Journal Article: Selection in the city: rapid and fine-scale evolution of urban eastern water dragons
Jackson, Nicola, Littleford-Colquhoun, Bethan L., Strickland, Kasha, Class, Barbara and Frere, Celine H. (2022). Selection in the city: rapid and fine-scale evolution of urban eastern water dragons. Evolution, 76 (10), 2302-2314. doi: 10.1111/evo.14596
Journal Article: Heterogeneity in resource competition covaries with individual variation in long-term social relationships
Levengood, Alexis L., Strickland, Kasha, Foroughirad, Vivienne, Mann, Janet, Cristescu, Romane H., Krzyszczyk, Ewa and Frère, Céline H. (2022). Heterogeneity in resource competition covaries with individual variation in long-term social relationships. Behavioral Ecology, 33 (4), 745-757. doi: 10.1093/beheco/arac037
Littleford-Colquhoun, B. L., Weyrich, L. S., Hohwieler, K., Cristescu, R. and Frere, C. H. (2022). How microbiomes can help inform conservation: landscape characterisation of gut microbiota helps shed light on additional population structure in a specialist folivore. Animal Microbiome, 4 (1) 12, 1-15. doi: 10.1186/s42523-021-00122-3
Journal Article: Lifetime stability of social traits in bottlenose dolphins
Evans, Taylor, Krzyszczyk, Ewa, Frère, Céline and Mann, Janet (2021). Lifetime stability of social traits in bottlenose dolphins. Communications Biology, 4 (1) 759. doi: 10.1038/s42003-021-02292-x
Journal Article: Microchromosomes are building blocks of bird, reptile, and mammal chromosomes
Waters, Paul D., Patel, Hardip R., Ruiz-Herrera, Aurora, Alvarez-Gonzalez, Lucia, Lister, Nicholas C., Simakov, Oleg, Ezaz, Tariq, Kaur, Parwinder, Frere, Celine, Grutzner, Frank, Georges, Arthur and Marshall Graves, Jennifer A. (2021). Microchromosomes are building blocks of bird, reptile, and mammal chromosomes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 118 (45) e2112494118. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2112494118
Journal Article: Crocodile social environments dictated by male philopatry
Baker, Cameron J., Frère, Céline H., Franklin, Craig E., Campbell, Hamish A., Irwin, Terri R. and Dwyer, Ross G. (2021). Crocodile social environments dictated by male philopatry. Behavioral Ecology, 33 (1), 156-166. doi: 10.1093/beheco/arab120
Journal Article: Repeatability and heritability of social reaction norms in a wild agamid lizard
Strickland, Kasha, Mitchell, David J., Delmé, Coralie and Frère, Céline H. (2021). Repeatability and heritability of social reaction norms in a wild agamid lizard. Evolution, 75 (8), 1953-1965. doi: 10.1111/evo.14298
Journal Article: Inbreeding and disease avoidance in a free‐ranging koala population
Schultz, Anthony J., Cristescu, Romane H., Hanger, Jon, Loader, Jo, de Villiers, Deidre and Frère, Celine H. (2020). Inbreeding and disease avoidance in a free‐ranging koala population. Molecular Ecology, 29 (13), 2416-2430. doi: 10.1111/mec.15488
Journal Article: City life alters the gut microbiome and stable isotope profiling of the eastern water dragon ( Intellagama lesueurii )
Littleford‐Colquhoun, Bethan L., Weyrich, Laura S., Kent, Nicola and Frere, Celine H. (2019). City life alters the gut microbiome and stable isotope profiling of the eastern water dragon ( Intellagama lesueurii ). Molecular Ecology, 28 (20), 4592-4607. doi: 10.1111/mec.15240
Journal Article: Individual variation in the social plasticity of water dragons
Strickland, Kasha and Frère, Céline H. (2019). Individual variation in the social plasticity of water dragons. The American Naturalist, 194 (2), 194-206. doi: 10.1086/704089
Journal Article: Quality and quantity of genetic relatedness data affect the analysis of social structure
Foroughirad, Vivienne, Levengood, Alexis L., Mann, Janet and Frère, Céline H. (2019). Quality and quantity of genetic relatedness data affect the analysis of social structure. Molecular Ecology Resources, 19 (5), 1181-1194. doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.13028
Journal Article: How sexual and natural selection shape sexual size dimorphism: Evidence from multiple evolutionary scales
Littleford‐Colquhoun, Bethan L., Clemente, Christofer, Thompson, Graham, Cristescu, Romane H., Peterson, Nicola, Strickland, Kasha, Stuart‐Fox, Devi and Frere, Celine H. (2019). How sexual and natural selection shape sexual size dimorphism: Evidence from multiple evolutionary scales. Functional Ecology, 33 (8), 1446-1458. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.13337
Journal Article: Archipelagos of the Anthropocene: rapid and extensive differentiation of native terrestrial vertebrates in a single metropolis
Littleford-Colquhoun, Bethan L. , Clemente, Christofer, Whiting, Martin J. , Ortiz-Barrientos, Daniel and Frere, Celine H. (2017). Archipelagos of the Anthropocene: rapid and extensive differentiation of native terrestrial vertebrates in a single metropolis. Molecular Ecology, 26 (9), 2466-2481. doi: 10.1111/mec.14042
Journal Article: Whole-genome sequencing reveals untapped genetic potential in Africa's indigenous cereal crop sorghum
Mace, Emma S., Tai, Shuaishuai, Gilding, Edward K., Li, Yanhong, Prentis, Peter J., Bian, Lianle, Campbell, Bradley C., Hu, Wushu, Innes, David J., Han, Xuelian, Cruickshank, Alan, Dai, Changming, Frere, Celine, Zhang, Haikuan, Hunt, Colleen H., Wang, Xianyuan, Shatte, Tracey, Wang, Miao, Su, Zhe, Li, Jun, Lin, Xiaozhen, Godwin, Ian D., Jordan, David R. and Wang, Jun (2013). Whole-genome sequencing reveals untapped genetic potential in Africa's indigenous cereal crop sorghum. Nature Communications, 4 (1) 2320, 2320.1-2320.8. doi: 10.1038/ncomms3320
Journal Article: Allelic variation at a single gene increases food value in a drought-tolerant staple cereal
Gilding, Edward K., Frere, Celine H., Cruickshank, Alan, Rada, Anna K., Prentis, Peter J., Mudge, Agnieszka M., Mace, Emma S., Jordan, David R. and Godwin, Ian D. (2013). Allelic variation at a single gene increases food value in a drought-tolerant staple cereal. Nature Communications, 4 (1) 1483, 1483.1-1483.5. doi: 10.1038/ncomms2450
Journal Article: Social and genetic interactions drive fitness variation in a free-living dolphin population
Frere, Celine H., Krutzen, Michael, Mann, Janet, Connor, Richard C., Bejder, Lars and Sherwin, William B. (2010). Social and genetic interactions drive fitness variation in a free-living dolphin population. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA, 107 (46), 19949-19954. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1007997107
Testing the use of eDNA for the monitoring of terrestrial communities in the Redlands
(2023) Redland City Council
Animal social behaviour and emerging infectious fungal diseases in nature
(2021–2025) ARC Future Fellowships
Uncovering the role of immune and behavioural phenotypes in fungal disease resistance
Doctor Philosophy
social behaviour and emerging fungal diseases in eastern water dragons.
Doctor Philosophy
Urbanisation and the emergence of wildlife fungal diseases
Doctor Philosophy
Threatened species conservation
I have PhD projects available which focus on developing new and innovative tools for the conservation of threatened species. These include eDNA and microbiome analyses. Contact me if you are interested in applying genomic tools to advance conservation of animals.
Social Evolution
I have PhD projects available to study the evolution of sociality using long-term datasets on individuals which include, but not limited to, species like eastern water dragons, dolphins, koalas and many others. I seek PhD students which are keen to work across species using publically available datasets to answer important questions about the evolution of the sharing of relationships.
Urban Evolution and Emerging Infectious Diseases
I have PhD projects investigating links between urbanisation, animals' immunity and emerging fungal diseases.
Selection in the city: rapid and fine-scale evolution of urban eastern water dragons
Jackson, Nicola, Littleford-Colquhoun, Bethan L., Strickland, Kasha, Class, Barbara and Frere, Celine H. (2022). Selection in the city: rapid and fine-scale evolution of urban eastern water dragons. Evolution, 76 (10), 2302-2314. doi: 10.1111/evo.14596
Levengood, Alexis L., Strickland, Kasha, Foroughirad, Vivienne, Mann, Janet, Cristescu, Romane H., Krzyszczyk, Ewa and Frère, Céline H. (2022). Heterogeneity in resource competition covaries with individual variation in long-term social relationships. Behavioral Ecology, 33 (4), 745-757. doi: 10.1093/beheco/arac037
Littleford-Colquhoun, B. L., Weyrich, L. S., Hohwieler, K., Cristescu, R. and Frere, C. H. (2022). How microbiomes can help inform conservation: landscape characterisation of gut microbiota helps shed light on additional population structure in a specialist folivore. Animal Microbiome, 4 (1) 12, 1-15. doi: 10.1186/s42523-021-00122-3
Lifetime stability of social traits in bottlenose dolphins
Evans, Taylor, Krzyszczyk, Ewa, Frère, Céline and Mann, Janet (2021). Lifetime stability of social traits in bottlenose dolphins. Communications Biology, 4 (1) 759. doi: 10.1038/s42003-021-02292-x
Microchromosomes are building blocks of bird, reptile, and mammal chromosomes
Waters, Paul D., Patel, Hardip R., Ruiz-Herrera, Aurora, Alvarez-Gonzalez, Lucia, Lister, Nicholas C., Simakov, Oleg, Ezaz, Tariq, Kaur, Parwinder, Frere, Celine, Grutzner, Frank, Georges, Arthur and Marshall Graves, Jennifer A. (2021). Microchromosomes are building blocks of bird, reptile, and mammal chromosomes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 118 (45) e2112494118. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2112494118
Crocodile social environments dictated by male philopatry
Baker, Cameron J., Frère, Céline H., Franklin, Craig E., Campbell, Hamish A., Irwin, Terri R. and Dwyer, Ross G. (2021). Crocodile social environments dictated by male philopatry. Behavioral Ecology, 33 (1), 156-166. doi: 10.1093/beheco/arab120
Repeatability and heritability of social reaction norms in a wild agamid lizard
Strickland, Kasha, Mitchell, David J., Delmé, Coralie and Frère, Céline H. (2021). Repeatability and heritability of social reaction norms in a wild agamid lizard. Evolution, 75 (8), 1953-1965. doi: 10.1111/evo.14298
Inbreeding and disease avoidance in a free‐ranging koala population
Schultz, Anthony J., Cristescu, Romane H., Hanger, Jon, Loader, Jo, de Villiers, Deidre and Frère, Celine H. (2020). Inbreeding and disease avoidance in a free‐ranging koala population. Molecular Ecology, 29 (13), 2416-2430. doi: 10.1111/mec.15488
Littleford‐Colquhoun, Bethan L., Weyrich, Laura S., Kent, Nicola and Frere, Celine H. (2019). City life alters the gut microbiome and stable isotope profiling of the eastern water dragon ( Intellagama lesueurii ). Molecular Ecology, 28 (20), 4592-4607. doi: 10.1111/mec.15240
Individual variation in the social plasticity of water dragons
Strickland, Kasha and Frère, Céline H. (2019). Individual variation in the social plasticity of water dragons. The American Naturalist, 194 (2), 194-206. doi: 10.1086/704089
Quality and quantity of genetic relatedness data affect the analysis of social structure
Foroughirad, Vivienne, Levengood, Alexis L., Mann, Janet and Frère, Céline H. (2019). Quality and quantity of genetic relatedness data affect the analysis of social structure. Molecular Ecology Resources, 19 (5), 1181-1194. doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.13028
Littleford‐Colquhoun, Bethan L., Clemente, Christofer, Thompson, Graham, Cristescu, Romane H., Peterson, Nicola, Strickland, Kasha, Stuart‐Fox, Devi and Frere, Celine H. (2019). How sexual and natural selection shape sexual size dimorphism: Evidence from multiple evolutionary scales. Functional Ecology, 33 (8), 1446-1458. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.13337
Littleford-Colquhoun, Bethan L. , Clemente, Christofer, Whiting, Martin J. , Ortiz-Barrientos, Daniel and Frere, Celine H. (2017). Archipelagos of the Anthropocene: rapid and extensive differentiation of native terrestrial vertebrates in a single metropolis. Molecular Ecology, 26 (9), 2466-2481. doi: 10.1111/mec.14042
Mace, Emma S., Tai, Shuaishuai, Gilding, Edward K., Li, Yanhong, Prentis, Peter J., Bian, Lianle, Campbell, Bradley C., Hu, Wushu, Innes, David J., Han, Xuelian, Cruickshank, Alan, Dai, Changming, Frere, Celine, Zhang, Haikuan, Hunt, Colleen H., Wang, Xianyuan, Shatte, Tracey, Wang, Miao, Su, Zhe, Li, Jun, Lin, Xiaozhen, Godwin, Ian D., Jordan, David R. and Wang, Jun (2013). Whole-genome sequencing reveals untapped genetic potential in Africa's indigenous cereal crop sorghum. Nature Communications, 4 (1) 2320, 2320.1-2320.8. doi: 10.1038/ncomms3320
Allelic variation at a single gene increases food value in a drought-tolerant staple cereal
Gilding, Edward K., Frere, Celine H., Cruickshank, Alan, Rada, Anna K., Prentis, Peter J., Mudge, Agnieszka M., Mace, Emma S., Jordan, David R. and Godwin, Ian D. (2013). Allelic variation at a single gene increases food value in a drought-tolerant staple cereal. Nature Communications, 4 (1) 1483, 1483.1-1483.5. doi: 10.1038/ncomms2450
Social and genetic interactions drive fitness variation in a free-living dolphin population
Frere, Celine H., Krutzen, Michael, Mann, Janet, Connor, Richard C., Bejder, Lars and Sherwin, William B. (2010). Social and genetic interactions drive fitness variation in a free-living dolphin population. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA, 107 (46), 19949-19954. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1007997107
Molecular markers in plant improvement
Prentis, Peter J., Gilding, Edward K., Pavasovic, Ana, Frere, Celine H. and Godwin, Ian D. (2013). Molecular markers in plant improvement. Molecular markers in plants. (pp. 67-78) edited by Robert J. Henry. Ames, IA, United States: John Wiley and Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781118473023.ch5
Impacts of fungal disease on dyadic social interactions in a wild agamid lizard
Tacey, J., Class, B., Delmé, C., Powell, D. and Frère, C.H. (2023). Impacts of fungal disease on dyadic social interactions in a wild agamid lizard. Animal Behaviour, 200, 125-136. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2023.04.002
Long-term tracking reveals a dynamic crocodylian social system
Baker, Cameron J., Frère, Céline H., Franklin, Craig E., Campbell, Hamish A., Irwin, Terri R. and Dwyer, Ross G. (2023). Long-term tracking reveals a dynamic crocodylian social system. Animal Behaviour, 199, 59-78. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2023.02.015
Conditional alternative movement tactics in male crocodiles
Barham, Kaitlin E., Baker, Cameron J., Franklin, Craig E., Campbell, Hamish A., Frére, Celine H., Irwin, Terri R. and Dwyer, Ross G. (2023). Conditional alternative movement tactics in male crocodiles. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 77 (3) 31. doi: 10.1007/s00265-023-03303-z
Whole‐mitochondrial genomes of <i>Nannizziopsis</i> provide insights in evolution and detection
Powell, Daniel, Schwessinger, Benjamin and Frère, Céline H. (2023). Whole‐mitochondrial genomes of Nannizziopsis provide insights in evolution and detection. Ecology and Evolution, 13 (3) e9955. doi: 10.1002/ece3.9955
Post-whaling shift in mating tactics in male humpback whales
Dunlop, Rebecca and Frere, Celine (2023). Post-whaling shift in mating tactics in male humpback whales. Communications Biology, 6 (1) 162. doi: 10.1038/s42003-023-04509-7
Frère, C. H., O’Reilly, G. D., Strickland, K., Schultz, A., Hohwieler, K., Hanger, J., de Villiers, D., Cristescu, R., Powell, D. and Sherwin, W. (2023). Evaluating the genetic consequences of population subdivision as it unfolds and how to best mitigate them: a rare story about koalas. Molecular Ecology, 32 (9), 2174-2185. doi: 10.1111/mec.16877
Protected area coverage has a positive effect on koala occurrence in Eastern Australia
Terraube, J., Gardiner, R., Hohwieler, K., Frère, C. H. and Cristescu, R. H. (2023). Protected area coverage has a positive effect on koala occurrence in Eastern Australia. Biodiversity and Conservation, 32 (7), 2495-2511. doi: 10.1007/s10531-023-02615-w
Foroughirad, Vivienne, Frère, Celine H., Levengood, Alexis L., Kopps, Anna M., Krzyszczyk, Ewa and Mann, Janet (2023). Small effects of family size on sociality despite strong kin preferences in female bottlenose dolphins. Animal Behaviour, 195, 53-66. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2022.10.011
Gardiner, Riana, Terraube, Julien, Frere, Celine and Cristescu, Romane (2022). Roads and water availability influence the occurrence of koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in secondary habitat: a multiscale approach. Biodiversity and Conservation, 32 (1), 1-18. doi: 10.1007/s10531-022-02493-8
Selection in the city: rapid and fine-scale evolution of urban eastern water dragons
Jackson, Nicola, Littleford-Colquhoun, Bethan L., Strickland, Kasha, Class, Barbara and Frere, Celine H. (2022). Selection in the city: rapid and fine-scale evolution of urban eastern water dragons. Evolution, 76 (10), 2302-2314. doi: 10.1111/evo.14596
Cristescu, Romane H., Strickland, Kasha, Schultz, Anthony J., Kruuk, Loeske E. B., de Villiers, Deidre and Frère, Céline H. (2022). Susceptibility to a sexually transmitted disease in a wild koala population shows heritable genetic variance but no inbreeding depression. Molecular Ecology, 31 (21), 5455-5467. doi: 10.1111/mec.16676
Foroughirad, Vivienne, McEntee, Molly, Kopps, Anna M., Levengood, Alexis, Frère, Celine and Mann, Janet (2022). Reproductive timing as an explanation for skewed parentage assignment ratio in a bisexually philopatric population. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 76 (9) 129. doi: 10.1007/s00265-022-03233-2
Genetic erosion detected in a specialist mammal living in a fast-developing environment
Hohwieler, Katrin R., de Villiers, Deidre L., Cristescu, Romane H. and Frere, Celine H. (2022). Genetic erosion detected in a specialist mammal living in a fast-developing environment. Conservation Science and Practice, 4 (7) e12738, 1-17. doi: 10.1111/csp2.12738
Levengood, Alexis L., Strickland, Kasha, Foroughirad, Vivienne, Mann, Janet, Cristescu, Romane H., Krzyszczyk, Ewa and Frère, Céline H. (2022). Heterogeneity in resource competition covaries with individual variation in long-term social relationships. Behavioral Ecology, 33 (4), 745-757. doi: 10.1093/beheco/arac037
Littleford-Colquhoun, B. L., Weyrich, L. S., Hohwieler, K., Cristescu, R. and Frere, C. H. (2022). How microbiomes can help inform conservation: landscape characterisation of gut microbiota helps shed light on additional population structure in a specialist folivore. Animal Microbiome, 4 (1) 12, 1-15. doi: 10.1186/s42523-021-00122-3
Australian magpies Gymnorhina tibicen cooperate to remove tracking devices
Crampton, Joel, Frère, Celine and Potvin, Dominique (2022). Australian magpies Gymnorhina tibicen cooperate to remove tracking devices. Australian Field Ornithology, 39, 7-11. doi: 10.20938/afo39007011
Strickland, K., Levengood, A., Foroughirad, V., Mann, J., Krzyszczyk, E. and Frère, C. H. (2022). Correction to: A framework for the identification of long-term social avoidance in longitudinal datasets. Royal Society Open Science, 9 (1), 220017. doi: 10.1098/rsos.220017
Testing the effectiveness of genetic monitoring using genetic non‐invasive sampling
Schultz, Anthony James, Strickland, Kasha, Cristescu, Romane H., Hanger, Jonathan, Villiers, Deidre and Frère, Céline H. (2022). Testing the effectiveness of genetic monitoring using genetic non‐invasive sampling. Ecology and Evolution, 12 (1) e8459, e8459. doi: 10.1002/ece3.8459
From flames to inflammation: how wildfires affect patterns of wildlife disease
Albery, Gregory F., Turilli, Isabella, Joseph, Maxwell B., Foley, Janet, Frere, Celine H. and Bansal, Shweta (2021). From flames to inflammation: how wildfires affect patterns of wildlife disease. Fire Ecology, 17 (1) 23. doi: 10.1186/s42408-021-00113-4
Lifetime stability of social traits in bottlenose dolphins
Evans, Taylor, Krzyszczyk, Ewa, Frère, Céline and Mann, Janet (2021). Lifetime stability of social traits in bottlenose dolphins. Communications Biology, 4 (1) 759. doi: 10.1038/s42003-021-02292-x
Peterson, Nicola R., Rose, Karrie, Shaw, Stephanie, Hyndman, Tim H., Sigler, Lynne, Kurtböke, D. İpek, Llinas, Josh, Littleford‑Colquhoun, Bethan L., Cristescu, Romane and Frère, Celine (2021). Publisher Correction: Cross-continental emergence of Nannizziopsis barbatae disease may threaten wild Australian lizards (Scientific Reports, (2020), 10, 1, (20976), 10.1038/s41598-020-77865-7). Scientific Reports, 11 (1) 6871. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-86463-0
Microchromosomes are building blocks of bird, reptile, and mammal chromosomes
Waters, Paul D., Patel, Hardip R., Ruiz-Herrera, Aurora, Alvarez-Gonzalez, Lucia, Lister, Nicholas C., Simakov, Oleg, Ezaz, Tariq, Kaur, Parwinder, Frere, Celine, Grutzner, Frank, Georges, Arthur and Marshall Graves, Jennifer A. (2021). Microchromosomes are building blocks of bird, reptile, and mammal chromosomes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 118 (45) e2112494118. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2112494118
Crocodile social environments dictated by male philopatry
Baker, Cameron J., Frère, Céline H., Franklin, Craig E., Campbell, Hamish A., Irwin, Terri R. and Dwyer, Ross G. (2021). Crocodile social environments dictated by male philopatry. Behavioral Ecology, 33 (1), 156-166. doi: 10.1093/beheco/arab120
Repeatability and heritability of social reaction norms in a wild agamid lizard
Strickland, Kasha, Mitchell, David J., Delmé, Coralie and Frère, Céline H. (2021). Repeatability and heritability of social reaction norms in a wild agamid lizard. Evolution, 75 (8), 1953-1965. doi: 10.1111/evo.14298
Strickland, Kasha, Mann, Janet, Foroughirad, Vivienne, Levengood, Alexis L. and Frère, Céline H. (2021). Maternal effects and fitness consequences of individual variation in bottlenose dolphins' ecological niche. Journal of Animal Ecology, 90 (8) 1365-2656.13513, 1-13. doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.13513
Genome sequence of the fungus Nannizziopsis barbatae, an emerging reptile pathogen
Powell, Daniel, Jones, Ashley, Kent, Nicola, Kaur, Parwinder, Bar, Ido, Schwessinger, Benjamin and Frère, Céline H. (2021). Genome sequence of the fungus Nannizziopsis barbatae, an emerging reptile pathogen. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 10 (1). doi: 10.1128/mra.01213-20
Difficulties of assessing the impacts of the 2019–2020 bushfires on koalas
Cristescu, Romane H., Gardiner, Riana, Terraube, Julien, McDonald, Kye, Powell, Dan, Levengood, Alexis L. and Frère, Céline H. (2021). Difficulties of assessing the impacts of the 2019–2020 bushfires on koalas. Austral Ecology, 48 (1), 12-18. doi: 10.1111/aec.13120
Cross-continental emergence of Nannizziopsis barbatae disease may threaten wild Australian lizards
Peterson, Nicola R., Rose, Karrie, Shaw, Stephanie, Hyndman, Tim H., Sigler, Lynne, Kurtböke, D. İpek, Llinas, Josh, Littleford-Colquhoun, Bethan L., Cristescu, Romane and Frère, Celine (2020). Cross-continental emergence of Nannizziopsis barbatae disease may threaten wild Australian lizards. Scientific Reports, 10 (1) 20976, 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-77865-7
Baxter-Gilbert, James, Riley, Julia L., Frère, Celine H. and Whiting, Martin J. (2020). Shrinking into the big city: influence of genetic and environmental factors on urban dragon lizard morphology and performance capacity. Urban Ecosystems, 24 (4), 661-674. doi: 10.1007/s11252-020-01065-4
Juvenile social dynamics reflect adult reproductive strategies in bottlenose dolphins
Galezo, Allison A., Foroughirad, Vivienne, Krzyszczyk, Ewa, Frère, Céline H. and Mann, Janet (2020). Juvenile social dynamics reflect adult reproductive strategies in bottlenose dolphins. Behavioral Ecology, 31 (5), 1159-1171. doi: 10.1093/beheco/araa068
Inbreeding and disease avoidance in a free‐ranging koala population
Schultz, Anthony J., Cristescu, Romane H., Hanger, Jon, Loader, Jo, de Villiers, Deidre and Frère, Celine H. (2020). Inbreeding and disease avoidance in a free‐ranging koala population. Molecular Ecology, 29 (13), 2416-2430. doi: 10.1111/mec.15488
Piza-Roca, Carmen, Schoeman, David and Frere, Celine (2020). Fitness benefits of male dominance behaviours depend on the degree of individual inbreeding in a polyandrous lizard. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 287 (1927) 20200097, 20200097. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2020.0097
Cristescu, Romane H., Miller, Russell L. and Frère, Céline H. (2020). Sniffing out solutions to enhance conservation: How detection dogs can maximise research and management outcomes, through the example of koalas. Australian Zoologist, 40 (3), 416-432. doi: 10.7882/az.2019.030
Quantifying koala locomotion strategies: implications for the evolution of arborealism in marsupials
Gaschk, Joshua L., Frère, Celine H. and Clemente, Christofer J. (2019). Quantifying koala locomotion strategies: implications for the evolution of arborealism in marsupials. Journal of Experimental Biology, 222 (24) jeb207506. doi: 10.1242/jeb.207506
Littleford‐Colquhoun, Bethan L., Weyrich, Laura S., Kent, Nicola and Frere, Celine H. (2019). City life alters the gut microbiome and stable isotope profiling of the eastern water dragon ( Intellagama lesueurii ). Molecular Ecology, 28 (20), 4592-4607. doi: 10.1111/mec.15240
Applying network analysis to birdsong research
Potvin, Dominique A., Strickland, Kasha, MacDougall-Shackleton, Elizabeth A., Slade, Joel W.G. and Frère, Celine H. (2019). Applying network analysis to birdsong research. Animal Behaviour, 154, 95-109. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2019.06.012
Cristescu, R. H., Scales, K. L., Schultz, A. J., Miller, R. L., Schoeman, D. S., Dique, D. and Frère, C. H. (2019). Environmental impact assessments can misrepresent species distributions: a case study of koalas in Queensland, Australia. Animal Conservation, 22 (4), 314-323. doi: 10.1111/acv.12455
Individual variation in the social plasticity of water dragons
Strickland, Kasha and Frère, Céline H. (2019). Individual variation in the social plasticity of water dragons. The American Naturalist, 194 (2), 194-206. doi: 10.1086/704089
Cristescu, R. H., Scales, K. L., Schultz, A. J., Miller, R. L., Schoeman, D. S., Dique, D. and Frère, C. H. (2019). Robust science underpinning legislation can create better outcomes for threatened species impacted by infrastructure projects : robust science is critical for EIAs. Animal Conservation, 22 (4), 328-330. doi: 10.1111/acv.12528
Piza-Roca, Carme, Strickland, Kasha, Kent, Nicola and Frere, Celine H (2019). Presence of kin-biased social associations in a lizard with no parental care: the eastern water dragon (Intellagama lesueurii). Behavioral Ecology, 30 (5), 1406-1415. doi: 10.1093/beheco/arz093
Miller, Kyle L., Castañeda Rico, Susette, Muletz-Wolz, Carly R., Campana, Michael G., McInerney, Nancy, Augustine, Lauren, Frere, Celine, Peters, Alan M. and Fleischer, Robert C. (2019). Parthenogenesis in a captive Asian water dragon (Physignathus cocincinus) identified with novel microsatellites. PLoS One, 14 (6) e0217489, e0217489. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217489
Quality and quantity of genetic relatedness data affect the analysis of social structure
Foroughirad, Vivienne, Levengood, Alexis L., Mann, Janet and Frère, Céline H. (2019). Quality and quantity of genetic relatedness data affect the analysis of social structure. Molecular Ecology Resources, 19 (5), 1181-1194. doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.13028
Manlik, Oliver, Krützen, Michael, Kopps, Anna M., Mann, Janet, Bejder, Lars, Allen, Simon J., Frère, Celine, Connor, Richard C. and Sherwin, William B. (2019). Is MHC diversity a better marker for conservation than neutral genetic diversity? A case study of two contrasting dolphin populations. Ecology and Evolution, 9 (12), 6986-6998. doi: 10.1002/ece3.5265
Littleford‐Colquhoun, Bethan L., Clemente, Christofer, Thompson, Graham, Cristescu, Romane H., Peterson, Nicola, Strickland, Kasha, Stuart‐Fox, Devi and Frere, Celine H. (2019). How sexual and natural selection shape sexual size dimorphism: Evidence from multiple evolutionary scales. Functional Ecology, 33 (8), 1446-1458. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.13337
Cristescu, Romane H., Miller, Russell L., Schultz, Anthony J., Hulse, Lyndal, Jaccoud, Damian, Johnston, Stephen, Hanger, Jon, Booth, Rosie and Frère, Céline H. (2019). Developing non-invasive methodologies to assess koala population health through detecting Chlamydia from scats. Molecular Ecology Resources, 19 (4) 1755-0998.12999, 957-969. doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.12999
Maternal nesting behaviour in city dragons: a species with temperature-dependent sex determination
Kent, Nicola, Cristescu, Romane H., Piza-Roca, Carme, Littleford-Colquhoun, Bethan L., Strickland, Kasha and Frère, Céline H. (2019). Maternal nesting behaviour in city dragons: a species with temperature-dependent sex determination. Journal of Urban Ecology, 5 (1) juz005. doi: 10.1093/jue/juz005
Piza-Roca, Carme, Strickland, Kasha, Schoeman, David and Frere, Celine H. (2018). Eastern water dragons modify their social tactics with respect to the location within their home range. Animal Behaviour, 144, 27-36. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2018.08.001
Eastern water dragons use alternative social tactics at different local densities
Strickland, Kasha, Patterson, Eric M. and Frère, Céline H. (2018). Eastern water dragons use alternative social tactics at different local densities. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 72 (9) 148. doi: 10.1007/s00265-018-2563-x
Parra, Guido J., Cagnazzi, Daniele, Jedensjö, Maria, Ackermann, Corinne, Frere, Celine, Seddon, Jennifer, Nikolic, Natacha and Krützen, Michael (2018). Low genetic diversity, limited gene flow and widespread genetic bottleneck effects in a threatened dolphin species, the Australian humpback dolphin. Biological Conservation, 220, 192-200. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2017.12.028
Fresh is best: accurate SNP genotyping from koala scats
Schultz, Anthony J., Cristescu, Romane H., Littleford-Colquhoun, Bethan L., Jaccoud, Damian and Frère, Céline H. (2018). Fresh is best: accurate SNP genotyping from koala scats. Ecology and Evolution, 8 (6), 3139-3151. doi: 10.1002/ece3.3765
Predictable males and unpredictable females: repeatability of sociability in eastern water dragons
Strickland, Kasha and Frère, Céline H. (2018). Predictable males and unpredictable females: repeatability of sociability in eastern water dragons. Behavioral Ecology, 29 (1), 236-243. doi: 10.1093/beheco/arx148
Premachandra, H. K.A., La Cruz, Fabiola Lafarga-De, Takeuchi, Yutaka, Miller, Adam, Fielder, Stewart, O'Connor, Wayne, Frère, Celine H., Nguyen, Nguyen Hong, Bar, Ido and Knibb, Wayne (2017). Genomic DNA variation confirmed Seriola lalandi comprises three different populations in the Pacific, but with recent divergence. Scientific Reports, 7 (1) 9386. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-07419-x
Littleford-Colquhoun, Bethan L. , Clemente, Christofer, Whiting, Martin J. , Ortiz-Barrientos, Daniel and Frere, Celine H. (2017). Archipelagos of the Anthropocene: rapid and extensive differentiation of native terrestrial vertebrates in a single metropolis. Molecular Ecology, 26 (9), 2466-2481. doi: 10.1111/mec.14042
A framework for the identification of long-term social avoidance in longitudinal datasets
Strickland, Kasha, Levengood, Alexis, Foroughirad, Vivienne, Mann, Janet, Krzyszczyk, Ewa and Frère, Celine H. (2017). A framework for the identification of long-term social avoidance in longitudinal datasets. Royal Society Open Science, 4 (8) 170641, 170641. doi: 10.1098/rsos.170641
Dolphin sociality, distribution and calving as important behavioural patterns informing management
Smith, H., Frère, C., Kobryn, H. and Bejder, L. (2016). Dolphin sociality, distribution and calving as important behavioural patterns informing management. Animal Conservation, 19 (5), 462-471. doi: 10.1111/acv.12263
Sexton, Gary J., Frere, C.H., Kalinganire, A., Uwamariya, A., Lowe, A.J., Godwin, I.D., Prentis, P.J. and Dieters, M.J. (2015). Influence of putative forest refugia and biogeographic barriers on the level and distribution of genetic variation in an African savannah tree, Khaya senegalensis (Desr.) A. Juss. Tree Genetics and Genomes, 11 (103) 103. doi: 10.1007/s11295-015-0933-3
Kosanic, A., Anderson, K., Frère, C. H. and Harrison, S. (2015). Regional vegetation change and implications for local conservation: An example from West Cornwall (United Kingdom). Global Ecology and Conservation, 4, 405-413. doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2015.08.006
Cristescu, Romane H., Banks, Peter B., Carrick, Frank N. and Frère, Céline (2015). Correction: Potential 'Ecological Traps' of restored landscapes: Koalas Phascolarctos cinereus re-occupy a rehabilitated mine site. PLoS ONE, 10 (6) e0130115. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130115
Polyandry in dragon lizards: inbred paternal genotypes sire fewer offspring
Frere, Celine H., Chandrasoma, Dani and Whiting, Martin J. (2015). Polyandry in dragon lizards: inbred paternal genotypes sire fewer offspring. Ecology and Evolution, 5 (8), 1686-1692. doi: 10.1002/ece3.1447
Accuracy and efficiency of detection dogs: a powerful new tool for koala conservation and management
Cristescu, Romane H., Foley, Emily, Markula, Anna, Jackson, Gary, Jones, Darryl and Frere, Celine (2015). Accuracy and efficiency of detection dogs: a powerful new tool for koala conservation and management. Scientific Reports, 5 (1) 8349. doi: 10.1038/srep08349
Intellagama lesueurii Eastern water dragon: cannibalism
Frère, Celine H., Nugent, Daniel R., Littleford-Colquhoun, Bethan and Strickland, Kasha (2015) Intellagama lesueurii Eastern water dragon: cannibalism. Herpetological Bulletin, 133: 38-39.
The social life of eastern water dragons: sex differences, spatial overlap and genetic relatedness
Strickland, K., Gardiner, R., Schultz, A. J. and Frere, C. H. (2014). The social life of eastern water dragons: sex differences, spatial overlap and genetic relatedness. Animal Behaviour, 97, 53-61. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.08.009
Brown, Alexander M., Kopps, Anna M., Allen, Simon J., Bejder, Lars, Littleford-Colquhoun, Bethan, Parra, Guido J., Cagnazzi, Daniele, Thiele, Deborah, Palmer, Carol and Frere, Celine H. (2014). Population differentiation and hybridisation of Australian snubfin (Orcaella heinsohni) and Indo-Pacific humpback (Sousa chinensis) dolphins in North-Western Australia. PloS One, 9 (7) e101427, e101427. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101427
Gardiner, Riana Zanarivero, Doran, Erik, Strickland, Kasha, Carpenter-Bundhoo, Luke and Frere, Celine (2014). A face in the crowd: a non-invasive and cost effective photo-identification methodology to understand the fine scale movement of eastern water dragons. PLoS ONE, 9 (5) e96992, e96992. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096992
Lin, Wenzhi, Frère, Céline H., Karczmarski, Leszek, Xia, Jia, Gui, Duan and Wu, Yuping (2014). Phylogeography of the finless porpoise (genus Neophocaena): Testing the stepwise divergence hypothesis in the northwestern Pacific. Scientific Reports, 4 (1) 6572. doi: 10.1038/srep06572
Cristescu, Romane H., Banks, Peter B., Carrick, Frank N. and Frere, Celine (2013). Potential 'Ecological Traps' of restored landscapes: koalas Phascolarctos cinereus re-occupy a rehabilitated mine site. PLoS One, 8 (11) e80469, e80469.1-e80469.12. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080469
Mace, Emma S., Tai, Shuaishuai, Gilding, Edward K., Li, Yanhong, Prentis, Peter J., Bian, Lianle, Campbell, Bradley C., Hu, Wushu, Innes, David J., Han, Xuelian, Cruickshank, Alan, Dai, Changming, Frere, Celine, Zhang, Haikuan, Hunt, Colleen H., Wang, Xianyuan, Shatte, Tracey, Wang, Miao, Su, Zhe, Li, Jun, Lin, Xiaozhen, Godwin, Ian D., Jordan, David R. and Wang, Jun (2013). Whole-genome sequencing reveals untapped genetic potential in Africa's indigenous cereal crop sorghum. Nature Communications, 4 (1) 2320, 2320.1-2320.8. doi: 10.1038/ncomms3320
Cristescu, Romane H., Rhodes, Jonathan, Frere, Celine and Banks, Peter B. (2013). Is restoring flora the same as restoring fauna? Lessons learned from koalas and mining rehabilitation. Journal of Applied Ecology, 50 (2), 423-431. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.12046
Allelic variation at a single gene increases food value in a drought-tolerant staple cereal
Gilding, Edward K., Frere, Celine H., Cruickshank, Alan, Rada, Anna K., Prentis, Peter J., Mudge, Agnieszka M., Mace, Emma S., Jordan, David R. and Godwin, Ian D. (2013). Allelic variation at a single gene increases food value in a drought-tolerant staple cereal. Nature Communications, 4 (1) 1483, 1483.1-1483.5. doi: 10.1038/ncomms2450
Carter, Kerryn D., Seddon, Jennifer M., Frère, Celine H., Carter, John K. and Goldizen, Anne W. (2013). Fission-fusion dynamics in wild giraffes may be driven by kinship, spatial overlap and individual social preferences. Animal Behaviour, 85 (2), 385-394. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.11.011
Phylogenetic analysis reveals multiple introductions of Cynodon species in Australia
Jewell, M., Frere, C. H., Harris-Shultz, K., Anderson, W. F., Godwin, I. D. and Lambrides, C. J. (2012). Phylogenetic analysis reveals multiple introductions of Cynodon species in Australia. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 65 (2), 390-396. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2012.06.026
Cristescu, Romane H., Goethals, Klara, Banks, Peter B., Carrick, Frank N. and Frere, Celine (2012). Experimental Evaluation of Koala Scat Persistence and Detectability with Implications for Pellet-Based Fauna Census. International Journal of Zoology, 2012 (Article Number631856) 631856, 1-12. doi: 10.1155/2012/631856
A review of fauna in mine rehabilitation in Australia: current state and future directions
Cristescu, Romane H., Frere, Celine and Banks, Peter B. (2012). A review of fauna in mine rehabilitation in Australia: current state and future directions. Biological Conservation, 149 (1), 60-72. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.02.003
Lin, Wenzhi, Chang, Lihong, Frere, Céline H., Zhou, Ruilian, Chen, Jialin, Chen, Xi and Wu, Yuping (2012). Differentiated or not? An assessment of current knowledge of genetic structure of Sousa chinensis in China. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 416, 17-20. doi: 10.1016/j.jembe.2012.02.002
Frere, C. H., Prentis, P. J., Ezaz, T. and Georges, A. (2012). Isolation and characterisation of novel microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA markers for the Eastern Water Dragon (Physignathus lesueurii). Conservation Genetics Resources, 4 (1), 113-116. doi: 10.1007/s12686-011-9487-3
Frére, C. H., Seddon, J., Palmer, C., Porter, L. and Parra, G. J. (2011). Multiple lines of evidence for an Australasian geographic boundary in the Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis): Population or species divergence?. Conservation Genetics, 12 (6), 1633-1638. doi: 10.1007/s10592-011-0242-9
Lack of low frequency variants masks patterns of non-neutral evolution following domestication
Frere, Celine H., Prentis, Peter J., Gilding, Edward K., Mudge, Agnieszka M., Cruickshank, Alan and Godwin, Ian D. (2011). Lack of low frequency variants masks patterns of non-neutral evolution following domestication. PLoS One, 6 (8 Article # e23041) e23041, e23041-1-e23041-5. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023041
Nature and nurture: A step towards investigating their interactions in the wild
Frere, Celine H., Mann, Janet, Krutzen, Michael, Connor, Richard, Bejder, Lars and Sherwin, William B. (2011). Nature and nurture: A step towards investigating their interactions in the wild. Communicative and Integrative Biology, 4 (2), 192-193. doi: 10.4161/cib.4.2.14297
North Stradbroke Island: An island ark for Queensland's koala population?
Cristescu, R., Ellis, W., de Villiers, D., Lee, K., Woosnam-Merchez, O., Frere, C., Banks, P. B., Dique, D., Hodgkison, S., Carrick, H., Carter, D., Smith, P. and Carrick, F. (2011). North Stradbroke Island: An island ark for Queensland's koala population?. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 117, 309-333.
Social and genetic interactions drive fitness variation in a free-living dolphin population
Frere, Celine H., Krutzen, Michael, Mann, Janet, Connor, Richard C., Bejder, Lars and Sherwin, William B. (2010). Social and genetic interactions drive fitness variation in a free-living dolphin population. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA, 107 (46), 19949-19954. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1007997107
Development and characterization of microsatellite loci for Khaya senegalensis (Meliaceae)
Sexton, G. J., Frere, C. H., Dieters, M. J., Godwin, I. D. and Prentis, P. J. (2010). Development and characterization of microsatellite loci for Khaya senegalensis (Meliaceae). American Journal of Botany, 97 (11), E111-E113. doi: 10.3732/ajb.1000300
Characterization and multiplexing of EST-SSR primers in Cynodon (Poaceae) species
Jewell, MC, Frere, CH, Prentis, PJ, Lambrides, CJ and Godwin, ID (2010). Characterization and multiplexing of EST-SSR primers in Cynodon (Poaceae) species. American Journal of Botany, 97 (10), E99-E101. doi: 10.3732/ajb.1000254
Frere, C. H., Krutzen, M., Mann, J., Watson-Capps, J. J., Tsai, Y. J., Patterson, E. M., Connor, R., Bejder, L. and Sherwin, W. B. (2010). Home range overlap, matrilineal and biparental kinship drive female associations in bottlenose dolphins. Animal Behaviour, 80 (3), 481-486. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.06.007
Inbreeding tolerance and fitness costs in wild bottlenose dolphins
Frere, Céline H., Krutzen, Michael, Kopps, Anna M., Ward, Patrick, Mann, Janet and Sherwin, William B. (2010). Inbreeding tolerance and fitness costs in wild bottlenose dolphins. Proceedings of The Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 277 (1694), 2667-2673. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2010.0039
Thar she blows! A novel method for DNA collection from cetacean blow
Frère, Céline H., Krzyszczyk, Ewa, Patterson, Eric M., Hunter, Sue, Ginsburg, Alison and Mann, Janet (2010). Thar she blows! A novel method for DNA collection from cetacean blow. PLoS ONE, 5 (8) e12299, e12299-1-e12299-5. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012299
Frere, Celine H., Hale, Peter T., Porter, Lindsay, Cockcroft, Victor G. and Dalebout, Merel L. (2008). Phylogenetic analysis of mtDNA sequences suggests revision of humpback dolphin (Sousa spp.) taxonomy is needed. Marine and Freshwater Research, 59 (3), 259-268. doi: 10.1071/MF07120
Lambrides, Christopher J., Zhou, Yi, Fukai, Shu, Jewell, Margaret, Loch, Don, Godwin, Ian, Holton, Tim, Innes, David, Frere, Celine, Hanna, Wayne, Ye, Changrong, Van Tran, Thinh, Le, Thu, Cao, Ninh, Al Dabbagh, Haider, O'Brien, Chris, Roche, Matt, Fullelove, Garry, Ballard, Emma, Kearns, Ryan, Pearce, Will, Hacker, Andrew, Puachuay, Meena, Shelton, Max, Dalzell, Scott, Anderson, Bill, Harris-Shultz, Karen and Cremer, Julia (2013). Ecoturf - a case study on genetic variation and agronomic potential of bermudagrass (cynodon spp.) germplasm collected from Australian biodiversity. ITRC 2013: 12th International Turfgrass Research Conference, Beijing, China, 14-19 July 2013. Overland Park, KS, USA: Intertec Publishing.
Influence of scat ageing on the gut microbiome
Oliveros, Alejandro, Terraube, Julien, Levengood, Alexis, Powell, Daniel and Frere, Celine (2022). Influence of scat ageing on the gut microbiome.
Powell, Daniel, Schwessinger, Benjamin and Frere, Celine (2022). A species-specific qPCR assay for the reptile pathogen Nannizziopsis barbatae and mitochondrial genomes of Nannizziopsis and Paranannizziopsis.
Changes in social position predict survival in bottlenose dolphins
Rankin, Robert William, Jilla Foroughirad, Vivienne, Krzyszczyk, Ewa Beata, Frère, Céline H. and Mann, Janet (2022). Changes in social position predict survival in bottlenose dolphins.
Methods for detection of recent population subdivisions
O'Reilly, Gabe, Frere, Celine, Schultz, Anthony, Kirkland, Layla and Sherwin, William (2022). Methods for detection of recent population subdivisions.
The epidemiology and genomics of a virulent emerging fungal pathogen in an Australian reptile
Class, B., Powell, D., Terraube, J., Albery, G., Delmé, C., Bansal, S. and Frère, C.H. (2021). The epidemiology and genomics of a virulent emerging fungal pathogen in an Australian reptile.
Frere, Celine, O'Reilly, Gabe, Strickland, Kasha, Schultz, Anthony , Hohwieler, K., Hanger, J., de Villiers, D., Cristescu, R., Powell, D. and Sherwin, W. (2021). Immediate and long-term genetic consequences of linear transport infrastructure: can fauna crossing mitigate its cost?.
Hohwieler, Katrin , Chudleigh, Sally , Frere, Celine and Cristescu, Romane (2020). Koala Forever Noosa. Securing the future of wild koalas and wild koala eco-tourism in the Noosa Biosphere Reserve. Interim Report Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia: Noosa Biosphere.
Cool Country Koala project 2018/2019 Final Report
Cristescu, Romane , Hohwieler, Katrin , Gardiner, Riana , deVilliers, Deidre , Vincent, Ben and Frere, Celine (2019). Cool Country Koala project 2018/2019 Final Report. Final Report NSW, Australia: NSW Government.
Cool Country Koala project 2016/2017 Northern Section
Frere, Celine and Cristescu, Romane (2017). Cool Country Koala project 2016/2017 Northern Section. Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia: University of the Sunshine Coast.
Bruce Highway Cooroy to Curra - Tinana Koala surveys
Frere, Celine H. and Cristescu, Romane (2016). Bruce Highway Cooroy to Curra - Tinana Koala surveys. Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia: University of the Sunshine Coast.
Bruce Highway Cooroy to Curra - Woodnam to Curra
Frere, Celine and Cristescu, Romane (2016). Bruce Highway Cooroy to Curra - Woodnam to Curra. Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia: University of the Sunshine Coast.
Testing the use of eDNA for the monitoring of terrestrial communities in the Redlands
(2023) Redland City Council
Animal social behaviour and emerging infectious fungal diseases in nature
(2021–2025) ARC Future Fellowships
Uncovering the role of immune and behavioural phenotypes in fungal disease resistance
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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social behaviour and emerging fungal diseases in eastern water dragons.
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Urbanisation and the emergence of wildlife fungal diseases
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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behaviour, fitness and emerging wildlife fungal diseases
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Social plasticity and maternal effects in dolphins
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Adaptation to environmental change; how plastic is the gut bacterial microbiome of koalas?
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Physiologically-mediated responses to environmental conditions in a long-lived aquatic ectotherm
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2023) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Note for students: The possible research projects listed on this page may not be comprehensive or up to date. Always feel free to contact the staff for more information, and also with your own research ideas.
Threatened species conservation
I have PhD projects available which focus on developing new and innovative tools for the conservation of threatened species. These include eDNA and microbiome analyses. Contact me if you are interested in applying genomic tools to advance conservation of animals.
Social Evolution
I have PhD projects available to study the evolution of sociality using long-term datasets on individuals which include, but not limited to, species like eastern water dragons, dolphins, koalas and many others. I seek PhD students which are keen to work across species using publically available datasets to answer important questions about the evolution of the sharing of relationships.
Urban Evolution and Emerging Infectious Diseases
I have PhD projects investigating links between urbanisation, animals' immunity and emerging fungal diseases.