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Elissa Cameron
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Elissa Cameron
Adjunct Professor
Off-Campus
+61 3 6226 7632 (phone)
Teaching Responsibilities
Research Interests
I work on the ecology, behaviour and conservation of mammals. My main interests focus around the different strategies adopted by males and females, and the impacts that these have on behaviour, ecology and social structure. This has resulted in three main current themes: a) Parental investment strategies, including sex allocation b) Impact of disease and predation on social ecology c) Impact of management strategies on behaviour and ecology.
Research Areas
- Conservation Biology and Wildlife Management
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Fields of Research
- Behavioural ecology (310301)
- Animal developmental and reproductive biology (310903)
- Terrestrial ecology (310308)
- Conservation and biodiversity (410401)
- Animal physiological ecology (310907)
- Population ecology (310307)
- Ecological physiology (310303)
- Ecology (310399)
- Life histories (310408)
- Animal behaviour (310901)
- Veterinary epidemiology (300905)
- Biological adaptation (310403)
- Biosecurity science and invasive species ecology (410202)
- Applied statistics (490501)
- Evolution of developmental systems (310404)
- Biogeography and phylogeography (310402)
- Host-parasite interactions (310407)
- Applied immunology (incl. antibody engineering, xenotransplantation and t-cell therapies) (320402)
- Evolutionary ecology (310405)
- Environmental management (410404)
- Cell metabolism (310103)
- Veterinary anatomy and physiology (300902)
- Analytical biochemistry (310101)
- Animal reproduction and breeding (300305)
- Zoology (310999)
- Molecular evolution (310510)
- Genetics (310599)
Research Objectives
- Terrestrial biodiversity (180606)
- Other environmental management (189999)
- Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences (280102)
- Evaluation, allocation, and impacts of land use (180603)
- Control of pests, diseases and exotic species in terrestrial environments (180602)
- Biodiversity in Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments (180404)
- Expanding knowledge in the agricultural, food and veterinary sciences (280101)
- Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences (280111)
- Terrestrial systems and management (180699)
- Antarctic and Southern Ocean oceanic processes (180402)
- Assessment and management of freshwater ecosystems (180301)
- Soils (180605)
- Animal welfare (109902)
- Expanding knowledge in the health sciences (280112)
- Ecosystem adaptation to climate change (190102)
- Beef cattle (100401)
- Rehabilitation or conservation of terrestrial environments (180604)
- Expanding knowledge in the mathematical sciences (280118)
- Climate change models (190501)
Publications
Total publications
85
Highlighted publications
(6 outputs)| Year | Type | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Journal Article | Cameron EZ, Setsaas TH, Linklater WL, 'Social bonds between unrelated females increase reproductive success in feral horses', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 106, (33) pp. 13850-13853. ISSN 0027-8424 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0900639106 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 343Web of Science - 335 | |
| 2008 | Journal Article | Cameron EZ, Lemons PR, Bateman PW, Bennett NC, 'Experimental alteration of litter sex ratios in a mammal', Royal Society of London. Proceedings B. Biological Sciences, 275, (1632) pp. 323-327. ISSN 0962-8452 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2007.1401 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 86Web of Science - 84 | |
| 2007 | Journal Article | Cameron EZ, du Tiot JT, 'Winning by a neck: tall giraffes avoid competing with shorter browsers ', American Naturalist, 169, (1) pp. 130-135. ISSN 0003-0147 (2007) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1086/509940 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 55Web of Science - 53 | |
| 2004 | Journal Article | Cameron EZ, 'Facultative adjustment of mammalian sex ratios in support of the Trivers-Willard hypothesis: evidence for a mechanism ', Proceedings of The Royal Society of London : Biological Sciences, 271, (1549) pp. 1723-1728. ISSN 0962-8436 (2004) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2773 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 278Web of Science - 261 | |
| 2001 | Journal Article | Clutton-Brock TH, Russell AF, Sharpe LL, Brotherton PNM, McIlrath GM, et al., 'Effects of helpers on juvenile development and survival in meerkats', Science, 293, (5539) pp. 2446-2449. ISSN 0036-8075 (2001) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1126/science.1061274 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 170Web of Science - 168 | |
| 1998 | Journal Article | Cameron EZ, 'Is suckling behaviour a useful predictor of milk intake? A review', Animal Behaviour, 56, (3) pp. 521-532. ISSN 0003-3472 (1998) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1998.0793 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 145Web of Science - 139 |
Journal Article
(83 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Pay JM, Katzner TE, Hawkins CE, Barmuta LA, Brown WE, et al., 'Endangered Australian top predator is frequently exposed to anticoagulant rodenticides', Science of The Total Environment, 788 Article 147673. ISSN 0048-9697 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147673 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 5 Co-authors: Pay JM; Hawkins CE; Barmuta LA; Koch AJ | |
| 2021 | Pay JM, Katzner TE, Hawkins CE, Kock AJ, Wiersma JM, et al., 'High frequency of lead exposure in the population of an endangered Australian top predator, the Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax fleayi)', Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 40, (1) pp. 219-230. ISSN 0730-7268 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/etc.4914 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 6 Co-authors: Pay JM; Hawkins CE; Kock AJ | |
| 2021 | Pay JM, Katzner TE, Wiersma JM, Brown WE, Hawkins C, et al., 'Morphometric sex identification of nestling and free-flying Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagles (Aquila Audax Fleayi)', Journal of Raptor Research, 55, (4) pp. 539-551. ISSN 0892-1016 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3356/JRR-20-115 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Pay JM; Hawkins C; Proft KM | |
| 2020 | Hamilton DG, Jones ME, Cameron EZ, Kerlin DH, McCallum H, et al., 'Infectious disease and sickness behaviour: Tumour progression affects interaction patterns and social network structure in wild Tasmanian devils: Sickness behaviour in Tasmanian devils', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 287, (1940) pp. 1-7. ISSN 0962-8452 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2020.2454 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 11Web of Science - 9 Co-authors: Hamilton DG; Jones ME; Hamede RK | |
| 2020 | Watts ET, Johnson CN, Carver S, Butler CD, Harvey AM, et al., 'Maternal protectiveness in feral horses: responses to intraspecific and interspecific sources of risk', Animal Behaviour, 159 pp. 1-11. ISSN 0003-3472 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2019.10.018 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 5 Co-authors: Watts ET; Johnson CN; Carver S; Butler CD | |
| 2019 | Davies GTO, Kirkpatrick JB, Cameron EZ, Carver S, Johnson CN, 'Ecosystem engineering by digging mammals: effects on soil fertility and condition in Tasmanian temperate woodland', Royal Society Open Science, 6, (1) Article 180621. ISSN 2054-5703 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1098/rsos.180621 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 22Web of Science - 18 Co-authors: Davies GTO; Kirkpatrick JB; Carver S; Johnson CN | |
| 2019 | Edwards AM, Cameron EZ, Wapstra E, McEvoy J, 'Maternal effects obscure condition-dependent sex allocation in changing environments', Royal Society Open Science, 6, (4) Article 181885. ISSN 2054-5703 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1098/rsos.181885 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2 Co-authors: Edwards AM; Wapstra E; McEvoy J | |
| 2019 | Hamilton DG, Jones ME, Cameron EZ, McCallum H, Storfer A, et al., 'Rate of intersexual interactions affects injury likelihood in Tasmanian devil contact networks', Behavioral Ecology, 30, (4) pp. 1087-1095. ISSN 1045-2249 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arz054 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 17Web of Science - 17 Co-authors: Hamilton DG; Jones ME; Hamede RK | |
| 2018 | Belton LE, Cameron EZ, Dalerum F, 'Social networks of spotted hyaenas in areas of contrasting human activity and infrastructure', Animal Behaviour, 135 pp. 13-23. ISSN 0003-3472 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2017.10.027 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 26Web of Science - 25 | |
| 2018 | Belton LE, Cameron EZ, Dalerum F, 'Anthropogenic influences on spotted hyaena diet in the Kruger National Park, South Africa', Mammal Research, 63, (3) pp. 315-323. ISSN 2199-2401 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s13364-018-0358-0 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 3 | |
| 2018 | Belton LE, Cameron EZ, Dalerum F, 'Spotted hyaena visitation at anthropogenic sites in the Kruger National Park, South Africa', African Zoology, 53, (3) pp. 113-118. ISSN 1562-7020 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2018.1518728 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 2 | |
| 2018 | Parsons MH, Apfelback R, Banks PB, Cameron EZ, Dickman CR, et al., 'Biologically meaningful scents: a framework for understanding predator-prey research across disciplines', Biological Reviews, 93, (1) pp. 98-114. ISSN 1464-7931 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/brv.12334 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 74Web of Science - 71 Co-authors: Frank ASK; Jones ME; McLean S | |
| 2017 | Dalerum F, Low de Vries J, Pirk CWW, Cameron EZ, 'Spatial and temporal dimensions to the taxonomic diversity of arthropods in an arid grassland savannah', Journal of Arid Environments, 144 pp. 21-30. ISSN 0140-1963 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2017.04.002 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 8 | |
| 2017 | Edwards AM, Cameron EZ, 'Cryptic male choice: experimental evidence of sperm sex ratio and seminal fluid adjustment in relation to coital rate', Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 29 pp. 1401-1404. ISSN 1031-3613 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1071/RD16123 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 7 Co-authors: Edwards AM | |
| 2017 | Periquet S, Richardson P, Cameron EZ, Ganswindt A, Belton L, et al., 'Effects of lions on behaviour and endocrine stress in plains zebras', Ethology, 123, (9) pp. 667-674. ISSN 0179-1613 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/eth.12638 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 16Web of Science - 15 Co-authors: Richardson P | |
| 2016 | Belton LE, Cameron EZ, Dalerum F, 'Spotted hyaena space use in relation to human infrastructure inside a protected area', PeerJ, 4, (10) Article e2596. ISSN 2167-8359 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.7717/peerj.2596 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 8 | |
| 2016 | Cameron EZ, Edwards AM, Parsley LM, 'Developmental sexual dimorphism and the evolution of mechanisms for adjustment of sex ratios in mammals', Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1389 pp. 147-163. ISSN 0077-8923 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/nyas.13288 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 9Web of Science - 8 Co-authors: Edwards AM; Parsley LM | |
| 2016 | Cameron EZ, Ryan SJ, 'Welfare at multiple scales: importance of zoo elephant population welfare in a world of declining wild populations', PLoS One, 11, (7) Article e0158701. ISSN 1932-6203 (2016) [Contribution to Refereed Journal] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158701 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 5 | |
| 2016 | Cameron EZ, White AM, Gray ME, 'Solving the productivity and impact puzzle: do men outperform women, or are metrics biased?', Bioscience, 66, (3) pp. 245-252. ISSN 0006-3568 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biv173 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 51Web of Science - 51 | |
| 2016 | Edwards AM, Cameron EZ, Pereira JC, Ferguson-Smith MA, 'Paternal sex allocation: how variable is the sperm sex ratio?', Journal of Zoology, 299, (1) pp. 37-41. ISSN 0952-8369 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12317 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 13 Co-authors: Edwards AM | |
| 2016 | Edwards AM, Cameron EZ, Pereira JC, Wapstra E, Ferguson-Smith MA, et al., 'Gestational experience alters sex allocation in the subsequent generation', Royal Society Open Science, 3 Article 160210. ISSN 2054-5703 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1098/rsos.160210 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 6 Co-authors: Edwards AM; Wapstra E; Thomasson K | |
| 2016 | Edwards AM, Cameron EZ, Wapstra E, 'Are there physiological constraints on maternal ability to adjust sex ratios in mammals?', Journal of Zoology, 299, (1) pp. 1-9. ISSN 0952-8369 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12327 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 16Web of Science - 14 Co-authors: Edwards AM; Wapstra E | |
| 2016 | Jones ME, Apfelbach R, Banks PB, Cameron EZ, Dickman CR, et al., 'A nose for death: integrating trophic and informational networks for conservation and management', Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 4 Article 124. ISSN 2296-701X (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2016.00124 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 21Web of Science - 18 Co-authors: Jones ME; Frank A; McLean S | |
| 2015 | Fancourt BA, Hawkins CE, Cameron EZ, Jones ME, Nicol SC, 'Devil declines and catastrophic cascades: is mesopredator release of feral cats inhibiting recovery of the eastern quoll?', PLoS ONE, 10, (3) Article e0119303. ISSN 1932-6203 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119303 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 51Web of Science - 36 Co-authors: Fancourt BA; Hawkins CE; Jones ME; Nicol SC | |
| 2015 | Marneweck D, Cameron EZ, Ganswindt A, Dalerum F, 'Behavioural and endocrine correlates to the aardwolf mating system', Mammalian Biology, 80, (1) pp. 31-38. ISSN 1616-5047 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2014.08.001 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 11 | |
| 2014 | Cameron EZ, Edwards AM, White AM, 'Halt self-citation in impact measures', Nature, 505, (7482) pp. 160-160. ISSN 0028-0836 (2014) [Letter or Note in Journal] Co-authors: Edwards AM | |
| 2014 | Edwards AM, Cameron EZ, 'Forgotten fathers: paternal influences on mammalian sex allocation', Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 29, (3) pp. 158-164. ISSN 0169-5347 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2013.12.003 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 41Web of Science - 43 Co-authors: Edwards AM | |
| 2014 | Ganswindt SB, Myburgh JG, Cameron EZ, Ganswindt A, 'Non-invasive assessment of adrenocortical function in captive Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus)', Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A, 177 pp. 11-17. ISSN 1095-6433 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2014.07.013 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 24Web of Science - 24 | |
| 2014 | Harris RL, Holland BR, Cameron EZ, Davies NW, Nicol SC, 'Chemical signals in the echidna: differences between seasons, sexes, individuals and gland types', Journal of Zoology, 293, (3) pp. 171-180. ISSN 0952-8369 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12133 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 11Web of Science - 11 Co-authors: Harris RL; Holland BR; Davies NW; Nicol SC | |
| 2014 | Luterman H, Cameron EZ, Raihani NJ, Bennett NC, 'Sex ratio variation in a eusocial mammal, the Damaraland mole-rat, Fukomys damarensis', Journal of Zoology, 294, (2) pp. 139-145. ISSN 0952-8369 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12163 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 3 | |
| 2013 | Cameron EZ, Gray ME, White AM, 'Is publication rate an equal opportunity metric?', Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 28, (1) pp. 7-8. ISSN 0169-5347 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2012.10.014 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 24Web of Science - 25 | |
| 2013 | Cameron EZ, White AM, Gray ME, 'Equal opportunity metrics should benefit all researchers', Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 28, (6) pp. 320-321. ISSN 0169-5347 (2013) [Contribution to Refereed Journal] DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2013.03.007 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 1 | |
| 2013 | Linklater WL, Cameron EZ, Stafford KJ, Minot EO, 'Removal experiments indicate that subordinate stallions are not helpers', Behavioural Processes: An International Journal of Comparative and Physiological Ethology, 94 pp. 1-4. ISSN 0376-6357 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2013.02.005 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 6 | |
| 2012 | Dalerum F, Cameron EZ, Kunkel K, Somers MJ, 'Interactive effects of species richness and species traits on functional diversity and redundancy', Theoretical Ecology, 5 pp. 129-139. ISSN 1874-1738 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s12080-010-0104-y [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 30Web of Science - 24 | |
| 2012 | Ganswindt A, Muilwijk C, Engelkes M, Muenscher S, Bertschinger H, et al., 'Validation of noninvasive monitoring of adrenocortical endocrine activity in ground-feeding aardwolves (Proteles cristata): Exemplifying the influence of consumption of inorganic material for fecal steroid analysis', Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 85, (2) pp. 194-199. ISSN 1522-2152 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1086/664591 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 14Web of Science - 14 | |
| 2012 | Gray ME, Cameron EZ, Peacock MM, Thain DS, Kirchoff VS, 'Are low infidelity rates in feral horses due to infanticide?', Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 66, (4) pp. 529-537. ISSN 0340-5443 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00265-011-1301-4 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 16Web of Science - 16 | |
| 2012 | Kotze R, Bennett NC, Cameron EZ, Low de Vries J, Marneweck DG, et al., 'Temporal patterns of den use suggest polygamous mating patterns in an obligate monogamous mammal', Animal Behaviour, 84, (6) pp. 1573-1578. ISSN 0003-3472 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.09.035 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 6 | |
| 2012 | Tambling CJ, Laurence SD, Bellan SE, Cameron EZ, du Toit JT, et al., 'Estimating carnivoran diets using a combination of carcass observations and scats from GPS clusters', Journal of Zoology, 286 pp. 102-109. ISSN 0952-8369 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00856.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 36Web of Science - 37 | |
| 2011 | Ncube H, Duncan P, Grange S, Cameron EZ, Barnier F, et al., 'Pattern of faecal 20-oxopregnane and oestrogen concentrations during pregnancy in wild plains zebra mares', General and Comparative Endocrinology: An International Journal, 172, (3) pp. 358-362. ISSN 0016-6480 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2011.03.027 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 11Web of Science - 10 | |
| 2011 | Thorn M, Green M, Keith M, Marnewick K, Bateman PW, et al., 'Large-scale distribution patterns of carnivores in northern South Africa: implications for conservation and monitoring', Oryx: Journal of Fauna and Flora International, 45, (4) pp. 579-586. ISSN 0030-6053 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1017/S0030605311000123 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 19Web of Science - 17 | |
| 2011 | White AM, Cameron EZ, 'Evidence of helping behaviour in a free-ranging population of communally breeding warthogs', Journal of Ethology, 29 pp. 419-425. ISSN 0289-0771 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s10164-011-0268-y [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1 | |
| 2011 | White AM, Cameron EZ, 'Fitness consequences of maternal rearing strategies in warthogs: influence of group size and composition', Journal of Zoology, (285) pp. 77-84. ISSN 0952-8369 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00816.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 3 | |
| 2011 | de Bruyn PJN, Tosh CA, Bester MN, Cameron EZ, McIntyre T, et al., 'Sex at sea: alternative mating system in an extremely polygynous mammal', Animal Behaviour, 82, (3) pp. 445-451. ISSN 0003-3472 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.06.006 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 38Web of Science - 37 | |
| 2011 | de Vries JL, Pirk CWW, Bateman PW, Cameron EZ, Dalerum F, 'Extension of the diet of an extreme foraging specialist, the aardwolf (Proteles cristata)', African Zoology, 46, (1) pp. 194-196. ISSN 1562-7020 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3377/004.046.0113 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 10 | |
| 2010 | Gray ME, Cameron EZ, 'Does contraceptive treatment in wildlife result in side-effects? A review of quantitative and anecdotal evidence', Reproduction, 139, (1) pp. 45-55. ISSN 1470-1626 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1530/REP-08-0456 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 34Web of Science - 30 | |
| 2010 | Gray ME, Thain DS, Cameron EZ, Miller LA, 'Multi-year fertility reduction in free-roaming feral horses with single-injection immunocontraceptive formulations', Wildlife Research, 37, (6) pp. 475-481. ISSN 1035-3712 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1071/WR09175 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 33Web of Science - 28 | |
| 2010 | Linklater WL, Plotz RD, Kerley GIH, Brashares JS, Lent PC, et al., 'Dissimilar home range estimates for black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis cannot be used to infer habitat change', Oryx, 44, (1) pp. 16-18. ISSN 0030-6053 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1017/S0030605309990986 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 9Web of Science - 8 | |
| 2010 | Nico de Bruyn PJ, Cameron EZ, Tosh CA, Oosthuizen C, Reisinger RR, et al., 'Prevalence of allosuckling behaviour in Subantarctic fur seal pups', Mammalian Biology, 75, (6) pp. 555-560. ISSN 1616-5047 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2009.11.004 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 4 | |
| 2010 | Tambling CJ, Cameron EZ, Du Toit JT, Getz WM, 'Methods for locating African lion kills using global positioning system movement data ', The Journal of Wildlife Management, 74, (3) pp. 549-556. ISSN 0022-541X (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.2193/2009-010 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 46Web of Science - 48 | |
| 2010 | Thorn M, Green M, Bateman PW, Cameron EZ, Yarnell RW, et al., 'Comparative efficacy of spoor surveys, spotlighting and audio playbacks in a landscape-scale carnivore survey', South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 40, (1) pp. 77-86. ISSN 0379-4369 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3957/056.040.0113 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 24Web of Science - 25 | |
| 2010 | White AM, Cameron EZ, Peacock MM, 'Grouping patterns in warthogs, Phacochoerus africanus: is communal care of young enough to explain sociality? ', Behaviour, 147, (1) pp. 1-18. ISSN 0005-7959 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1163/000579509X12459309054841 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 9 | |
| 2009 | Cameron EZ, 'Book review : E. Danchin, L.-A. Giraldeau and F. Cezilly, Editors, Behavioural Ecology: An Evolutionary Perspective on Behaviour, Oxford University Press (2008) 874 pp', Behavioural Processes, 80, (2) pp. 201. ISSN 0376-6357 (2009) [Non Refereed Article] | |
| 2009 | Cameron EZ, Dalerum F, 'A Trivers-Willard effect in contemporary humans: male-biased sex ratios among billionaires ', PLoS One, 4, (1:e4195) pp. 1-4. ISSN 1932-6203 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004195 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 53Web of Science - 47 | |
| 2009 | Cameron EZ, Setsaas TH, Linklater WL, 'Social bonds between unrelated females increase reproductive success in feral horses', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 106, (33) pp. 13850-13853. ISSN 0027-8424 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0900639106 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 343Web of Science - 335 | |
| 2009 | Caron A, Gaidet N, De Garine-Wichatitsky M, Morand S, Cameron EZ, 'Evolutionary biology, community ecology and avian influenza research', Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 9, (2) pp. 298-303. ISSN 1567-1348 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2008.12.001 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 20Web of Science - 13 | |
| 2009 | Dalerum F, Cameron EZ, Kunkel K, Somers MJ, 'Diversity and depletions in continental carnivore guilds: implications for prioritizing global carnivore conservation', Biology Letters, 5, (1) pp. 35-38. ISSN 1744-9561 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2008.0520 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 64Web of Science - 60 | |
| 2009 | Linklater WL, Cameron EZ, 'Social dispersal but with philopatry reveals incest avoidance in a polygynous ungulate', Animal Behaviour, 77, (5) pp. 1085-1093. ISSN 0003-3472 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.01.017 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 40Web of Science - 35 | |
| 2009 | McLean IG, Cameron EZ, Linklater WL, Schmitt NT, Pulskamp KSM, 'Partnerships in the social system of a small macropod marsupial, the quokka (Setonix brachyurus)', Behaviour, 146, (1) pp. 89-112. ISSN 0005-7959 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1163/156853908X390940 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 7 | |
| 2009 | Oosthuizen WC, Cross PC, Bowers JA, Hay C, Ebinge MR, et al., 'Effects of chemical immobilization on survival of African Buffalo in the Kruger National Park', Journal of Wildlife Management, 73, (1) pp. 149-153. ISSN 0022-541X (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.2193/2008-071 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 9Web of Science - 8 | |
| 2009 | Thorn M, Scott DM, Green M, Bateman PW, Cameron EZ, 'Estimating brown hyaena occupancy using baited camera traps', South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 39, (1) pp. 1-10. ISSN 0379-4369 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3957/056.039.0101 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 68Web of Science - 66 | |
| 2009 | White AM, Cameron EZ, 'Communal nesting is unrelated to burrow availability in the common warthog ', Animal Behaviour, 77, (1) pp. 87-94. ISSN 0003-3472 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.08.030 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 20Web of Science - 20 | |
| 2009 | van der Merwe I, Tambling CJ, Thorn M, Scott DM, Yarnell RW, et al., 'An assessment of diet overlap of two mesocarnivores in the North West Province, South Africa', African Zoology, 44, (2) pp. 288-291. ISSN 1562-7020 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3377/004.044.0217 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 20Web of Science - 17 | |
| 2008 | Cameron EZ, 'Productivity in conservation research in the southern hemisphere', Conservation Biology, 22, (2) pp. 232-234. ISSN 0888-8892 (2008) [Letter or Note in Journal] DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2008.00892.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1 | |
| 2008 | Cameron EZ, Lemons PR, Bateman PW, Bennett NC, 'Experimental alteration of litter sex ratios in a mammal', Royal Society of London. Proceedings B. Biological Sciences, 275, (1632) pp. 323-327. ISSN 0962-8452 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2007.1401 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 86Web of Science - 84 | |
| 2008 | Cameron EZ, Linklater WL, Stafford KJ, Minot EO, 'Maternal investment results in better foal condition through increased play behaviour in horses', Animal Behaviour, 76, (5) pp. 1511-1518. ISSN 0003-3472 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.07.009 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 48Web of Science - 48 | |
| 2008 | Dalerum F, Somers MJ, Kunkel KE, Cameron EZ, 'The potential for large carnivores to act as biodiversity surrogates in southern Africa ', Biodiversity and Conservation, 17, (12) pp. 2939-2949. ISSN 0960-3115 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9406-4 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 65Web of Science - 61 | |
| 2008 | Slater K, Cameron EZ, Turner T, du Toit JT, 'The influence of oestrous swellings on the grooming behaviour of chimpanzees of the Budongo Forest, Uganda', Behaviour, 145, (9) pp. 1235-1246. ISSN 0005-7959 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1163/156853908785387629 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 4 | |
| 2007 | Cameron EZ, Linklater WL, 'Extreme sex ratio variation in relation to change in condition around conception', Biology Letters, 3, (4) pp. 395-397. ISSN 1744-9561 (2007) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2007.0089 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 67Web of Science - 69 | |
| 2007 | Cameron EZ, du Tiot JT, 'Winning by a neck: tall giraffes avoid competing with shorter browsers ', American Naturalist, 169, (1) pp. 130-135. ISSN 0003-0147 (2007) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1086/509940 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 55Web of Science - 53 | |
| 2005 | Cameron EZ, Du Toit JT, 'Social influences on vigilance behaviour in giraffes, Giraffa camelopardalis ', Animal Behaviour, 69, (6) pp. 1337-1344. ISSN 0003-3472 (2005) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2004.08.015 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 97Web of Science - 87 | |
| 2004 | Cameron EZ, 'Facultative adjustment of mammalian sex ratios in support of the Trivers-Willard hypothesis: evidence for a mechanism ', Proceedings of The Royal Society of London : Biological Sciences, 271, (1549) pp. 1723-1728. ISSN 0962-8436 (2004) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2773 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 278Web of Science - 261 | |
| 2004 | Linklater WL, Cameron EZ, Minot EO, Stafford KJ, 'Feral horse demography and population growth in the Kaimanawa Ranges, New Zealand', Wildlife Research, 31, (2) pp. 119-128. ISSN 1035-3712 (2004) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1071/WR02067 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 35Web of Science - 30 | |
| 2003 | Cameron EZ, Linklater WL, Stafford KJ, Minot EO, 'Social grouping and maternal behaviour in feral horses (Equus caballus): the influence of males on maternal protectiveness', Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 53, (2) pp. 92-101. ISSN 0340-5443 (2003) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00265-002-0556-1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Web of Science - 52 | |
| 2002 | Linklater WL, Cameron EZ, 'Escape behaviour of feral horses during a helicopter count', Wildlife Research, 29, (2) pp. 221-224. ISSN 1035-3712 (2002) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1071/WR01063 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 31Web of Science - 30 | |
| 2002 | Russell AF, Clutton-Brock TH, Brotherton PNM, Sharpe LL, McIlrath GM, et al., 'Factors affecting pup growth and survival in co-operatively breeding meerkats Suricata suricatta', Journal of Animal Ecology, 71, (4) pp. 700-709. ISSN 0021-8790 (2002) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2002.00636.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 153Web of Science - 149 | |
| 2002 | Sharpe LL, Clutton-Brock TH, Brotherton PNM, Cameron EZ, Cherry MI, 'Experimental provisioning increases play in free-ranging meerkats', Animal Behaviour, 64, (1) pp. 113-121. ISSN 0003-3472 (2002) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2002.3031 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 58Web of Science - 53 | |
| 2001 | Clutton-Brock TH, Russell AF, Sharpe LL, Brotherton PNM, McIlrath GM, et al., 'Effects of helpers on juvenile development and survival in meerkats', Science, 293, (5539) pp. 2446-2449. ISSN 0036-8075 (2001) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1126/science.1061274 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 170Web of Science - 168 | |
| 2000 | Cameron EZ, Linklater WL, 'Individual mares bias investment in sons and daughters in relation to their condition', Animal Behaviour, 60, (3) pp. 359-367. ISSN 0003-3472 (2000) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2000.1480 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 68Web of Science - 60 | |
| 2000 | Cameron EZ, Linklater WL, Stafford KJ, Minot EO, 'Aging and improving reproductive success in horses: declining residual reproductive value or just older and wiser? ', Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 47, (4) pp. 243-249. ISSN 0340-5443 (2000) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s002650050661 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 101Web of Science - 99 | |
| 1999 | Cameron EZ, Linklater WL, Stafford KJ, Veltman CJ, 'Birth sex ratios relate to mare condition at conception in Kaimanawa horses', Behavioral Ecology, 10, (5) pp. 472-475. ISSN 1045-2249 (1999) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/beheco/10.5.472 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Web of Science - 63 | |
| 1999 | Cameron EZ, Stafford KJ, Linklater WL, Veltman CJ, 'Suckling behaviour does not measure milk intake in horses, Equus caballus', Animal Behaviour, 57 pp. 673-678. ISSN 0003-3472 (1999) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1998.0997 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 77Web of Science - 74 | |
| 1999 | Linklater WL, Cameron EZ, Minot EO, Stafford KJ, 'Stallion harassment and the mating system of horses', Animal Behaviour, 58, (2) pp. 295-306. ISSN 0003-3472 (1999) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1999.1155 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 149Web of Science - 135 | |
| 1998 | Cameron EZ, 'Is suckling behaviour a useful predictor of milk intake? A review', Animal Behaviour, 56, (3) pp. 521-532. ISSN 0003-3472 (1998) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1998.0793 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 145Web of Science - 139 |
Chapter in Book
(2 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Harris RL, Cameron EZ, Nicol SC, 'A Field Study of Wild Echidna Responses to Conspecific Odour', Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 14, Springer International Publishing, CD Buesching (ed), Switzerland, pp. 71-80. ISBN 9783030176150 (2019) [Research Book Chapter] DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-17616-7_6 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Harris RL; Nicol SC | |
| 2016 | Harris RL, Cameron EZ, Davies NW, Nicol SC, 'Chemical Cues, Hibernation and Reproduction in Female Short-Beaked Echidnas (Tachyglossus aculeatus setosus): Implications for Sexual Conflict', Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 13, Springer, BA Schulte, TE Goodwin, MH Ferkin (ed), Switzerland, pp. 145-166. ISBN 9783319220260 (2016) [Research Book Chapter] DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-22026-0_11 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Harris RL; Davies NW; Nicol SC |
Grants & Funding
Funding Summary
Number of grants
20
Total funding
$1,326,520
Projects
GPS-tracking Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagles (EPF) (2021) (2021)$74,420
- Description
- Wind energy represents a key renewable energy source that is increasingly utilised worldwide in efforts to reduce carbon emissions and the effects of climate change. However, wind farms have negative impacts on avifauna through injuries caused by collisions with turbines. In Tasmania, the endangered Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle is vulnerable to collisions from wind-turbines and these incidents are expected to increase with the growing wind energy industry in the state. These collisions are a conservation concern for the species and a significant financial cost to Tasmanian wind energy companies. It is therefore a priority that efforts are made to mitigate the effects of wind energy infrastructure on the Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle. High-frequency GPS-tracking has been used to understand the flight behaviour of raptor species threatened by wind turbine collisions in the US and Europe. These studies have created regional and local risk models that predict where high-risk flights are more likely to occur in the landscape, providing important information to guide effective mitigation. The application of these techniques to help understand and reduce the impacts of wind farms of wedge-tailed eagles is supported by state and commonwealth regulators
- Funding
- Environmental Protection Agency Tasmania ($74,420)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Pay JM; Cameron EZ
- Year
- 2021
GPS tracking wedge-tailed eagles with Epuron (2021)$70,687
- Description
- Wind energy represents a key renewable energy source that is increasingly utilised worldwide in efforts to reduce carbon emissions and the effects of climate change. However, wind farms have negative impacts on avifauna through injuries caused by collisions with turbines. In Tasmania, the endangered Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle is vulnerable to collisions from wind-turbines and these incidents are expected to increase with the growing wind energy industry in the state. These collisions are a conservation concern for the species and a significant financial cost to Tasmanian wind energy companies. It is therefore a priority that efforts are made to mitigate the effects of wind energy infrastructure on the Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle. High-frequency GPS-tracking has been used to understand the flight behaviour of raptor species threatened by wind turbine collisions in the US and Europe. These studies have created regional and local risk models that predict where high-risk flights are more likely to occur in the landscape, providing important information to guide effective mitigation. The application of these techniques to help understand and reduce the impacts of wind farms of wedge-tailed eagles is supported by state and commonwealth regulators.
- Funding
- Epuron ($70,687)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Pay JM; Cameron EZ
- Year
- 2021
Coordinating conservation and research priorities for the Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle Aquila audax fleayi (2020 - 2021)$165,000
- Description
- The threatened Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle lacks a current Recovery Plan. The objectives of its previous Plan, which expired 2010, were to increase the species' breeding success and security by protecting nesting habitat, minimising foraging habitat modification and minimising human-related mortalities. However, new information is providing insights into additional and existing threats (e.g. lead poisoning, rodenticides, adult and juvenile mortality). Eagle management impacts many different industries, and currently the key approach to managing eagles is focused on nest sites. The conservation needs and management priorities of this species need to be reviewed to refine and build on these efforts. The aim of this project is to improve the plight of Tasmanian eagles with a coordinated and holistic approach, supported by the review and acquisition of new information on ecology, behaviour and threats.
- Funding
- Woolnorth Wind Farm Holding Pty Ltd ($165,000)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Pay JM; Cameron EZ
- Period
- 2020 - 2021
Investigating the conservation biology of the Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle using high-frequency GPS telemetry - Woolnorth (2020)$90,005
- Description
- Wind energy represents a key renewable energy source that is increasingly utilised worldwide in efforts to reduce carbon emissions and the effects of climate change. However, wind farms have negative impacts on avifauna through injuries caused by collisions with turbines. In Tasmania, the endangered Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle is vulnerable to collisions from wind-turbines and these incidents are expected to increase with the growing wind energy industry in the state. These collisions are a conservation concern for the species and a significant financial cost to Tasmanian wind energy companies. It is therefore a priority that efforts are made to mitigate the effects of wind energy infrastructure on the Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle. High-frequency GPS-tracking has been used to understand the flight behaviour of raptor species threatened by wind turbine collisions in the US and Europe. These studies have created regional and local risk models that predict where high-risk flights are more likely to occur in the landscape, providing important information to guide effective mitigation. The application of these techniques to help understand and reduce the impacts of wind farms of wedge-tailed eagles is supported by state and commonwealth regulators.
- Funding
- Woolnorth Wind Farm Holding Pty Ltd ($90,005)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Cameron EZ; Pay JM
- Year
- 2020
Investigating the conservation biology of the Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle using high-frequency GPS telemetry - UPC (2020 - 2021)$96,267
- Description
- Wind energy represents a key renewable energy source that is increasingly utilised worldwide in efforts to reduce carbon emissions and the effects of climate change. However, wind farms have negative impacts on avifauna through injuries caused by collisions with turbines. In Tasmania, the endangered Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle is vulnerable to collisions from wind-turbines and these incidents are expected to increase with the growing wind energy industry in the state. These collisions are a conservation concern for the species and a significant financial cost to Tasmanian wind energy companies. It is therefore a priority that efforts are made to mitigate the effects of wind energy infrastructure on the Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle. High-frequency GPS-tracking has been used to understand the flight behaviour of raptor species threatened by wind turbine collisions in the US and Europe. These studies have created regional and local risk models that predict where high-risk flights are more likely to occur in the landscape, providing important information to guide effective mitigation. The application of these techniques to help understand and reduce the impacts of wind farms of wedge-tailed eagles is supported by state and commonwealth regulators.
- Funding
- UPC Robbins Island Pty Ltd ($96,267)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Pay JM; Cameron EZ
- Period
- 2020 - 2021
Analysis and modelling of feral horse demography in the Australian Alps (2020)$5,000
- Description
- This project will use data previously collected over a three-year period to analyse the demography rates of two populations of feral horses in the Australian Alps and develop a working demographic model to estimate the effort required to stabilise population growth.
- Funding
- Parks Victoria ($5,000)
- Scheme
- Scholarship - The Research Partners Program
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Cameron EZ; Butler CD; Johnson CN
- Year
- 2020
Linking spatial movements and social contacts to understand the transmission of Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease. (2020 - 2021)$13,445
- Description
- The aim of this project is to gain a better understanding of the spatial epidemiology of DFTD by investigating how landscape scale movement of Tasmanian devils maps onto the social contacts between individuals leading to disease transmission. Tasmanian devils are threatened by a transmissible cancer known as the devil facial tumour disease (DFTD), which is spread from one host to the next via injurious contact, typically biting. The direct mechanism by which DFTD is transmitted has enabled the construction of contact networks for modelling the spread of disease. Contact networks are designed to analyse social interactions with the aim of elucidating disease parameters and identifying individuals that account for disproportionately high amounts of transmission. Whilst these networks have advanced our understanding of DFTD transmission in relation to variables such as season, sex and age, the influence of individual movement patterns on contact network structure remains unclear.We plan to fit the adult devil population on the Freycinet Peninsula (East Coast Tasmania) with new radio tracking collars that are equipped with both GPS for recording location and proximity loggers that record when devils come into contact with one another. The data collected from these collars in conjunction with disease status, bite wound, and general health data collected during regular trapping activity will allow us to construct spatial contact network models. These models will be used to investigate how devils utilise and move through natural and human modified landscapes, the social structure of wild devil populations, the influence of DFTD on devil behaviour, and how devil movement and contact patterns influence DFTD transmission.
- Funding
- Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($13,445)
- Scheme
- Grant
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Jones ME; Hamede Ross RK; Cameron EZ; McGee G
- Period
- 2020 - 2021
GPS-tracking Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagles (NRM South) (2020 - 2022) (2020 - 2022)$74,418
- Description
- Wind energy represents a key renewable energy source that is increasingly utilised worldwide in efforts to reduce carbon emissions and the effects of climate change. However, wind farms have negative impacts on avifauna through injuries caused by collisions with turbines. In Tasmania, the endangered Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle is vulnerable to collisions from wind-turbines and these incidents are expected to increase with the growing wind energy industry in the state. These collisions are a conservation concern for the species and a significant financial cost to Tasmanian wind energy companies. It is therefore a priority that efforts are made to mitigate the effects of wind energy infrastructure on the Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle. High-frequency GPS-tracking has been used to understand the flight behaviour of raptor species threatened by wind turbine collisions in the US and Europe. These studies have created regional and local risk models that predict where high-risk flights are more likely to occur in the landscape, providing important information to guide effective mitigation. The application of these techniques to help understand and reduce the impacts of wind farms of wedge-tailed eagles is supported by state and commonwealth regulators.
- Funding
- Southern Regional Natural Resource Management Association Inc ($74,418)
- Scheme
- Grant - Wedge-tailed Eagle Research Fund
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Pay JM; Cameron EZ
- Period
- 2020 - 2022
Monitoring the effects of human disturbance on breeding wedge-tailed eagles (2019)$31,818
- Description
- The research is a collaboration between UTAS and the Forest Practices Authority (FPA) to use cameras to monitor the breeding behaviour of Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagles. the study aims to determine if the adult eagles spend at the nest is affected by nearby forestry activity.
- Funding
- Forest Practices Authority ($31,818)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Cameron EZ
- Year
- 2019
Conservation ecology and response to disturbance of the Tasmanian Wedge-Tailed Eagle (Aquila audax fleayi) (2017)$120,000
- Description
- This project seeks to address the paucity in quantitative research on the behaviour of the Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle, how the subspecies is affected by anthropogenic disturbance and the efficacy of current management guidelines.
- Funding
- Woolnorth Wind Farm Holding Pty Ltd ($120,000)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Cameron EZ; Pay JM
- Year
- 2017
Conservation ecology and response to disturbance of the Tasmanian Wedge-Tailed Eagle (Aquila audax fleayi) (2017 - 2018)$45,000
- Description
- This project seeks to address the paucity in quantitative research on the behaviour of the Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle, how the subspecies is affected by anthropogenic disturbance and the efficacy of current management guidelines.
- Funding
- Tasmanian Networks Pty Ltd ($45,000)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Pay JM; Cameron EZ
- Period
- 2017 - 2018
Paternal sex allocation: investigating sperm sex ratios and a potential hormonal mechanism for adjustment (2017)$1,500
- Description
- We will investigate the extent to which fathers are able to influence offspring sex ratios by determining whether sperm sex ratios vary among and within individuals and if these sperm sex ratios correlate with offspring sex ratios. We will also be investigating a hormonal mechanism by which sex allocation occurs. Because of testosterone's intimate relationship with reproductive physiology and behavior, it is a likely candidate by which sex ratios are adjusted at conception. Manipulating sex ratios can be used as a management tool in reducing or increasing populations. By identifying factors that result in a sex bias, those factors can be managed to skew sex ratios in a desirable direction.
- Funding
- Ecological Society of Australia Limited ($1,500)
- Scheme
- Award-Student Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Cameron EZ; Wapstra E; Pirtle TS
- Year
- 2017
Quantitative assessment of feral horse abundance, movement patterns, and reproduction in the Australian Alps (2017 - 2018)$11,500
- Description
- Feral horses are considered a serious threat to Australian alpine ecosystems due to their large size and selective grazing. Monitoring impacts and managing feral horses requires knowledge of local density, and population estimations must be accurate and cost-effective.In 2014 aerial surveys estimated there were 9,455 feral horses in the Australian Alps. While helicopter counts are useful for broad estimates, they are costly, making extensive use impractical, and are less accurate in smaller areas. This project aims to develop a local population estimation technique by censusing 3 feral horse populations and determining the accuracy of various population density estimation methods.
- Funding
- Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($11,500)
- Scheme
- Grant
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Cameron EZ; Butler CD
- Period
- 2017 - 2018
Behavioural ecology and response to disturbance of the endangered Tasmanian Wedge-Tailed Eagle (Aquila audax fleayi) (2016 - 2018)$20,260
- Description
- This project seeks to address the paucity in quantitative research on the behaviour of the Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle, how the subspecies is affected by anthropogenic disturbance and the efficacy of current management guidelines.
- Funding
- Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($20,260)
- Scheme
- Grant
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Cameron EZ; Pay JM
- Period
- 2016 - 2018
The proximate mechanisms of flexibility in sex determining systems in a viviparous skink. (2016)$15,000
- Description
- Aim: to identify how the steroids testosterone and estradiol work in conjunction with temperature and genes todetermine sex in reptiles.
- Funding
- University of Tasmania ($15,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Research Enhancement (REGS)
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Parsley LM; Wapstra E; Cameron EZ
- Year
- 2016
Social networks, behaviour and transmission of facial tumour disease in the Tasmanian devil (2015 - 2017)$19,200
- Description
- This project wilt investigate contact networks and behaviours associated with infection risk in wild Tasmanian devils, and how these translate to bltin inuries and transmission d namics of Devil Facial Tumour Disease DFTD
- Funding
- Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($19,200)
- Scheme
- Grant
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Hamede Ross RK; Jones ME; Cameron EZ; Hamilton DG
- Period
- 2015 - 2017
Quantitative assessment of feral horse abundance in the Australian Alps (2014 - 2018)$117,000
- Description
- This is a commissioned project with the aim of providing techniques to quantify the abundance of horses in the Alps.
- Funding
- Australian Alps Liaison Committee ($117,000)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Cameron EZ
- Period
- 2014 - 2018
Does mother know best? Unifying proximate causation and ultimate explanation in mammalian sex allocation (2014 - 2016)$350,000
- Description
- The study of parental effects is a fundamental area in evolutionary ecology, but is characterized by poor integration of theory (ultimate causation) and physiology (proximate causation). This is true in sex allocation research that focuses almost exclusively on ultimate causation without integrating the physiological mechanisms for sex ratio adjustment. Using a combination of experiments and modelling, the project will address this gap in understanding mammalian sex allocation, by specifically examining 1) the lack of known mechanism; 2) connections between proximate mechanistic explanation and adaptive fitness explanations; and 3) knowledge on constraints. The project proposes that one mechanism, pre-implantation glucose levels, links adaptive hypotheses with proximate causation.
- Funding
- Australian Research Council ($350,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Discovery Projects
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Wapstra E; Cameron EZ; Bennett NC
- Period
- 2014 - 2016
- Grant Reference
- DP140103227
Sex Ratio Investigations in Captive Breeding for Conservation (2013)$5,000
- Description
- The project investigates manipulating sex ratios in captive breeding for conservation. The project will attempt to manipulate the sex ratio of offspring by adjusting maternal glucose levels at conception. The project will also investigate the trans-generational effects of the modified stress environment experienced in captivity.
- Funding
- Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($5,000)
- Scheme
- Grant
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Cameron EZ; Wapstra E; Edwards AM
- Year
- 2013
Love Stinks: Pheromone mating behaviour and individuality in the echidna (2012)$1,000
- Funding
- Trust of M.A. Ingram ($1,000)
- Scheme
- Grant
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Nicol SC; Davies NW; Cameron EZ; Harris RL
- Year
- 2012
Research Supervision
Current
3
Completed
7
Current
| Degree | Title | Commenced |
|---|---|---|
| PhD | Quantitative Assessment of Feral Horse Abundance, their Impact on Flora and Fauna in the Australian Alps, and Control Techniques | 2015 |
| PhD | Innovative Science to Conserve Wildlife at Landscape-Scale: Understanding the relationships between landscape change, and invasive and native predator and prey species in Tasmania | 2019 |
| PhD | Linking Spatial Movements and Social Contacts to Understand Transmission of Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumour Disease | 2019 |
Completed
| Degree | Title | Completed |
|---|---|---|
| PhD | Social Behaviour, Aggression and the Indirect Effects of Competition and Predation in the Fish Species Galaxias maculatus and Gambusia holbrooki Candidate: Kaitlyn Louise Higgins | 2021 |
| PhD | Mothers and Forgotten Fathers: Prenatal effects and paternal influences on mammalian sex ratios Candidate: Tiana Sabine Pirtle | 2021 |
| PhD | Investigating the Conservation Requirements of the endangered Tasmanian Wedge-Tailed Eagle (Aquila audax fleayi) Candidate: James Michael Pay | 2020 |
| PhD | Behaviour, Social Networks and Transmission of Devil Facial Tumour Disease Candidate: David Grant Hamilton | 2019 |
| PhD | Constraints on Maternal Ability to Adjust Sex Ratios in Mammals Candidate: Amy Margarett Edwards | 2016 |
| PhD | Chemical Communication for Reproduction in the Tasmanian Short-Beaked Echidna, Tachyglossus Aculeatus Setosus Candidate: Rachel Louise Harris | 2014 |
| PhD | Guardian Dogs for Livestock Protection in Australia Candidate: Linda Van Bommel | 2013 |