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)
Research expertise keywords
- Genetics
- Evolution
- Population genetics
- Conservation genetics
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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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., 1 Aug 2025, In: Evolution. 79, 8, p. 1503-1512 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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Transcriptomic resilience to heat stress in a wide-spread Acropora coral
Stick, D. J. A., Kennington, W. J., Castro-Sanguino, C., Duffy, S. L., Tysdale, D. Z., Gilmour, J. P. & Thomas, L., Oct 2025, In: Coral Reefs. 44, p. 1535-1548 14 p.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
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Data from: High levels of polyandry, but limited evidence for multiple paternity, in wild populations of the western rock lobster (Panulirus cygnus)
Loo Luy, J. (Creator), Kennington, W. J. (Creator), De Lestang, S. (Creator), How, J. (Creator) & Evans, J. (Creator), DRYAD, 14 Feb 2019
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.pj5sf05, http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.pj5sf05
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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, W. (Creator), Tomkins, J. L. (Creator), Berry, O. F. (Creator), Whiting, S. (Creator), Meekan, M. G. (Creator) & Mitchell, N. (Creator), DRYAD, 7 Dec 2015
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.617vp, https://datadryad.org/resource/doi:10.5061/dryad.617vp
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Data from: Contrasting effects of landscape features on genetic structure in different geographical regions in the ornate dragon lizard, Ctenophorus ornatus
Levy, E. (Creator), Tomkins, J. L. (Creator), Lebas, N. R. (Creator) & Kennington, W. (Creator), DRYAD, 29 Apr 2013
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.g6jm6, https://datadryad.org/resource/doi:10.5061/dryad.g6jm6
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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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Projects
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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
Courses
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ANIM2209 Field Studies in Zoology
Kennington, J., Hemmi, J., Mitchell, N., Evans, T. & Prince, J. 1/01/17 → …
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BIOL1130 Frontiers in Biology
Hemmi, J., Batley, J., Ranathunge, K. & Kennington, W. 27/02/20 → 30/06/20
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