Department of Biological Sciences

Research

Our multi-disciplinary department conducts research on a wide range of contemporary biological problems. Staff collaborate strongly, generating multi-disciplinary and innovative research funding. This has been recognised in the proliferation of research grants from both government and industry, special research centres and many high-quality research publications.

University Research Centres

Climate Futures at Macquarie

Academic Contact	General Field	Specific Areas	Study Environments
Leanne Armand	Ecology, Climate Change	Phytoplankton ecology, Taxonomy	Southern ocean, Antarctic
Linda Beaumont	Ecology, Climate Change	Species ranges, Life cycle changes	Terrestrial
Melanie Bishop	Ecology	Community ecology, Ecosystem function	Estuaries, Coasts
Sandy Harrison	Biogeography, Climate Change	Paleoclimatology and palaeoenvironments, Climate Change and Land-atmosphere interactions	Global, Regional
Lesley Hughes	Ecology, Climate Change	Plant-animal interactions, Climate change	Forests
Joshua Madin	Ecology, Climate Change	Coral reef ecology, Biomechanics	Coral reefs, Intertidal
Colin Prentice	Ecology, Mathematical Modelling	Biosphere dynamics, Carbon cycle	Terrestrial vegetation
Melanie Zeppel	Ecology, Physiology	Tree physiology, Tree water relations	Forests, Woodlands

Genes to Geoscience

Academic Contact	General Field	Specific Areas	Study Environments
Andrew Barron	Animal Behaviour, Physiology	Neuroethology, Cognitive neurobiology	Forests / Farms, Laboratory
Kate Barry	Animal Behaviour, Evolution	Sexual selection, Sexual conflict, Invertebrate mating systems	Forests, Laboratory
Glenn Brock	Palaeobiology, Evolution	Invertebrate palaeobiology & evolution, Origin and radiation of animals	Ancient marine ecosystems, Marine shelves and reefs
Michael Gillings	Genetics, Evolution	Genetic diversity, Molecular Evolution	Freshwater, Marine, Temperate forests, Arid zones
Sandy Harrison	Biogeography, Climate Change	Paleoclimatology and palaeoenvironments, Climate Change and Land-atmosphere interactions	Global, Regional
Marie Herberstein	Animal Behaviour, Evolution	Insect Behaviour and Evolution, Signalling Behaviour	Forests
Darrell Kemp	Evolution, Genetics	Evolutionary genetics, Behaviour and signalling	Forests, Laboratory
Caroline Lehmann	Ecology, Biogeography	Vegetation dynamics, Fire	Global, Tropical
Joshua Madin	Ecology, Climate Change	Coral reef ecology, Biomechanics	Coral reefs, Intertidal
Sham Nair	Genetics, Evolution	Immunology, Genomics	Marine, Terrestrial
Colin Prentice	Ecology, Mathematical Modelling	Biosphere dynamics, Carbon cycle	Terrestrial vegetation
James Valentine	Palaeobiology, Evolution	Invertebrate palaeobiology and evolution, Extinction events	Ancient marine ecosystems
Mark Westoby	Ecology, Evolution	Plant species adaptations, Vegetation dynamics	Rangelands, Shrublands

Department Research Groups

Animal Behaviour at Macquarie

Academic Contact	General Field	Specific Areas	Study Environments
Andrew Barron	Animal Behaviour, Physiology	Neuroethology, Cognitive neurobiology	Forests / Farms, Laboratory
Culum Brown	Animal Behaviour, Ecology	Behavioural ecology, Learning and memory	Freshwater, Marine, Terrestrial
Ken Cheng	Animal Behaviour	Navigation, Learning and memory	Deserts
Jennifer Clarke	Animal Behaviour, Conservation	Animal communication, Social transmission of information	Alpine, Forest, Prairie
Chris Evans	Animal Behaviour	Communication, Cognition, Social behaviour, Evolution, Animal welfare
Simon Griffith	Animal Behaviour, Evolution	Mating systems and social living, Speciation	Arid Zone, Tropical savanah
Marie Herberstein	Animal Behaviour, Evolution	Insect Behaviour and Evolution, Signalling Behaviour	Forests
Darrell Kemp	Evolution, Genetics	Evolutionary genetics, Behaviour and signalling	Forests, Laboratory
Adam Stow	Genetics, Conservation	Evolutionary Biology, Herpetology	Deserts, Forests
Phil Taylor	Animal Behaviour, Physiology	Sexual selection, Nutritional ecology	Forests, Agriculture
Martin Whiting	Animal Behaviour, Evolution	Lizard behaviour, cognition and evolution, Sexual selection	Deserts, Forests

Marine Science at Macquarie

Academic Contact	General Field	Specific Areas	Study Environments
Leanne Armand	Ecology, Climate Change	Phytoplankton ecology, Taxonomy	Southern ocean, Antarctic
Melanie Bishop	Ecology	Community ecology, Ecosystem function	Estuaries, Coasts
Culum Brown	Animal Behaviour, Ecology	Behavioural ecology, Learning and memory	Freshwater, Marine, Terrestrial
Joshua Madin	Ecology, Climate Change	Coral reef ecology, Biomechanics	Coral reefs, Intertidal
David Raftos	Biology	Immunology and cell biology of marine organisms, Environmental stress	Estuarine, Coastal
Jane Williamson	Physiology, Ecology	Ecology and behaviour of marine organisms, Climate change	Shallow subtidal, Coastal

Palaeobiology Research Group

Academic Contact	General Field	Specific Areas	Study Environments
John Alroy	Palaeobiology, Evolution	Biodiversity, Evolutionary processes
Glenn Brock	Palaeobiology, Evolution	Invertebrate palaeobiology & evolution, Origin and radiation of animals	Ancient marine ecosystems, Marine shelves and reefs
Matthew Kosnik	Palaeobiology, Ecology	Ecology at evolutionary scales, Human impacts on ecological systems	Coral reefs, Marine sediments
James Valentine	Palaeobiology, Evolution	Invertebrate palaeobiology and evolution, Extinction events	Ancient marine ecosystems

Benthic Ecology Research Group

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