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Biography
Damian works in the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University as an ARC Australian Research Fellow, Monash Fellow
Damian's research interests lie in evolutionary biology. The questions that his research group pursue follow three interconnected themes.
- Mitochondrial genome evolution What genetic processes shape the accumulation of functional genetic variation in the mitochondrial DNA? What are the consequences of maternal transmission of the mitochondrial DNA for male life-histories?
- Oxidative stress and life history evolution. The generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is a ubiquitous bi-product of many core enzymmatic pathways, for instance those involved in energy production and immune defense. When ROS are in surplus, cells are at risk of oxidative damage. We are intereated in teasing apart the influence of oxidative stress on the general dynamics of life history evolution, including adaptation under sexual selection.
- Sexually antagonistic coevolution. We are generally interested in exploring the dynamics of adaptation under sexual conflict.
Research area keywords
- Evolutionary biology
- Mitochondrial genomes
- Oxidative stress
- Sexual selection
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Evolution of neo-sex chromosomes and their role in climate adaptation in an Australo-Papuan songbird family
Low, G. W., Sunnucks, P., Pavlova, A. & Dowling, D.
11/07/19 → 31/05/22
Project: Research
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Diving into deep-time: macroevolutionary patterns of aquatic tetrapods
Park, T. & Dowling, D.
Project: Research
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Integrating Mitochondrial Aerobic Metabolism into Ecology and Evolution
Koch, R. E., Buchanan, K. L., Casagrande, S., Crino, O., Dowling, D. K., Hill, G. E., Hood, W. R., McKenzie, M., Mariette, M. M., Noble, D. W. A., Pavlova, A., Seebacher, F., Sunnucks, P., Udino, E., White, C. R., Salin, K. & Stier, A., 1 Apr 2021, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 36, 4, p. P321-332 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Sexually antagonistic evolution of mitochondrial and nuclear linkage
Radzvilavicius, A., Layh, S., Hall, M. D., Dowling, D. K. & Johnston, I. G., May 2021, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 34, 5, p. 757-766 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Small mitochondrial RNAs as mediators of nuclear gene regulation, and potential implications for human health
Pozzi, A. & Dowling, D. K., Jun 2021, In: BioEssays. 43, 6, 9 p., 2000265.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A new member in the Argonaute crew: the mt-miRNAs
Pozzi, A. & Dowling, D. K., 14 Feb 2020, 46 p. bioRxiv.Research output: Other contribution › Research
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Controlling for body size leads to inferential biases in the biological sciences
Rogell, B., Dowling, D. K. & Husby, A., Feb 2020, In: Evolution Letters. 4, 1, p. 73-82 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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