Prof Barbara Downes
Honorary (Professorial Fellow)
School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
139 Scholarly works
16 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2026
Journal article
Caddisfly Species Differ in Whether Intraspecific Variation in Wing Size Affects Dispersal in a Natural Landscape
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.702782025
Dataset
Data for Insects can harness thermally driven slope-winds to disperse across mountainous landscapes
DOI: 10.26188/302391162024
Journal article
Spatial arrangement or amount? Spatially variable oviposition habitat can determine aquatic insect egg abundance
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.143432024
Presentation
Wing size and shape do not predict population-genetic structure among five co-occurring caddisfly species
2021
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
Dispersal and Recruitment of Species Across Landscapes: A New Synthesis
2018
Research Contracts
Effects of Dams on Oviposition by Aquatic Insects
2017
Research Grant
Species Coexistence in the Real World: Novel Field Tests of Complex Theory
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2024
Journal article
Bigger is not necessarily better: empirical tests show that dispersal proxies misrepresent actual dispersal ability
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2024.01722024
Journal article
Seasonal differences in amounts of oviposition habitat and egg-laying by caddisflies in rivers with regulated versus unregulated flows
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.142362023
Journal article
Connected headwaters: Indelible field evidence of dispersal by a diverse caddisfly assemblage up stream valleys to dry catchment boundaries
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.141882023
Journal article
The influence of geomorphology and environmental conditions on stratification in Intermittently Open/Closed Estuaries
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2023.1083412023
Conference Proceedings
Aquatic-terrestrial transitions: When, where and how are populations of aquatic insects regulated?
2023
Conference Proceedings
Robust tests of dispersal in aquatic insect communities: snakes and ladders
RECENT PROJECTS
2017
Research Grant
Land-Use, Spatial Subsidies and Perennial Stream Food-Webs
2016
Research Grant
Explaining Species Diversity in a Fractal World