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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.
Keywords
- Evolutionary biology
- Mitochondrial genomes
- Oxidative stress
- Sexual selection
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Projects 2010 2022
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
Mitochondria, maternal inheritance and the evolution of male life-histories
Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University
30/06/17 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
Experimental evolution in the mitochondrion
Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University
1/01/17 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
TFT2: Identify new Trojan female mutations in vinegar flies to support screening of clover root weevil
Phillips, C., Dowling, D., Kean, J., Tompkins, D. & Gemmell, N.
20/11/16 → 20/11/19
Project: Research
The Impact of "Mother's Cure" on Mito-nuclear mismatch and Implications for male harm
Vaught, R. & Dowling, D.
1/06/16 → 31/05/17
Project: Research
Research Output 2001 2019
Challenges and prospects for testing the Mother's Curse Hypothesis
Dowling, D. K. & Adrian, R. E., 21 Jun 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Integrative and Comparative Biology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Public attitudes towards novel reproductive technologies: A citizens' jury on mitochondrial donation
Newson, A. J., De Lacey, S., Dowling, D. K., Murray, S., Sue, C. M., Thorburn, D. R., Gillam, L. & Degeling, C., 1 Apr 2019, In : Human Reproduction. 34, 4, p. 751-757 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
Reply: Mitochondrial replacement and its effects on human health: accounting for non-independence of data in meta-analyses
Dobler, R., Dowling, D. K., Morrow, E. H. & Reinhardt, K., 1 May 2019, In : Human Reproduction Update. 25, 3, p. 392-394 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
Selfish Mitonuclear Conflict
Havird, J. C., Forsythe, E. S., Williams, A. M., Werren, J. H., Dowling, D. K. & Sloan, D. B., 3 Jun 2019, In : Current Biology. 29, 11, p. R496-R511 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Assessing the fitness consequences of mitonuclear interactions in natural populations
Hill, G. E., Havird, J. C., Sloan, D. B., Burton, R. S., Greening, C. & Dowling, D. K., 1 Jan 2018, (Accepted/In press) In : Biological Reviews. 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review