Emeritus Professor David Rowell
BSc Hons, PhD, SFHEA
Professor in Evolutionary Genetics
ANU College of Science
T:
02 61252881
Areas of expertise
- Life Histories 060308
- Cell And Nuclear Division 060402
- Population, Ecological And Evolutionary Genetics 060411
- Biogeography And Phylogeography 060302
- Speciation And Extinction 060311
- Animal Systematics And Taxonomy 060301
- Biological Adaptation 060303
Publications
- Purcell, M, Thornhill, A, Wallenius, T et al. 2018, 'Plant host relationships of three lineages of the gall-inducing fly Fergusonina Malloch (Diptera: Fergusoninidae) on Eucalyptus L’Herit', Arthropod-Plant Interactions, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 133-145.
- Wong Kah Loon, M, Woodman, J & Rowell, D 2017, 'Short-range phenotypic divergence among genetically distinct parapatric populations of an Australian funnel-web spider', Ecology and Evolution, vol. 7, no. 14, pp. 5094-5102.
- Wong Kah Loon, M, Woodman, J & Rowell, D 2016, 'Temporal variation in venom yield of the Australian funnel-web spider Atrax sutherlandi (Hexathelidae: Atracinae)', Arachnology, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 7-9.
- Purcell, M, Wallenius, T, Yeates, D et al. 2016, 'Larval dorsal shield morphology is highly correlated with gall type in the enigmatic gall-forming fly, Fergusonina Malloch (Diptera : Fergusoninidae)', Australian Journal of Zoology, vol. 64, no. 4, pp. 233-248.
- Purcell, M, Rowell, D & Yeates, D 2015, 'Are the shoot bud galls of FergusoninaMalloch, 1924 (Diptera: Fergusoninidae) founded by multiple mothers?', Austral Entomology, vol. 54, no. 3, pp. 286-291.
- Pickup, M, Field, D, Field, D et al. 2013, 'Source population characteristics affect heterosis following genetic rescue of fragmented plant populations', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, vol. 280, no. 1750.
- Bull, J, Sands, C, Garrick, R et al. 2013, 'Environmental complexity and biodiversity: The multi-layered evolutionary history of a log-dwelling velvet worm in Montane Temperate Australia', PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 8, no. 12, pp. e84559-e84559.
- Yip, E, Rowell, D & Rayor, L 2012, 'Behavioural and molecular evidence for selective immigration and group regulation in the social huntsman spider, Delena cancerides', Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 106, no. 4, pp. 749-762.
- Pickup, M, Field, D, Field, D et al. 2012, 'Predicting local adaptation in fragmented plant populations: Implications for restoration genetics', Evolutionary Applications, vol. 5, no. 8, pp. 913-924.
- de Sena Oliveira, I, Franke, F, Hering, L et al. 2012, 'Unexplored Character Diversity in Onychophora (Velvet Worms): A Comparative Study of Three Peripatid Species', PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science), vol. 7, no. 12, pp. e51220-e51220.
- Garrick, R, Rowell, D & Sunnucks, P 2012, 'Phylogeography of Saproxylic and Forest Floor Invertebrates from Tallaganda, South-eastern Australia', Insects, vol. 3, pp. 270-294.
- Jeffery, N, Oliveira, I, Gregory, T et al 2012, 'Genome size and chromosome number in velvet worms (Onychophora)', Genetica, vol. 140, no. 41618, pp. 497-504.
- Beavis, A, Sunnucks, P & Rowell, D 2011, 'Microhabitat preferences drive phylogeographic disparities in two Australian funnel web spiders', Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 104, no. 4, pp. 805-819.
- Rowell, D, Lim, S & Grutzner, F 2011, 'Chromosome Analysis in Invertebrates and Vertebrates', in Virginie Orgogozo and Matthew V. Rockman (ed.), Molecular Methods for Evolutionary Genetics, Humana Press Inc., United States of America, pp. 13-35.
- Moore, D, Halliday, D, Keogh, S et al. 2009, 'Positive Darwinian selection results in resistance to cardioactive toxins in true toads (Anura: Bufonidae)', Biology Letters, vol. 5, pp. 513-516.
- Garrick, R, Rowell, D, Simmons, C et al. 2008, 'Fine-scale phylogeographic congruence despite demographic incongruence in two low-mobility saproxylic springtails', Evolution, vol. 62, no. 5, pp. 1103-1118.
- Wishart, G & Rowell, D 2008, 'Trapdoor Spiders of the Genus Misgolas (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae) from Eastern New South Wales, With Notes on Genetic Variation', Records of the Australian Museum, vol. 60, pp. 45-86.
- Hodges, K, Rowell, D & Keogh, S 2007, 'Remarkably different phylogeographic structure in two closely related lizard species in a zone of sympatry in south-eastern Australia', Journal of Zoology, vol. 272, pp. 64-72.
- Beavis, A, Rowell, D & Evans, T 2007, 'Cannibalism and kin recognition in Delena cancerides (Araneae: Sparassidae), a social huntsman spider', Journal of Zoology, vol. 271, pp. 233-237.
- Cook, L & Rowell, D 2007, 'Genetic diversity, host-specificity and unusual phylogeography of a cryptic, host-associated species complex of gall-inducing scale insects', Ecological Entomology, vol. 32, pp. 506-515.
- Sharp, H & Rowell, D 2007, 'Unprecedented chromosomal diversity and behaviour modify linkage patterns and speciation potential: structural heterozygosity in an Australian spider', Journal of Evolutionary Biology, vol. 20, pp. 2427-2439.
- Garrick, R, Sands, C, Rowell, D et al. 2007, 'Catchments catch all: long-term population history of a giant springtail from the southeast Australian highlands - a multigene approach', Molecular Ecology, vol. 16, pp. 1865-1882.
- Sunnucks, P, Blacket, M, Taylor, J et al. 2006, 'A tale of two flatties: different responses of two terrestrial flatworms to past environmental climatic fluctuations at Tallaganda in montane southeastern Australia', Molecular Ecology, vol. 15, pp. 4513-4531.
- Woodman, J, Ash, J & Rowell, D 2006, 'Population structure in a saproxylic funnelweb spider (Hexathelidae: Hadronyche) along a forested rainfall gradient', Journal of Zoology, vol. 268, pp. 325-333.
- Beavis, A & Rowell, D 2006, 'Phylogeography of Two Australian Species of Funnel Web Spider (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Hexathelidae) in Tallaganda State Forest, New South Wales', International Congress of Entomology 2004, United States Department of Agriculture, US, pp. 23-29.
- Strausfeld, N, Strausfeld, C, Stowe, S et al. 2006, 'The organization and evolutionary implications of neuropils and their neurons in the brain of the onychophoran Euperipatoides rowelli', Arthropod Structure and Development, vol. 35, pp. 169-196.
- Gruetzner, F, Ashley, T, Rowell, D et al. 2006, 'How did the platypus get its sex chromosome chain? A comparison of meiotic multiples and sex chromosomes in plants and animals', Chromosoma, vol. 115, pp. 75-88.
- Strausfeld, N, Strausfeld, C, Loesel, R et al. 2006, 'Arthropod phylogeny: onychophoran brain organization suggests an archaic relationship with a chelicerate stem lineage', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, vol. 273, pp. 1857-1866.
- Reinhard, J & Rowell, D 2005, 'Social behaviour in an Australian velvet worm, Euperipatoides rowelli (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae)', Journal of Zoology, vol. 267, pp. 1-7.
- Garrett, R, Sands, C, Rowell, D et al. 2004, 'Phylogeography recapitulates topography: very fine-scale local endemism of a saproxylic giant springtail at Tallaganda in the Great Dividing Range of south-east Australia', Molecular Ecology, vol. 13, pp. 3329-3344.
- Rowell, D, Rockman, M & Tait, N 2002, 'Extensive Robertsonian rearrangement: implications for the radiation and biogeography of Planipapillus Reid (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae)', Journal of Zoology, vol. 257, pp. 171-179.
- Rockman, M & Rowell, D 2002, 'Episodic chromosomal evolution in Planipapillus (Onychophora: peripatopsidae): a phylogenetic approach to evolutionary dynamics and speciation', Evolution, vol. 56, no. 1, pp. 58-69.
- Rockman, M, Rowell, D & Tait, N 2001, 'Phylogenetics of Planipapillus, Lawn-Headed Onychophorans of the Australian Alps, Based on Nuclear and Mitochondrial Gene Sequences', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 103-116.
- Nicholls, J, Double, M, Rowell, D et al. 2000, 'The evolution of cooperative and pair breeding in thornbills Acanthiza (Pardalotidae)', Journal of Avian Biology, vol. 31, pp. 165-176.
- Barclay, S, Rowell, D & Ash, J 2000, 'Pheromonally mediated colonization patterns in the velvet worm Euperipatoides rowelli (Onychophora)', Journal of Zoology, vol. 250, pp. 437-446.
- Ash, J, Rowell, D & Barclay, S 2000, 'Environmental factors influencing the presence and abundance of a log-dwelling invertebrate, Euperipatoides rowelli (Onychophora : Peripatopsidae)', Journal of Zoology, vol. 250, pp. 425-436.
