Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
David works in the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University as a Professor.
David's research areas of interest are:
- conservation and ecology
- evolutionary ecology
- macroecology
- ecophysiology
- invasion biology
- behavioural ecology
- biogeography and phylogeography
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):
Research area keywords
- conservation biology
- ecology
- ecophysiology
- behavioural ecology
- biogeography
- evolutionary ecology
- Climate change
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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The Invasion of the six-toothed rainbow skink in Darwin: Eco-evolutionary Mechanisms Driving an Intra-Continental Introduction
Farquhar, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Chapple, D. (Supervisor), Peters, A. (Supervisor), Jolly, C. (Supervisor) & Shine, R. (Supervisor)
28/07/25 → 27/07/26
Project: Research
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Assessing recovery in threatened Australian amphibians and reptiles
Chapple, D. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Rowley, J. J. L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Walsh, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hoskin, C. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Grace, M. K. (Partner Investigator (PI))
ARC - Australian Research Council, Monash University – Internal School Contribution
29/04/25 → 28/04/28
Project: Research
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Taxonomy of the skink genus Lerista (Scincidae) in Western Australia
Chapple, D. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Farquhar, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Rabosky, D. L. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Doughty, P. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Monash University – Internal School Contribution, Monash University, Western Australian Museum (trading as WA Museum Boola Bardip), University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
1/07/24 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
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Conservation of the long sunskink
Graham, K. A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Chapple, D. (Supervisor)
Australian Museum (New South Wales)
Project: Research
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Conservation of Threatened and Data Deficient Australian Skink Species, as Classified by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List
Bonifacio, L. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Chapple, D. (Supervisor) & Walsh, J. (Supervisor)
Project: Research
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Capturing uncatalogued distribution records to improve conservation assessments of data-deficient species: a case study using the glossy grass skink
Farquhar, J. E., Carlesso, A., Pili, A., Gale, N. & Chapple, D. G., Feb 2024, In: Animal Conservation. 27, 1, p. 124-137 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access10 Citations (Scopus) -
Few havens for threatened Australian animal taxa that are highly susceptible to introduced and problematic native species
Woinarski, J. C. Z., Chapple, D. G., Garnett, S. T., Legge, S. M., Lintermans, M. & Scheele, B. C., Jan 2024, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 33, 1, p. 305-331 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access5 Citations (Scopus) -
Identifying the abiotic factors that determine the inland range limits of a mesic-Adapted lizard species
Farquhar, J. E., Russell, W. & Chapple, D. G., Jul 2024, In: Integrative and Comparative Biology. 64, 1, p. 55-66 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
Inferring the extinction risk of Data Deficient and Not Evaluated Australian squamates
Wotherspoon, L., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Roll, U., Meiri, S., Pili, A., Tingley, R. & Chapple, D. G., Feb 2024, In: Austral Ecology. 49, 2, 18 p., e13485.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access6 Citations (Scopus) -
Testing the function of a colour pattern polymorphism in a lizard
Matthews, G. & Chapple, D. G., Jun 2024, In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 142, 2, p. 197-207 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
Prizes
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Dean’s Teaching Award for Excellence
Chapple, D. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Honours Supervision
Chapple, D. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Teaching Excellence
Chapple, D. (Recipient), Ho, S. (Recipient) & Weir, B. (Recipient), 27 Nov 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)