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Email

theresa@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professor in Evolution & Animal Behaviour
School of BioSciences
Education
PhD
University of London
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of London
ORCID

0000-0002-5300-0018

Prof Theresa Jones

Professor in Evolution & Animal Behaviour
School of BioSciences

102 Scholarly works
19 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Conserved but mechanistically diverse piRNA defence against endogenous retroviruses in insects
    DOI: 10.1038/s44319-026-00741-4
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Obituary: Mark A. Elgar (1957–2025)
    DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2025.1743824
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Dietary melatonin supplementation mitigates the negative effects of artificial light at night in the Pacific field cricket, Teleogryllus oceanicus
    DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2025.2072
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Obituary: Mark Elgar
    DOI: 10.1093/beheco/araf111
  • 2023

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Assessing and Reducing Night-Time Lighting Impacts on Marine and Coastal Animals
  • 2022

    Research Contracts

    Wildlife Sensitive Lighting Resources - Research Contract Between UoM and 8 Partners (7 Councils and One Local Dept Transport)
  • 2021

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Artificial Light at Night as a Driver of Evolutionary Change
Theresa Jones

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Population variation in physiological and behavioural responses to artificial light at night
    DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2025.123245
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Exploring the Factors Driving the Success of Urban-Exploiting Spiders
    DOI: 10.1086/734502
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Artificial light at night and temperature as combined stressors on the development, life-history, and mating behaviour of the Pacific field cricket, Teleogryllus oceanicus
    DOI: 10.1007/s00265-025-03584-6
  • 2025

    Book Chapter

    Artificial light at night
    DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780192858979.003.0004
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Harmonic radar suggests greater impact of light pollution for nocturnal insects
    DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2417219121
  • 2024

    Journal article

    The effects of artificial light at night on spider brains
    DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2024.0202

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2026

    Research grants (other domestic)

    De-Lighting Urban Night Skies: Darkness as a Biocultural Right
  • 2024

    Research grants (other domestic)

    The Impact of Artificial Light at Night on the Ecology of the Australian Field Cricket, Teleogryllus Commodus

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