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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.
Research area 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., 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
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., Jun 2019, In : Biological Reviews. 94, 3, p. 1089-1104 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Beyond the powerhouse: integrating mitonuclear evolution, physiology, and theory in comparative biology
Havird, J. C., Weaver, R. J., Milani, L., Ghiselli, F., Greenway, R., Ramsey, A. J., Jimenez, A. G., Dowling, D. K., Hood, W. R., Montooth, K. L., Estes, S., Schulte, P., Sokolova, I. M. & Hill, G. E., 24 Aug 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Integrative and Comparative Biology. 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Other
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
Interactions Between Mitochondrial Haplotype and Dietary Macronutrient Ratios Confer Sex-Specific Effects on Longevity in Drosophila melanogaster
Nagarajan Radha, V., Rapkin, J., Hunt, J. & Dowling, D. K., Oct 2019, In : Journal of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 74, 10, p. 1573-1581 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Mother’s curse and indirect genetic effects: do males matter to mitochondrial genome evolution?
Keaney, T. A., Wong, H. W. S., Dowling, D. K., Jones, T. M. & Holman, L., 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review