Research Output per year
Personal profile
Biography
I received my PhD in population genetics from The University of Western Australia in 1997 and held postdoctoral positions at University College London and La Trobe University before returning to UWA to take up a UWA postdoctoral fellowship in 2003. I became a lecturer in the School of Animal Biology in 2006. My research focuses on the genetics of adaptation and the genetic threats of extinction posed to small populations.
Research
Genetic basis of phenotypic variation in Drosophila
Population genetics of marine species
Population genetic consequences of small population size
Teaching overview
Unit Coordinator
Conservation Genetics (BIOL5542)
Field Studies in Zoology (ANIM2209)
Evolutionary Processes (ANIM3362)
Contributor
Frontiers in Biology (BIOL1130)
Principles of Inheritance (GENE2250)
Wildlife Conservation & Management (ANIM3353)
Research expertise keywords
- Genetics
- Evolution
- Population genetics
- Conservation genetics
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Research Output
Experimental evidence for accelerated adaptation to desiccation through sexual selection on males
Gibson Vega, A., Kennington, W. J., Tomkins, J. L. & Dugand, R. J., 21 Apr 2020, In : Journal of Evolutionary Biology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Phenotypic plasticity but no adaptive divergence in cuticular hydrocarbons and desiccation resistance among translocated populations of dung beetles
Leeson, S. A., Kennington, W. J., Evans, T. A. & Simmons, L. W., 2 Sep 2020, In : Evolutionary Ecology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
A genome-wide search for local adaptation in a terrestrial-breeding frog reveals vulnerability to climate change
Cummins, D., Kennington, W. J., Rudin-Bitterli, T. & Mitchell, N. J., Sep 2019, In : Global Change Biology. 25, 9, p. 3151-3162 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Citations
(Scopus)
A seascape genetic analysis of a stress-tolerant coral species along the Western Australian coast
Evans, R. D., Ryan, N. M., Travers, M. J., Feng, M., Hitchen, Y. & Kennington, W. J., 15 Feb 2019, In : Coral Reefs. 38, 1, p. 63-78 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Citation
(Scopus)
Dispersal, philopatry and population genetic structure of the mainland dibbler, Parantechinus apicalis
Thavornkanlapachai, R., Kennington, W. J., Ottewell, K., Friend, J. A. & Mills, H. R., 15 Oct 2019, In : Conservation Genetics. 20, 5, p. 1087-1099 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Datasets
Data from: A seascape genetic analysis of a stress-tolerant coral species along the Western Australian coast
Evans, R. (Creator), Ryan, N. (Creator), Travers, M. J. (Creator), Feng, M. (Creator), Hitchen, Y. (Creator) & Kennington, J. (Creator), Dryad Digital Repository, 12 Nov 2018
Dataset
Fertilization success, genetic relatedness and mitochondrial lineage estimates from competitive sperm chemotaxis experiment
Lymbery, R. (Creator), Kennington, J. (Creator) & Evans, J. (Creator), Dryad Digital Repository, 14 Nov 2017
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.4kh60, https://datadryad.org/resource/doi:10.5061/dryad.4kh60
Dataset
Data from: Post-ejaculation thermal stress causes changes to the RNA profile of sperm in an external fertiliser
Lymbery, R. (Creator), Evans, J. (Creator) & Kennington, J. (Creator), Dryad Digital Repository, 8 Sep 2020
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.8pk0p2nkh, http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.8pk0p2nkh
Dataset
Marron microsatellite data
Guildea, C. (Creator), Hitchen, Y. (Creator), Duffy, R. (Creator), Joana Dias, P. (Creator), Ledger, J. M. (Creator), Snow, M. (Creator) & Kennington, J. (Creator), Dryad Digital Repository, 24 Mar 2015
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.h00mt, https://datadryad.org/resource/doi:10.5061/dryad.h00mt
Dataset
Data from: Heritable variation in heat shock gene expression: a potential mechanism for adaptation to thermal stress in embryos of sea turtles
Tedeschi, J. (Creator), Kennington, J. (Creator), Tomkins, J. (Creator), Berry, O. F. (Creator), Whiting, S. (Creator), Meekan, M. (Creator) & Mitchell, N. (Creator), Dryad Digital Repository, 7 Dec 2015
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.617vp, https://datadryad.org/resource/doi:10.5061/dryad.617vp
Dataset
Projects
Dung beetle ecosystem engineers: taking the science to the paddock
Berson, J., Kennington, J., Simmons, L., Didham, R. & Evans, T.
The University of Western Australia
1/01/20 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
Mechanisms underlying chemical signalling in the sea
Evans, J., Kennington, J. & Conlan, X.
1/01/17 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
Courses
ANIM2209 Field Studies in Zoology
| Jason Kennington, Jan Hemmi, Nicki Mitchell, Theo Evans & Jane Prince 1/01/17 → … |
Course
BIOL1130 Frontiers in Biology
| Jan Hemmi, Jacqueline Batley, Kosala Ranathunge & Jason Kennington 27/02/20 → 30/06/20 |
Course