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Biography
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 variation on gene flow, local adaptation, and the impacts of pathogens in natural populations. In doing so, I examine how environmental conditions affect genetic connectivity and evolutionary processes within species. I link this information with data on pathogen impacts and diversity (e.g., parasites, viruses) to understand how species' persist and evolve across diverse landscapes. 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' health, genetic diversity and their adaptive capacity. This information can assist us to manage species of ecological or economic relevance across spatial and temporal scales.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Flinders University
Award Date: 17 Dec 2008
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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The ecology and conservation of the threatened Large-eared Pied Bat (Chalinolobus dwyeri) and Eastern cave bat (Vespadelus troughtoni)
Threlfall, C. G. (Primary Chief Investigator), McRae, L. (PhD Student) & Dudaniec, R. (Supervisor)
19/09/25 → 18/09/26
Project: Research
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FT23: Untangling environmental effects on bee health in the face of Varroa
Dudaniec, R. (Primary Chief Investigator)
1/03/24 → 29/02/28
Project: Research
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Landscape genetics, movement, and the 'infectome' of Sydney's urban foxes
Carthey, A. (Primary Chief Investigator), Dudaniec, R. (Associate Investigator), Geoghegan, J. (Associate Investigator), Stow, A. (Associate Investigator) & Towerton, A. (Associate Investigator)
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. (Primary Chief Investigator), Ponton, F. (Chief Investigator), Le Roux, J. (Chief Investigator) & Encinas-Viso, F. (Associate Investigator)
25/01/22 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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HB#7: Women in STEMM leadership program Homeward Bound HB#7
Dudaniec, R. (Primary Chief Investigator)
1/01/22 → 31/12/22
Project: Other
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Collaborative conservation genetics of cryptic reptile taxa from northern Australia
Campbell, B. L., Rangers, Y., Rangers, Y. M., Rangers, N., Learning on Country – Laynhapuy Homelands School, Learning on Country – Shepherdson College, Dudaniec, R. Y., Moritz, C., Fenker, J. & Ens, E., Apr 2026, In: Ecology and Evolution. 16, 4, p. 1-17 17 p., e73304.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Two contrasting endemic genera of Australian mountain grasshoppers
Dudaniec, R. & Yadav, S., 2026, Grasshoppers, Locusts, and Crickets of the World. Husemann, M. & Hawlitschek, O. (eds.). Princeton: Princeton University Press, p. 115-118 4 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Fitness and morphology support genetic differentiation across different geographic scales in a native insect utilising native vs. invasive host plants
Le Roux, J. J., Brown, L., Carroll, S. P., O'Hare, J. A., Herbert, J. M., Delamotte, N. M., Bersee, N., Iredell, S., Clarke, R. M., Kosak, S., Dudaniec, R. Y. & Geraghty, D. M., May 2025, In: Ecology and Evolution. 15, 5, p. 1-12 12 p., e71373.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Genomic introgression between critically endangered and stable species of Darwin's tree finches on the Galapagos Islands
Dudaniec, R. Y., Yadav, S., Catchen, J. & Kleindorfer, S., Jan 2025, In: Evolutionary Applications. 18, 1, p. 1-15 15 p., e70066.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Landscape and climate-associated selection in the native and widespread bumblebee, Bombus terrestris
Kardum Hjort, C., Dudaniec, R. Y., Olsson, P., Ekroos, J. & Smith, H. G., Nov 2025, In: Molecular Ecology. 34, 21, p. 1-14 14 p., e70141.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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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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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: Hybridization fluctuates with rainfall in Darwin's tree finches
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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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 evolution in response to environmental gradients
Dudaniec, R. (Speaker)
30 Oct 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Insect evolutionary responses to environmental shifts
Dudaniec, R. (Speaker)
30 Oct 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Workshop on Population and Speciation Genomics
Dudaniec, R. (Participant)
19 Jan 2020 → 1 Feb 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop or event series
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Workshop on Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics (WEEG2019)
Dudaniec, R. (Participant)
4 Aug 2019 → 9 Aug 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop or event series
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Understanding insect evolutionary responses to shifting climatic gradients
Dudaniec, R. (Speaker)
21 Jul 2019 → 25 Jul 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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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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