Arthur Georges PhD (UQ)
Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, ACT 2601 AustraliaCurrent
- Distinguished Professor, Institute for Applied Ecology, UC
- Associate Editor, Journal of Experimental Zoology
- Member TFTSG Steering Committee and IUCN Red List Authority
- Chair, ACT Scientific Committee
- Board Member, Piku Biodiversity Network Inc.
- Consultant, Diversity Arrays Technology PL
- Member, Centre for Biodiversity Analysis
- Co-leader, BioPlatforms Aus Amphibian & Reptile Genomics Initiative
Former
- Foundation Director, IAE
- Dean, Faculty of Applied Science, UC
- Board Member, Invasive Animals CRC
- President, Australasian Wildife Management Society
- President, Australian Society for Herpetologists
Latest from the Blog
Turtles in Trouble
Fifty-one international experts today published the most comprehensive study of the extinction risks for turtles and tortoises in Current Biology. Turtles are in trouble. More than half of all 360 turtle and tortoise species face imminent extinction if current trends continue. Australian turtles feature prominently in the list of species of greatest concern.
Research
- Reptile genomics and evolution
- Sex determination in reptiles
- Phylogenomics and phylogeography
- Chelonian ecology, evolution, systematics
- Applications of NextGen sequencing
