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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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Tectonically driven climate change and the spread of temperate biomes: Insights from dragon pseudoscorpions (Pseudotyrannochthoniidae), a globally distributed arachnid lineage
Harms, D., Harvey, M. S., Roberts, J. D. & Loria, S. F., Jun 2024, In: Journal of Biogeography. 51, 6, p. 1032-1048 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Calamities causing loss of museum collections: a historical and global perspective on museum disasters
Tyler, M. J., Fucsko, L. A. & Dale Roberts, J., 20 Jan 2023, In: Zootaxa. 5230, 2, p. 153-178 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus) -
Priority research needs to inform amphibian conservation in the Anthropocene
Campbell Grant, E. H., Amburgey, S. M., Gratwicke, B., Acosta-Chaves, V., Belasen, A. M., Bickford, D., Brühl, C. A., Calatayud, N. E., Clemann, N., Clulow, S., Crnobrnja-Isailovic, J., Dawson, J., De Angelis, D. A., Dodd, C. K., Evans, A., Ficetola, G. F., Falaschi, M., González-Mollinedo, S., Green, D. M. & Gamlen-Greene, R. & 23 others, , Sept 2023, In: Conservation Science and Practice. 5, 9, e12988.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
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., Sept 2021, In: Ecology and Evolution. 11, 17, p. 11749-11761 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access31 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 Access19 Citations (Scopus)
Datasets
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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
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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. A. (Creator), Tyler, E. (Creator), Roberts, J. D. (Creator), Simmons, L. W. (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: 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. A. (Creator), Roberts, J. D. (Creator) & Simmons, L. W. (Creator), DRYAD, 15 Aug 2015
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.cr2n4, http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.cr2n4 and 2 more links, https://zenodo.org/record/4958533, https://zenodo.org/records/4958533 (show fewer)
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, J. 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 and one more link, https://zenodo.org/record/4961914 (show fewer)
Dataset
Projects
- 25 Finished
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Testing New Theoretical Models of Sperm Allocation - Does Competition for Mates Compromise Male Fertility
Simmons, L. (Investigator 01) & Roberts, D. (Investigator 02)
ARC Australian Research Council
1/01/13 → 31/12/16
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. (Chief Investigator), Coates, D. (Chief Investigator) & Byrne, M. (Chief Investigator)
ARC Australian Research Council
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. (Investigator 01), Coates, D. (Investigator 02) & Byrne, M. (Investigator 03)
ARC Australian Research Council , Karara Mining Limited, Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (Western Australia)
1/01/12 → 30/06/15
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. (Chief Investigator), Coates, D. (Chief Investigator) & Byrne, M. (Chief Investigator)
ARC Australian Research Council
1/01/12 → 31/12/14
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. (Investigator 01) & Nistelberger, H. (Investigator 02)
Ecological Society of Australia
1/01/11 → 1/06/12
Project: Research