 2975 Fax: (02) 6201 5305 Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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Damien Fordham
BSc (ANU)
Postdoc in Climate Modelling, University of Adelaide
Thesis Topic: The impact of different harvest regimes on the population structure of Chelodina rugosa.. [Supervisors: Georges, Brook (CDU)]
Further information:
Contact: :
Phone: (08) 8979 0129 Fax: (08) 8979 0267 Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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Alex Quinn
MSc (Hons 1) [Massey]
Research Officer, Research School of Biological Sciences, ANU
Thesis Topic: The evolution of sex-determining mechanisms in reptiles. [Supervisors: Sarre, Georges]
Further information:
Contact: :
Phone: 02 6201 2937 Fax: 02 6201 5305 Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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John Roe
BSc, MSc
Postdoc in Herpetology, Purdue University
Thesis Topic: The consequences of wetland loss and habitat fragmentation for an Australian freshwater turtle, Chelodina longicollis. [Supervisors: Georges, FitzSimmons]
Further information:
Contact: :
Phone: 02-6201 2937 Fax: 02-6201 5305 Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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Dane Trembath
BSc (JCU), MApSc (UC)
Research Associate, Museums and Art Galleries of the NT
Thesis Topic: Evolution of body size in pythons.. [Supervisors: Doody, Horner (NT)]
Further information:
Contact: :
Phone: (08) 89814678 Fax: (02) 62015305 Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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Sandra Jones
BAppSc(Hons), PhD
Environmenal Planner., Shoalhaven City Council
Thesis Topic: Conservation biology of the pink-tailed lizard Aprasia parapulchella.. [Supervisors: Georges, Osborne and Williams]
Further information:
Contact: :
Phone: (02) 4429 3111 Fax: (02) 4422 1816 Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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Martin Fortescue
BAppSc, MAppSc, PhD [UC]
Operations Manager, Booderee National Park
Thesis Topic: Marine and terrestrial ecology of the little penguin on Bowen Island, Jervis Bay.. [Supervisors: Georges, ]
Further information:
Contact: :
Phone: (02) 2444 21006 Fax: (02) 2442 1063 Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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Jeff Foulkes
BAppSc
Biological Survey Co-ordinator, Dept of Environment and Heritage, SA
Thesis Topic: Ecology and management of the Brushtail Possum in Central Australia.. [Supervisors: Georges, Kerle]
Further information:
Contact: :
Phone: 08) 8124 4722 Fax: 08) 8124 4719 Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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Masters Graduates
David Judge
BAppSc
Statistician, Public Service Merit Protection Commission (PSMPC)
Thesis Topic: Ecology of the polytypic freshwater turtle species, Emydura macquarii. [Supervisors: Georges, Osborne]
Further information:
Contact: :
Phone: (02) 6272 5938 Fax: Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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Stephen Sarre
BAppSc, MAppSc, PhD
Professor in Wildlife Genetics, University of Canberra
Thesis Topic: The ecological and evolutionary consequences of habitat fragmentation on Oedura reticulata and Gehyra variegata.. [Supervisors: Georges, Dearn and Schwaner (SA Museum)]
Further information:
Contact: :
Phone: (02)6201 5786 Fax: (02)6201 5305 Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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Wayne Robinson
BAppSc, MAppSc
Lecturer in Applied Statistics, Sunshine State University
Thesis Topic: Ant communities in the grasslands of the ACT and the role of ants in the ecology of the pink-tailed legless lizard, Aprasia parapulchella.. [Supervisors: Williams, Georges]
Further information:
Contact: :
Phone: Fax: Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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Dane Trembath
BSc (JCU), MApSc (UC)
Research Associate, Museums and Art Galleries of the NT
Thesis Topic: Evolution of body size in pythons.. [Supervisors: Doody, Horner (NT)]
Further information:
Contact: :
Phone: (08) 89814678 Fax: (02) 62015305 Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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Lyn Nelson
Grad Dip, B.Ed., MAppSc
Senior Ecologist, Wildlife Research Unit, ACT Parks and Conservation Service
Thesis Topic: Behavioural ecology of Bettongia penicillata Obilgyi.. [Supervisors: Georges, Green]
Further information:
Contact: :
Phone: (02) 6207 2118 Fax: (02) 6207 2122 Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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Paul Meek
BAppSc, MAppSc
Regional Ecologist, NSW State Forests
Thesis Topic: Biology and ecology of foxes, domestic cats and free-roaming dogs at Jervis Bay National Park.. [Supervisors: Georges, Saunders (NSW Ag)]
Further information:
Contact: :
Phone: (02) 6652 0111 Fax: (02) 6651 9891 Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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David Barratt
BSc, GradDip, MAppSc
Scientific Officer, Bureau of Rural Sciences
Thesis Topic: Movement patterns and prey habits of house cats felis catus (L.) in Canberra, Australia.. [Supervisors: Georges, Hone]
Further information:
Contact: :
Phone: (02) 6272 4604 Fax: (02) 6272 4014 Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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Honours Graduates
Martha Rees
BAppSc
Ecologist, HLA -- Envirosciences
Thesis Topic: Impact of Roads on an Australian Freshwater Turtle, Chelodina longicollis. [Supervisors: Roe, Georges]
Contact: :
Phone: (02)6201 2450 Fax: (02) 6201 5305 Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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Nadav Pezaro
BSc (ANU)
Globetrotter
Thesis Topic: Sex allocation in the eastern water dragon as a response to perceived mate quality. [Supervisors: Doody, Georges]
Further information:
Contact: :
Phone: 02 6201 2937 Fax: 02 6201 5305 Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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Shona Hodgetts
BAppSc (UC)
., Australian Quarantine Inspection Service
Thesis Topic: Expression of heat-shock protiens in reptiles.. [Supervisors: Lidbury, Georges]
Contact: :
Phone: (02) 6201 5786 Fax: (02) 6201 5305 Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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Kerry Beggs
BAppSc(Hons)
PhD candidate, Northern Territory University
Thesis Topic: Embryonic development of the pig-nosed turtle, Carettochelys insculpta.. [Supervisors: Georges, Doody]
Further information:
Contact: :
Phone: (08) 8944 8458 Fax: Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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Michael Welsh
BAppSc (Hons)
Consultant, Private Fauna Agency
Thesis Topic: Resource partitioning among the freshwater turtles of the Daly River, Northern Territory.. [Supervisors: Georges, Doody]
Further information:
Contact: :
Phone: Fax: Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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Suzanna Podreka
BAppSc(Hons)
Thesis Topic: Effects of DDE on embryonic development, hatchling success and sex differentiation in the marine turtle Chelonia mydas (Chelonia: Cheloniidae).. [Supervisors: Georges, Maher]
Further information:
Contact: :
Phone: Fax: Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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Sharon Maree Farley
BAppSc
Thesis Topic: Conservation genetics of the snapping turtle (Elseyasp) an underscribed species of freshwater turtle in central coastal Queensland: An assessment of gene flow. [Supervisors: FitzSimmons, Georges]
Further information:
Contact: :
Phone: (02)62012937 Fax: (02)6201 5305 Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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Mel White
BAppSci (Hons)
Biologist, SA Department of Environment and Heritage
Thesis Topic: The Cooper Creek turtle persisting under pressure: A study in arid Australia.. [Supervisors: Georges, Fitzsimmons]
Further information:
Contact: :
Phone: Fax: Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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Tara Goodsell
BAppSci (Hons)
Professional Assistant, IAE, University of Canberra
Thesis Topic: Gene flow in highly variable environments: Population structure of an Australian freshwater turtle, Emydura macquarii.. [Supervisors: Georges, Fitzsimmons]
Further information:
Contact: :
Phone: Fax: Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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Sharon Kilgour
BAppSc(Hons)
Catchment Management Officer, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Victoria
Thesis Topic: Water and energy relations of the eastern long necked turtle Chelodina longicollis Shaw (Testudinata:Chelidae) during terrestrial migration at Jervis Bay.. [Supervisors: Georges, Green]
Further information:
Contact: :
Phone: Fax: Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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Fiona Beynon
BAppSc(Hons)
Thesis Topic: Comparative rates of development and oxygen consumption in tropical and temperate-zone turtles of the genus Chelodina.. [Supervisors: Georges, ]
Contact: :
Phone: Fax: Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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Ben Corey
BAppSc
Honours candidate
Thesis Topic: Comparative ecology of the inland carpet python in two disparate landscapes.. [Supervisors: Doody, Osborne]
Further information:
Contact: :
Phone: 02 6201 2937 Fax: 02 6201 5305 Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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John Druhan
BAppSc(Hons)
Senior Mapping Officer, NSW National Parks
Thesis Topic: Evaluation of the frequency of capture, petersen and three non-parametric techniques for estimating population size from capture recapture data.. [Supervisors: Georges, Saunders (NSW Ag)]
Further information:
Contact: :
Phone: (063) 913953 Fax: (063) 913899 Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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Enzo Guarino
BappSc(Hons)
Senior Officer Grade C, ACT Health
Thesis Topic: Ecology and ecophysiology of the lace monitor (Varanus varius) in a temperate environment.. [Supervisors: Georges, Green]
Further information:
Contact: :
Phone: (02) 6201 2081 Fax: (02)6201 5305 Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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Civa Morton
BAppSci (Hons)
Thesis Topic: Diets of three species of tree-rat, Mesembriomys gouldii (Gray), M. macrurus (Peters) and Conilurus penicillatus (Gould) from the Mitchell Plateau, Western Australia.. [Supervisors: Georges, ]
Further information:
Contact: :
Phone: Fax: Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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Donna Nunan
BAppSc(Hons)
PhD candidate, Australian National University
Thesis Topic: Diet of the endangered legless lizard Delma impar within the Australian Capital Territory.. [Supervisors: Osborne, Georges]
Further information:
Contact: :
Phone: (02) 4842 2767 Fax: Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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Peter West
BAppSc(Hons)
Technical Officer, NSW Agriculture, Orange
Thesis Topic: Variation in the distribution and habitat utilisation of rabbits, Oryctolagus cuniculus, in central-western New South Wales. [Supervisors: Georges, Saunders (NSW Ag)]
Further information:
Contact: :
Phone: Fax: Email: [surname]@aerg.canberra.edu.au
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Professor Arthur Georges