Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
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Researchers in the Wildlife Genetic Management Group apply field biology, ecological genomics/genetics and spatial environmental analysis to the population biology of animals under natural and human-impacted conditions. The Wildlife Genetic Management Group's activities are highly collaborative, working with agencies responsible for wildlife and landscape management and other researchers. A major focus is integrating evolutionary processes into conservation biology - how to maintain and restore resilient populations in their ecosystems by achieving successful management of genetic variation.
Supervision interests
See research interests.
Monash teaching commitment
I have taught in diverse undergraduate biology units.
Currently:
Conservation Biology BIO2040
Evolutionary Ecology BIO3020
Advanced Ecology and Evolution BIO3070 (coordinator)
Global challenges and sustainability ENS5010
Honours and postgraduate training
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
- evolutionary processes in conservation
- population genetics and genomics
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Upscaling genetic management of wildlife populations
Pavlova, A., Sunnucks, P., Magrath, M. J. L., Lyon, J. P., Sinclair, S. J., Tonkin, Z., Morgan, J. W., Walsh, T., Jordan, R., Harley, D., Kilian, A., Novak, B. & Pandey, G.
Australian Research Council (ARC)
7/02/24 → 6/02/27
Project: Research
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Evolution and role of neo-sex chromosomes in mitonuclear co-evolution
22/07/21 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Risky Rescue: Genetic rescue when “safe” gene flow options don’t exist or may not be the most beneficial
Pavlova, A., Sunnucks, P., Robledo Ruiz, D., Magrath, M., Harley, D. & Tonkin, Z. D.
1/06/21 → 31/08/22
Project: Research
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Genetic management of fragmented and endangered Australian plant populations
Rodger, Y., Sunnucks, P. & Pavlova, A.
15/04/21 → 14/04/22
Project: Research
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A pragmatic approach for integrating molecular tools into biodiversity conservation
Bertola, L. D., Brüniche-Olsen, A., Kershaw, F., Russo, I. R. M., MacDonald, A. J., Sunnucks, P., Bruford, M. W., Cadena, C. D., Ewart, K. M., de Bruyn, M., Eldridge, M. D. B., Frankham, R., Guayasamin, J. M., Grueber, C. E., Hoareau, T. B., Hoban, S., Hohenlohe, P. A., Hunter, M. E., Kotze, A., Kuja, J., & 21 others , Jan 2024, In: Conservation Science and Practice. 6, 1, 15 p., e13053.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Scopus) -
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
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Building meaningful collaboration in conservation genetics and genomics
Shaw, R. E., Brockett, B., Pierson, J. C., Sarre, S. D., Doyle, P., Cliff, H. B., Eldridge, M. D. B., Miller, K. A., Ottewell, K., Parrott, M. L., Rossetto, M., Sunnucks, P., Banks, S. C., Byrne, M., Campbell, B. L., Chong, C., Ens, E. J., Ferraro, P. A., Grueber, C. E., Harrison, P. A., & 10 others , 10 Sept 2024, In: Conservation Genetics. 25, p. 1127–1145 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Benefits of genetic rescue of a critically endangered subspecies from another subspecies outweigh risks: Results of captive breeding trials
Pavlova, A., Petrovic, S., Harrisson, K. A., Cartwright, K., Dobson, E., Hurley, L. L., Lane, M., Magrath, M. J. L., Miller, K. A., Quin, B., Winterhoff, M., Yen, J. D. L. & Sunnucks, P., Aug 2023, In: Biological Conservation. 284, 10 p., 110203.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access10 Citations (Scopus) -
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., 1 Aug 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Molecular Ecology Resources. 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access8 Citations (Scopus)