Research
Current
projects:
The functional genomics of
locust migratory behaviour
Continental-scale population genetics of the Australian
Plague locust, Chortoicetes terminfera
Behavioral phase change (polyphenism) in the Australian
Plague locust
Density-dependent warning colouration in the stick insect,
Podacanthus wilkinsoni
Synergistic interactions between induced plant and insect
defenses
Some
background information can be found at the links
below.
Plant-herbivore interactions
Phenotypic plasticity and warning
coloration
Locust ecology and evolution
Mormon cricket ecology and evolution
Other
ongoing and planned projects:
- Molecular phylogenetics of the locust genus
Schistocerca
- Mormon cricket behavior and migration patterns
- Plant DNA-based techniques to quantify generalist
herbivore diets in the field
- Effects of fire and grazing on grasshopper population
dynamics
- The role of grasshopper herbivory in plant community
structure
- Developmental, geographic and genetic patterns of
host plant use
- Whatever else tickles our fancy
