My research investigates the role of natural and sexual selection in the evolution of diverse adaptations, in the context of animal mating and social behaviour. A current focus is on chemical communication and the selection pressures favouring the evolution of the diversity of insect antennal morphology.
Current appointments:2018 Member, World Economic Forum Expert Network, World Economic Forum, Switzerland 2014 – Field Chief Editor, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (Frontiers)2005 – Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Ethology (Japan Ethological Society | Springer)
Past appointments:
2018 – 2019 Domain Leader (Ecology & Evolution), School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne
2013 – 2016 Member, College of Experts, Australian Research Council
2007 – 2011 Editor-in-Chief, Australian Journal of Zoology (CSIRO Publishing)
2006 – 2011 Editor-in-Chief, Behavioral Ecology (ISBE | Oxford University Press)
2006 – 2009 Associate Dean (Graduate Programs), Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne2004 – 2007 Elected Member, University Council, University of Melbourne
2003 – 2011 Member, Board of Standards, CSIRO Publishing
2003 – 2006 Assistant Dean (Equal Opportunity), Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne
1998 Professeur Visité, Laboratoire d'écologie, Université Pierre-et-Marie Curie, Paris, France 1994 – 2016 Associate Editor, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology (Springer)
1989 – 1990 Queen Elizabeth II Research Fellow, School of Biological Science, University of NSW1989, 1993 Visiting Research Fellow, Christensen Research Institute, Madang, Papua New Guinea
1987 – 1989 University Research Fellow, School of Biological Science, University of New South Wales
1985 – 1987 Science & Engineering Research Fellow, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford
1982 – 1985 Research Scholar, Christ's College, Cambridge
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Biosciences
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Australasian Evolution Society
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International Ethological Congress
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International Society for Behavioral Ecology
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Entomological Society of Australia
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Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour
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Australasian Arachnological Society
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Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour
Education
Doctor of Philosophy
University of Cambridge
Bachelor of Science (Honours)
Griffith University