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Research interests
I am a co-lead of the Wildlife Genetic Management Group and a co-founder of the Wildlife Genetic Management Hub. My research program focuses on applying evolutionary principles to enhance conservation and on-ground management of wildlife populations. As a world-leading expert in conservation genetics and genomics, I collaborate extensively with wildlife management agencies to translate cutting-edge research into effective policy-making. My work aims to ensure the genetic health and evolutionary resilience of threatened wildlife populations, promoting their long-term well-being. Through these efforts, I strive to bridge the gap between scientific research and practical conservation outcomes. By integrating evolutionary thinking, my research contributes significantly to the sustainability and preservation of biodiversity.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Upscaling genetic management of wildlife populations
Pavlova, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Sunnucks, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Magrath, M. J. L. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Lyon, J. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Sinclair, S. J. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Tonkin, Z. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Morgan, J. W. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Walsh, T. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Jordan, R. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Harley, D. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Kilian, A. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Novak, B. (Partner Investigator (PI)) & Pandey, G. (Partner Investigator (PI))
ARC - Australian Research Council
7/02/24 → 6/02/27
Project: Research
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Understanding inheritance of detrimental phenotypes in the Orange-bellied Parrot: tests for relaxation of selection in the breeding program
Pavlova, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
1/03/26 → 31/05/26
Project: Research
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Genetic monitoring of the Murrumbidgee population of Macquarie perch
Pavlova, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
20/02/26 → 31/05/26
Project: Research
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The role of captive breeding and stocking in restoring Macquarie perch populations: genetic monitoring of the Ovens and connected rivers
Pavlova, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
30/09/25 → 31/03/26
Project: Research
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Developing genetic management plan for Malleefowl
Pavlova, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
1/11/24 → 30/03/25
Project: Research
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A Shift to Metapopulation Genetic Management for Persistence of a Species Threatened by Fragmentation: The Case of an Endangered Australian Freshwater Fish
Pavlova, A., Tonkin, Z., Pearce, L., Robledo-Ruiz, D. A., Lintermans, M., Ingram, B. A., Lyon, J., Beitzel, M., Broadhurst, B., Rourke, M. L., Sturgiss, F., Lake, E., Castrejón-Figueroa, J., Stocks, J. R. & Sunnucks, P., Dec 2025, In: Molecular Ecology. 34, 23, 29 p., e70005.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Easy-to-use R functions to separate reduced-representation genomic datasets into sex-linked and autosomal loci, and conduct sex assignment
Robledo-Ruiz, D. A., Austin, L., Amos, J. N., Castrejón-Figueroa, J., Harley, D. K. P., Magrath, M. J. L., Sunnucks, P. & Pavlova, A., Jul 2025, In: Molecular Ecology Resources. 25, 5, 21 p., e13844.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Random Mating in a Hybrid Zone Between Two Putative Climate-Adapted Bird Lineages With Predicted Mitonuclear Incompatibilities
Austin, L. M., Amos, J. N., Robledo-Ruiz, D. A., Zhou, J. W., Clarke, R. H., Pavlova, A. & Sunnucks, P., Jan 2025, In: Molecular Ecology. 34, 2, 15 p., e17612.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Accelerated differentiation of neo-W nuclear-encoded mitochondrial genes between two climate-associated bird lineages signals potential co-evolution with mitogenomes
Low, G. W., Pavlova, A., Gan, H. M., Ko, M. C., Sadanandan, K. R., Lee, Y. P., Amos, J. N., Austin, L., Falk, S., Dowling, D. K. & Sunnucks, P., 22 Aug 2024, In: Heredity. 133, 5, p. 342–354 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Benefits of outcrossing and their implications for genetic management of an endangered species with mixed-mating system
Rodger, Y. S., Dillon, R., Monro, K., Pavlova, A., Coates, D. J., Byrne, M. & Sunnucks, P., Jan 2024, In: Restoration Ecology. 32, 1, 13 p., e14057.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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