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Research interests
I lead the Landscape Genetics Lab in the School of Natural Sciences. Combined with field-collected spatial and ecological data, I use genomic sequencing approaches to address the effects of environmental change on gene flow and local adaptation in natural populations. In doing so, I examine how environmental conditions affect genetic connectivity and evolutionary processes within species. This may involve species of conservation concern, or invasive species and pests, across the animal kingdom (e.g. insects, reptiles, birds). Using these approaches, my research evaluates how land-use and climate change affect species' genetic diversity and their adaptive capacity. This information can assist us to manage species of ecological or economic relevance across spatial and temporal scales.
Biography
- Senior Lecturer, Macquarie University 2018-present
- Lecturer, Macquarie University 2015-2018
- Marie Curie Fellowship, Lund University, Sweden 2014-2015
- Wennergren Postdoctoral Fellowship, Lund University, Sweden 2013-2014.
- Australian Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Queensland, Australia, 2011-2013
- Postdoctoral Fellowship (British Columbian government, Forest Sciences Program), University of British Columbia, Canada, 2008-2011.
- PhD, Flinders University, Australia 2005-2008
- Honours in Biology, Flinders University, Australia, 2004
- Bachelor of Science in Biodiversity and Conservation, Flinders University, Australia, 2001-2003
Teaching
- Convenor of BIOL2110 Genetics, 2018-present
- Convenor of ENVS8407, Field Methods in Environmental Science
- Guest lecturer/tutor for BIOL8750, BIOL8610, BIOL3420
- Director of BSc Biology Major program
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Landscape genetics, movement, and the 'infectome' of Sydney's urban foxes
Carthey, A., Dudaniec, R., Geoghegan, J., Stow, A. & Towerton, A.
27/05/18 → …
Project: Research
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MQRAS 21 R2: Linking microbial with nutritional diversity in the invasive bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) across Tasmania
Dudaniec, R., Ponton, F., Le Roux, J. & Encinas-Viso, F.
25/01/22 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Evaluating resilience of swamp communities to environmental change in the Sydney Basin
Dudaniec, R., Hose, G., Fryirs, K., Chariton, A. & Stow, A.
1/02/19 → 1/02/22
Project: Other
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Genetics reveals shifts in reproductive behaviour of the invasive bird parasite Philornis downsi collected from Darwin’s finch nests
Common, L. K., Kleindorfer, S., Colombelli-Négrel, D. & Dudaniec, R. Y., Feb 2023, In: Biological Invasions. 25, 2, p. 563-581 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Genomic insights into micro- and macro-evolutionary processes in Odonata
Wellenreuther, M., Dudaniec, R. Y. & Lancaster, L. T., 2023, Dragonflies and Damselflies: Model Organisms for Ecological and Evolutionary Research. Cordoba-Aguilar, A., Beatty, C. D. & Bried, J. T. (eds.). 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 7-20 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Morphological variation in bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) after three decades of an island invasion
Kardum Hjort, C., Smith, H. G., Allen, A. P. & Dudaniec, R. Y., Jan 2023, In: Journal of insect science (Online). 23, 1, p. 1-10 10 p., 10.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dominant factors shaping the gut microbiota of wild birds
Matheen, M. I. A., Gillings, M. R. & Dudaniec, R. Y., 2022, In: Emu. 122, 3-4, p. 255-268 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Functional traits and foraging behaviour: avian vampire fly larvae change the beak and fitness of their Darwin's finch hosts
Kleindorfer, S., Colombelli-Négrel, D., Common, L. K., O'Connor, JA., Peters, K. J., Katsis, A. C., Dudaniec, RY., Sulloway, F. J. & Adreani, N. M., Jul 2022, In: Functional Ecology. 36, 7, p. 1806-1817 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Data from: Hybridization fluctuates with rainfall in Darwin's tree finches
Dudaniec, R. (Contributor), Macquarie University, 10 Jun 2022
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Microgeographic adaptation corresponds with elevational distributions of congeneric montane grasshoppers
Yadav, S. (Contributor), Stow, A. (Contributor) & Dudaniec, R. (Contributor), Macquarie University, 10 Jun 2022
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Avian vampire fly (Philornis downsi) intensity and mortality
Common, L. K. (Contributor), Sumasgutner, P. (Contributor), Dudaniec, R. (Contributor), Colombelli-Negrel, D. (Contributor) & Kleindorfer, S. (Contributor), Macquarie University, 11 Jun 2022
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Evidence for rapid downward fecundity selection in an ectoparasite (Philornis downsi) with earlier host mortality in Darwin’s finches
Kleindorfer, S. (Contributor), Common, L. (Contributor), O'Connor, J. (Contributor), Dudaniec, R. (Contributor) & Peters, K. (Contributor), Macquarie University, 10 Jun 2022
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Data from: The evolution of polymorphism in the warning coloration of the Amazonian poison frog Adelphobates galactonotus
Rojas, D. (Contributor), Momigliano, P. (Contributor), Lima, A. P. (Contributor), Simões, P. I. (Contributor), Dudaniec, R. (Contributor), Avila-Pires, T. C. S. (Contributor), Hoogmoed, M. S. (Contributor), Bitar, Y. O. C. (Contributor), Kaefer, I. L. (Contributor), Amézquita, A. (Contributor) & Stow, A. (Contributor), Macquarie University, 10 Jun 2022
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Activities
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Insect evolutionary responses to environmental shifts
Rachael Dudaniec (Speaker)
30 Oct 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Insect evolution in response to environmental gradients
Rachael Dudaniec (Speaker)
30 Oct 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Workshop on Population and Speciation Genomics
Rachael Dudaniec (Participant)
19 Jan 2020 → 1 Feb 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop or event series
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Genomic responses to environmental gradients in insects
Rachael Dudaniec (Speaker)
13 Sep 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Landscape genomics of Australian grasshoppers across climatic gradients
Rachael Dudaniec (Speaker)
8 Oct 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
Press/Media
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Damselflies are rapidly evolving in response to global warming
30/04/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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