Andrew Weeks

A molecular method for biomonitoring of an exotic plant-pest: Leafmining for environmental DNA

Elia Pirtle, Anthony R van Rooyen, James Maino, Andrew R Weeks, Paul A Umina

Journal article  |  2021  |  MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Understanding how invasive species respond to novel environments is limited by a lack of sensitivity and throughput in conventiona..

Distribution of Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in southern Australia and insight into the Culicoides victoriae morpho-variants

Peter T Mee, Peter J Walker, Andrew R Weeks, Ary A Hoffmann, Jean-Bernard Duchemin

Journal article  |  2021  |  AUSTRAL ENTOMOLOGY

Certain Culicoides species (biting midges) are important vectors globally of a range of viruses, protozoa and filarial parasites, ..

Unbiased population heterozygosity estimates from genome-wide sequence data

Thomas L Schmidt, Moshe-Elijah Jasper, Andrew R Weeks, Ary A Hoffmann

Journal article  |  2021  |  METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Heterozygosity is a metric of genetic variability frequently used to inform the management of threatened taxa. Estimating observed..

Opportunities and challenges in assessing climate change vulnerability through genomics

Ary A Hoffmann, Andrew R Weeks, Carla M Sgro

Journal article  |  2021  |  CELL

By investigating how past selection has affected allele frequencies across space, genomic tools are providing new insights into ad..

Accounting for false positive detections in occupancy studies based on environmental DNA: A case study of a threatened freshwater fish (Galaxiella pusilla)

R Tingley, R Coleman, N Gecse, A van Rooyen, A R. Weeks

Journal article  |  2021  |  Environmental DNA

Environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling is a promising method for surveying aquatic fauna. Recent eDNA studies have investigated the lik..

Genetic mixing for population management: From genetic rescue to provenancing

Ary A Hoffmann, Adam D Miller, Andrew R Weeks

Journal article  |  2020  |  EVOLUTIONARY APPLICATIONS

Animal and plant species around the world are being challenged by the deleterious effects of inbreeding, loss of genetic diversity..

Multispecies models reveal that eDNA metabarcoding is more sensitive than backpack electrofishing for conducting fish surveys in freshwater streams

Emily F McColl-Gausden, Andrew R Weeks, Rhys A Coleman, Katie L Robinson, Sue Song, Tarmo A Raadik, Reid Tingley

Journal article  |  2020  |  MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling can provide accurate, cost-effective, landscape-level data on species distributions. Previous st..

Genetic data and climate niche suitability models highlight the vulnerability of a functionally important plant species from south-eastern Australia

Adam D Miller, Craig Nitschke, Andrew R Weeks, William L Weatherly, Simon D Heyes, Steve J Sinclair, Owen J Holland, Aggie Stevenson, Linda Broadhurst, Susan E Hoebee, Craig DH Sherman, John W Morgan

Journal article  |  2020  |  EVOLUTIONARY APPLICATIONS

Habitat fragmentation imperils the persistence of many functionally important species, with climate change a new threat to local p..

Incursion pathways of theAsiantiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) intoAustraliacontrast sharply with those of the yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti)

Thomas L Schmidt, Jessica Chung, Anthony R van Rooyen, Angus Sly, Andrew R Weeks, Ary A Hoffmann

Journal article  |  2020  |  PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

BACKGROUND: Understanding pest incursion pathways is critical for preventing new invasions and for stopping the transfer of allele..

Population genetic structure of estuary perch (Percalates colonorum Gunther) in south-eastern Australia

Daniel J Stoessel, Anthony R van Rooyen, Luciano B Beheregaray, Scott MC Raymond, Bryan van Wyk, James Haddy, Jason Lieschke, Andrew R Weeks

Journal article  |  2020  |  MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH

Estuary perch (Percalates colonorum Gunther) is an estuary dependent fish native to south-eastern Australia that is in decline. Th..