Research output per year
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)
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
- Genetics
- Evolution
- Population genetics
- Conservation genetics
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Diverged Populations Admixture Bolsters Genetic Diversity of a New Island Dibbler (Parantechinus apicalis) Population, but Does Not Prevent Subsequent Loss of Genetic Variation
Thavornkanlapachai, R., Mills, H. R., Ottewell, K., Lambert, C., Friend, J. A., White, D. J., Aisya, Z. & Kennington, W. J., Jan 2025, In: Evolutionary Applications. 18, 1, e70073.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of rutile titanium dioxide nanoparticles (nTiO2) on reproduction in the broadcast-spawning sea urchin Heliocidaris erythrogramma armigera
Dose, A., Kennington, W. J. & Evans, J. P., 10 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 758, p. 89-102 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Heroic heirs: evidence for sexy and competitive sons
Dewan, N., Kennington, W. J., Tomkins, J. L. & Dugand, R. J., 19 May 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Evolution. 10 p., qpaf089.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Multigenerational hybridisation results in heterosis and facilitates adaptive introgression, with no evidence of outbreeding depression in a pair of marine gastropods
Cummins, D., Johnson, M. S., Tomkins, J. L. & Kennington, W. J., Jan 2025, In: Heredity. 134, 1, p. 75-85 11 p., e12652.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Genetic and Phenotypic Divergence in a Dung Beetle 50 Years After Its Introduction to Australia
Rapalai, B. L., Simmons, L. W., Evans, T. A. & Kennington, W. J., Nov 2024, In: Ecology and Evolution. 14, 11, 21 p., e70536.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Datasets
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Data from: A seascape genetic analysis of a stress-tolerant coral species along the Western Australian coast
Evans, R. D. (Creator), Ryan, N. M. (Creator), Travers, M. J. (Creator), Feng, M. (Creator), Hitchen, Y. (Creator) & Kennington, W. J. (Creator), DRYAD, 12 Nov 2018
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.7k5c3r8, http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.7k5c3r8
Dataset
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Eads_meps11944_all data.xlsx
Eads, A. R. (Creator), Evans, J. P. (Creator) & Kennington, W. (Creator), Figshare, 6 Jul 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5177083.v1, https://figshare.com/articles/Eads_meps11944_all_data_xlsx/5177083
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Data from: More than bindin divergence: reproductive isolation between sympatric subspecies of a sea urchin by asynchronous spawning
Binks, R. M. (Creator), Prince, J. E. (Creator), Evans, J. P. (Creator) & Kennington, W. (Creator), DRYAD, 4 May 2012
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.1b549, https://datadryad.org/resource/doi:10.5061/dryad.1b549
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Data from: Estimating relatedness and inbreeding using molecular markers and pedigrees: the effect of demographic history
Robinson, S. P. (Creator), Simmons, L. W. (Creator) & Kennington, W. (Creator), DRYAD, 16 Sept 2013
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.060b1, https://datadryad.org/resource/doi:10.5061/dryad.060b1
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Data from: Exploring Symbiodinium diversity and host specificity in Acropora corals from geographical extremes of Western Australia with 454 amplicon pyrosequencing
Thomas, L. (Creator), Kendrick, G. (Creator), Kennington, J. (Creator), Richards, Z. (Creator) & Stat, M. (Creator), DRYAD, 22 May 2014
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.7th55, http://Show http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.7th55
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Projects
- 16 Finished
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Male-male competition vs female choice: same-same or something different?
Tomkins, J. (Investigator 01) & Kennington, J. (Investigator 02)
ARC Australian Research Council
1/07/21 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Reproductive fitness consequences of variation in mitochondrial DNA in a broadcast spawning mussel
Hadlow, J. (Investigator 01), Evans, J. (Investigator 02), Lymbery, R. (Investigator 03) & Kennington, J. (Investigator 04)
Ecological Society of Australia
7/05/21 → 7/05/22
Project: Research
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2022 Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment - Round 2
Kennington, J. (Investigator 01), Thomas, L. (Investigator 02) & Duffy, S. (Investigator 03)
Ecological Society of Australia
11/01/21 → 11/01/24
Project: Research
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Genetic stock structure of commercially important deep sea crab species
Kennington, J. (Investigator 01) & de Lestang, S. (Investigator 03)
Fisheries Research & Development Corporation
31/12/20 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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Dung beetle ecosystem engineers: taking the science to the paddock
Berson, J. (Investigator 01), Kennington, J. (Investigator 02), Simmons, L. (Investigator 03), Didham, R. (Investigator 04) & Evans, T. (Investigator 05)
The University of Western Australia
1/01/20 → 31/12/21
Project: Research