Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
B Sc Honours, Ph D - Zoology, Univesity of Adelaide
Employed: Murray Park CAE, 1976-1977
University of Western Australia: 1978 - current
Inaugural Head, School of Animal Biology, University of Western Australia, 2001-2006
Editorial Board: Animal Behaviour, 2004-2006
Employed: Murray Park CAE, 1976-1977
University of Western Australia: 1978 - current
Inaugural Head, School of Animal Biology, University of Western Australia, 2001-2006
Editorial Board: Animal Behaviour, 2004-2006
Roles and responsibilities
Emeritus Professor & Senior Honorary Research Fellow - University of Western Australia
Frog biology
Speciation
Conservation biology
Biogeography - Australia
Ph D supervision: 32 Ph D completions, 1 current student
Future research
Retired, involved with Frog ID, citizen science program, Australian Museum Sydney
Funding overview
ARC Discovery: 2013-2015, $368,000. L Simmons (University of Western Australia) & JD Roberts,Testing new theoretical models of sperm allocation: does competition for mates compromise male fertility?
ARC Linkage:
ARC Linkage: $300,000, 2012-2014. Managing genetic diversity and evolutionary processes in foundation species for landscape restoration in the Midwest of Western Australia, with M Byrne & D Coates, Department of Environment & Conservation, Western Australia
Australian Department of Environment: $25,000 Review of the Conservation Status of Australian frogs
Previous positions
Senior Tutor: 1978
Lecturer: 1987
Senior lecturer: 1993
Associate Professor:2000
Winthrop Professor: 2006
Lecturer: 1987
Senior lecturer: 1993
Associate Professor:2000
Winthrop Professor: 2006
Current projects
Retired trying to wind down my career
Research interests
Frog taxonomy, Western Australian Museum (Paul Doughty). Australian Museum, Sydney - FrogID program (Jodi Rowley), Australian frog calls
Teaching overview
Retired - no teaching. Co-supervising one Ph D student - my last
Research
Biogeography & speciation: Australia - particularly south-western Australia
Anuran biology: frogs
Sexual selection and sperm competition: polyandrous mating systems
Animal acoustics
Conservation and restoration biology
Anuran biology: frogs
Sexual selection and sperm competition: polyandrous mating systems
Animal acoustics
Conservation and restoration biology
Languages
English
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 expertise keywords
- Amphibian biology
- Speciation and biogeography
- Behavioural ecology
- Conservation biology
- Evolutionary biology
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A national-scale dataset for threats impacting Australia’s imperiled flora and fauna
Ward, M., Carwardine, J., Yong, C. J., Watson, J. E. M., Silcock, J., Taylor, G. S., Lintermans, M., Gillespie, G. R., Garnett, S. T., Woinarski, J., Tingley, R., Fensham, R. J., Hoskin, C. J., Hines, H. B., Roberts, J. D., Kennard, M. J., Harvey, M. S., Chapple, D. G. & Reside, A. E., Sep 2021, In: Ecology and Evolution. 11, 17, p. 11749-11761 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access6 Citations (Scopus) -
Red hot frogs: Identifying the Australian frogs most at risk of extinction
Geyle, H. M., Hoskin, C. J., Bower, D. S., Catullo, R., Clulow, S., Driessen, M., Daniels, K., Garnett, S. T., Gilbert, D., Heard, G. W., Hero, J. M., Hines, H. B., Hoffmann, E. P., Hollis, G., Hunter, D. A., Lemckert, F., Mahony, M., Marantelli, G., McDonald, K. R., Mitchell, N. J., & 9 others, 20 Aug 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Pacific Conservation Biology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
Citizen science data accurately predicts expert-derived species richness at a continental scale when sampling thresholds are met
Callaghan, C. T., Roberts, J. D., Poore, A. G. B., Alford, R. A., Cogger, H. & Rowley, J. J. L., 1 Mar 2020, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 29, 4, p. 1323-1337 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
18 Citations (Scopus) -
Functional traits reveal the presence and nature of multiple processes in the assembly of marine fish communities
Ford, B. M. & Roberts, J. D., 1 Jan 2020, In: Oecologia. 192, 1, p. 143-154 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus) -
If a bird calls, will we detect it? Factors that can influence the detectability of calls on automated recording units in field conditions
Thomas, A., Speldewinde, P., Roberts, J. D., Burbidge, A. H. & Comer, S., Jun 2020, In: Emu. 120, 3, p. 239-248 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)
Datasets
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Data from: Sperm competition and the evolution of precopulatory weapons: Increasing male density promotes sperm competition and reduces selection on arm strength in a chorusing frog
Buzatto, B. (Creator), Roberts, D. (Creator) & Simmons, L. (Creator), DRYAD, 15 Aug 2015
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.cr2n4, http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.cr2n4
Dataset
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Data from: Sperm competition and the evolution of precopulatory weapons: testis size and amplexus position, but not arm strength, affect fertilization success in a chorusing frog
Buzatto, B. (Creator), Tyler, E. (Creator), Roberts, D. (Creator), Simmons, L. (Creator) & Thyer, E. M. (Creator), DRYAD, 16 Nov 2016
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.g2k05, http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.g2k05
Dataset
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Data from: Assessing the spatial ecology and resource use of a mobile and endangered species in an urbanized landscape using satellite telemetry and DNA faecal metabarcoding
Groom, C. (Creator), White, N. E. (Creator), Mitchell, N. (Creator), Roberts, D. (Creator) & Mawson, P. (Creator), DRYAD, 12 Dec 2017
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.3qq01, http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.3qq01
Dataset
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Data from: The role of phylogeny and ecology in shaping morphology in 21 genera and 127 species of Australo-Papuan myobatrachid frogs
Vidal-García, M. (Creator), Byrne, P. G. (Contributor), Roberts, D. (Contributor) & Keogh, J. S. (Creator), DRYAD, 21 Jan 2014
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.1vb63, http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.1vb63
Dataset
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Data from: Contrasting diversity and demographic signals in sympatric narrow range endemic shrubs of the southwest Western Australian semi-arid zone
Millar, M. (Creator), Byrne, M. (Creator), Coates, D. (Creator) & Roberts, D. (Creator), DRYAD, 15 Dec 2015
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.5vv33, http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.5vv33
Dataset
Projects
- 25 Finished
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Managing Genetic Diversity & Evolutionary Processes in Foundation Species for Landscape Restoration in the Midwest of Western Australia
Roberts, D., Coates, D. & Byrne, M.
1/01/12 → 31/12/14
Project: Research
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Managing Genetic Diversity & Evolutionary Processes in Foundation Species for Landscape Restoration in the Midwest of Western Australia
Roberts, D., Coates, D. & Byrne, M.
1/01/12 → 31/12/14
Project: Research
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Managing Genetic Diversity & Evolutionary Processes in Foundation Species for Landscape Restoration in the Midwest of Western Australia
Roberts, D., Coates, D. & Byrne, M.
Australian Research Council, Karara Mining Limited, WA Department of Environment & Conservation
1/01/12 → 30/06/15
Project: Research
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The Genetic Diversity & Conservation Management of Four Short Range Endemic Species of the Western Australian Yilgarn Banded Iron Formations
Roberts, D. & Nistelberger, H.
Ecological Society of Australia
1/01/11 → 1/06/12
Project: Research