Type: Journal Article Reference: Smith, D., Abeli, T., Beckman Bruns, E., Dalrymple, S. E., Foster, J., Gilbert, T.C., Hogg, C. J., Lloyd, N. A., Meyer, A., Moehrenschlager, A., Murrell, O., Rodriguez, J. P., Smith, P. P., Terry, A. & Ewen, J. G. (2023) Extinct in the wild: The precarious state Continue Reading
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Koala Genome Survey: an open data resource to improve conservation planning
Type: Journal Article Reference: Hogg, C. J., Silver, L., McLennan, E. A., & Belov, K. (2023). Koala Genome Survey: An Open Data Resource to Improve Conservation Planning. Genes, 14(3), 546. doi: 10.3390/genes14030546 Summary Genome sequencing is a powerful tool that can inform the management of threatened species. Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) are Continue Reading
“It’s an iterative process” – lessons learnt during the first year of my PhD
by Andrea Schraven (PhD Student) I began my PhD in July 2021, and in May 2022 I sat down with my panel to confirm my candidature. Although I found the lead up to my confirmation unnecessarily daunting, I am glad I have ticked this major milestone off. Now fully immersed Continue Reading
Addressing Threats and Ecosystem Intactness to Enable Action for Extinct in the Wild Species
Type: Journal Article Reference: Dalrymple, S.E., Abeli, T., Ewen, J.G., Gilbert, T.C., Hogg, C.J., Lloyd, N.A., Moehrenschlager, A., Rodríguez, J.P., & Smith, D. (2023). Addressing Threats and Ecosystem Intactness to Enable Action for Extinct in the Wild Species. Diversity 15, 268. doi.org/10.3390/d15020268 Abstract The species listed as Extinct in the Continue Reading
Carolyn Hogg – Biodiversity Genomics Action: Australia
The Biodiversity Genomics conference took place virtually, October 2-7, 2022. The event was hosted by the Earth BioGenome Project and was open and free for all to attend. Carolyn Hogg, from the University of Sydney, talks about Australian Biodiversity Genomics:
Reproductive skew in a Vulnerable bird favors breeders that monopolize nest cavities
Type: Journal Article Reference: Stojanovic, D., McLennan, E., Olah, G., Cobden, M., Heinsohn, R., Manning, A. D., Alves, F., Hogg, C. & Rayner, L. (2023). Reproductive skew in a Vulnerable bird favors breeders that monopolize nest cavities. Animal Conservation. doi: 10.1111/acv.12855 Abstract Reproductive skew occurs when a few individuals monopolize Continue Reading
Luke Silver
Silver, L. (2023). Birth, Death and Diversity: Using genomes and genomics to investigate evolution of the marsupial MHC. The University of Sydney. The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is an immune gene family involved in the vertebrate immune response. Class I and class II genes have roles in resistance to disease Continue Reading
Kate Farquharson
Farquharson, K. A. (2020). Investigating adaptation to captivity: a data-driven approach. The University of Sydney. Captive breeding programs are an increasingly common tool to prevent extinction and provide a source population for reintroductions to the wild. Breeding programs attempt to ‘halt evolution’ in captivity, however, there will always be differences Continue Reading
Holidays in the Sun
by Patra Petrohilos (PhD Student) I am not a seasoned traveller. I can count the number of times I have been on a plane on my fingers. The only time one of those planes took me overseas was 20 years ago. Then I heard about a summer school that was Continue Reading
Assisted Colonisation as a Conservation Tool: Tasmanian Devils and Maria Island
Type: Book Chapter Reference: Hogg, C., & Wise, P. (2022). Assisted Colonisation as a Conservation Tool: Tasmanian Devils and Maria Island. In M. Gaywood, J. Ewen, P. Hollingsworth, & A. Moehrenschlager (Eds.), Conservation Translocations (Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation, pp. 476-483). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108638142.029 Summary Tasmanian devils are endangered Continue Reading