By Professor Lee Ann Rollins

Book Chapters

Stuart KC; Santure AW; Rollins LA, 2025, 'Structural Variants and Transposable Elements as Facilitators of Rapid Evolutionary Change in Invasive Populations', in Invasion Genomics, pp. 43 - 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/9781800626263.0004

Stuart K; Woolnough A; Rollins L, 2023, 'Invasive species detection and management using genomic methods', in Berry O; Holleley C; Jarman S (ed.), Applied Environmental Genomics, CSIRO PUBLISHING, pp. 286 - 298, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/9781486314935

Rollins LA; Richardson MF; Shine R, 2016, 'A GENETIC PERSPECTIVE ON RAPID EVOLUTION IN CANE TOADS (RHINELLA MARINA)', in Barrett SCH; Colautti RI; Dlugosch KM; Rieseberg LH (ed.), Invasion Genetics The Baker and Stebbins Legacy, John Wiley & Sons, Chicester, West Sussex, pp. 313 - 327, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781119072799

Rollins LA; Richardson MF; Shine R, 2016, 'A GENETIC PERSPECTIVE ON RAPID EVOLUTION IN CANE TOADS (RHINELLA MARINA)', in Invasion Genetics the Baker and Stebbins Legacy, pp. 313 - 327, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781119072799.ch18

Journal articles

Crane HR; Rollins LA; Shine R; Brown GP, 2026, 'Big-Hearted Invaders: The Impacts of Range Expansion and Parasite Infection on Heart Mass in Cane Toads', Integrative Zoology, 21, pp. 48 - 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.12941

Atsawawaranunt K; Stuart KC; Whibley A; Ewart KM; Rollins LA; Johnson RN; Santure AW, 2026, 'Missing or Mis-Telling the Story? Trade-Offs for Restriction-Site Associated Compared to Whole Genome Sequencing', Molecular Ecology, 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.70211

McGaughran A; Rollins LA; Dhami MK, 2026, 'Six recommendations when applying genomic tools to invasion biology research', Biological Invasions, 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10530-025-03718-x

Gerber L; Peters KJ; King SL; Allen SJ; Connor RC; Forbes O; Holmes KG; Kearns AM; Willems EP; Krützen M; Rollins LA, 2025, 'Social bonds decrease epigenetic age in male bottlenose dolphins', Communications Biology, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-09227-w

Thompson B; Atsawawaranunt K; Nehmens MC; Pearman WS; Perkins EO; Pipek P; Rollins LA; Tan HZ; Whibley A; Santure AW; Stuart KC, 2025, 'Population Genetics and Invasion History of the European Starling Across Aotearoa New Zealand', Molecular Ecology, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.17579

Hofmeister NR; Stuart KC; Warren WC; Werner SJ; Bateson M; Ball GF; Buchanan KL; Burt DW; Cardilini APA; Cassey P; De Meyer T; George J; Meddle SL; Rowland HM; Sherman CDH; Sherwin WB; Vanden Berghe W; Rollins LA; Clayton DF, 2025, 'Concurrent invasions of European starlings in Australia and North America reveal population-specific differentiation in shared genomic regions', Molecular Ecology, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.17195

Crane HR; Rollins LA; Shine R; Brown GP, 2025, 'Effect of parasite infection and invasion history on feeding, growth, and energy allocation of cane toads', Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blae054

Brown GP; Shine R; Rollins LA, 2025, 'Does a biological invasion modify host immune responses to parasite infection?', Royal Society Open Science, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.240669

Chan TCL; Yagound B; Brown GP; Eyck HJF; Shine R; Rollins LA, 2025, 'Infection by the Lungworm Rhabdias pseudosphaerocephala Affects the Expression of Immune-Related microRNAs by Its Co-Evolved Host, the Cane Toad Rhinella marina', Molecular Ecology, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.17587

Ward-Fear G; Brown GP; Pettit L; Rollins LA; Shine R, 2024, 'Live Fast, Die Young: Life History Traits of an Apex Predator Exacerbate the Ecological Impact of a Toxic Invader', Ecology and Evolution, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70625

Cheung K; Rollins LA; Hammond JM; Barton K; Ferguson JM; Eyck HJF; Shine R; Edwards RJ, 2024, 'Repeat-Rich Regions Cause False-Positive Detection of NUMTs: A Case Study in Amphibians Using an Improved Cane Toad Reference Genome', Genome Biology and Evolution, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evae246

Yagound B; Sarma RR; Edwards RJ; Richardson MF; Rodriguez Lopez CM; Crossland MR; Brown GP; DeVore JL; Shine R; Rollins LA, 2024, 'Is developmental plasticity triggered by DNA methylation changes in the invasive cane toad (Rhinella marina)?', Ecology and Evolution, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11127

Miltiadous A; Callahan DL; Dujon AM; Buchanan KL; Rollins LA, 2024, 'Maternally derived avian corticosterone affects offspring genome-wide DNA methylation in a passerine species', Molecular Ecology, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.17283

Cheung K; Amos TG; Shine R; DeVore JL; Ducatez S; Edwards RJ; Rollins LA, 2024, 'Whole-mitogenome analysis unveils previously undescribed genetic diversity in cane toads across their invasion trajectory', Ecology and Evolution, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11115

Brown GP; Shine R; Rollins LA, 2024, 'A biological invasion modifies the dynamics of a host–parasite arms race', Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, 291, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.2403

Miller SM; Stuart KC; Burke NW; Rollins LA; Bonduriansky R, 2024, 'Genetic and Phenotypic Consequences of Local Transitions between Sexual and Parthenogenetic Reproduction in the Wild', American Naturalist, 203, pp. 73 - 91, http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/727511

McGaughran A; Dhami MK; Parvizi E; Vaughan AL; Gleeson DM; Hodgins KA; Rollins LA; Tepolt CK; Turner KG; Atsawawaranunt K; Battlay P; Congrains C; Crottini A; Dennis TPW; Lange C; Liu XP; Matheson P; North HL; Popovic I; Rius M; Santure AW; Stuart KC; Tan HZ; Wang C; Wilson J, 2024, 'Genomic Tools in Biological Invasions: Current State and Future Frontiers', Genome Biology and Evolution, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evad230

Stuart KC; Johnson RN; Major RE; Atsawawaranunt K; Ewart KM; Rollins LA; Santure AW; Whibley A, 2024, 'The genome of a globally invasive passerine, the common myna, Acridotheres tristis', DNA Research, 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/dnares/dsae005

Stuart KC; Hofmeister NR; Zichello JM; Rollins LA, 2023, 'Correction to: Global invasion history and native decline of the common starling: insights through genetics (Biological Invasions, (2023), 25, 5, (1291-1316), 10.1007/s10530-022-02982-5)', Biological Invasions, 25, pp. 2713 - 2716, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10530-023-03066-8

Hill E; Murphy N; Li-Williams S; Davies C; Forsyth D; Comte S; Rollins LA; Hogan F; Wedrowicz F; Crittle T; Thomas E; Woodford L; Pacioni C, 2023, 'Hybridisation rates, population structure, and dispersal of sambar deer (Cervus unicolor) and rusa deer (Cervus timorensis) in south-eastern Australia', Wildlife Research, 50, pp. 669 - 687, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WR22129

Stuart KC; Hofmeister NR; Zichello JM; Rollins LA, 2023, 'Global invasion history and native decline of the common starling: insights through genetics', Biological Invasions, 25, pp. 1291 - 1316, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10530-022-02982-5

Stuart KC; Edwards RJ; Sherwin WB; Rollins LA, 2023, 'Contrasting Patterns of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Structural Variation Across Multiple Invasions', Molecular Biology and Evolution, 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msad046

Stuart KC; Sherwin WB; Edwards RJ; Rollins LA, 2023, 'Evolutionary genomics: Insights from the invasive European starlings', Frontiers in Genetics, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2022.1010456

Peters KJ; Gerber L; Scheu L; Cicciarella R; Zoller JA; Fei Z; Horvath S; Allen SJ; King SL; Connor RC; Rollins LA; Krützen M, 2023, 'An epigenetic DNA methylation clock for age estimates in Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus)', Evolutionary Applications, 16, pp. 126 - 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eva.13516

Li-Williams S; Stuart KC; Comte S; Forsyth DM; Dawson M; Sherwin WB; Rollins LA, 2023, 'Genetic analysis reveals spatial structure in an expanding introduced rusa deer population', Wildlife Research, 50, pp. 757 - 769, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr22128

Rollins LA; Lees D; Woolnough AP; West AJ; Perry M; Forsyth DM, 2023, 'Origins and population genetics of sambar deer (Cervus unicolor) introduced to Australia and New Zealand', Wildlife Research, 50, pp. 716 - 727, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr22120

Stuart KC; Edwards RJ; Cheng Y; Warren WC; Burt DW; Sherwin WB; Hofmeister NR; Werner SJ; Ball GF; Bateson M; Brandley MC; Buchanan KL; Cassey P; Clayton DF; De Meyer T; Meddle SL; Rollins LA, 2022, 'Transcript- and annotation-guided genome assembly of the European starling', Molecular Ecology Resources, 22, pp. 3141 - 3160, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13679

Yagound B; West AJ; Richardson MF; Gruber J; Reid JG; Whiting MJ; Rollins LA, 2022, 'Captivity induces large and population-dependent brain transcriptomic changes in wild-caught cane toads (Rhinella marina)', Molecular Ecology, 31, pp. 4949 - 4961, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.16633

Lee PLM; Sherman CDH; Rollins LA; Wapstra E; Phillips KP, 2022, 'Do female amphibians and reptiles have greater reproductive output if they have more mates?', Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00265-022-03194-6

Stuart K; Sherwin W; Cardilini APA; Rollins LA, 2022, 'Genetics and plasticity are responsible for climate induced ecogeographical patterns in a recent invasion', Frontiers in Genetics, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2022.824424

Yagound B; West AJ; Richardson MF; Selechnik D; Shine R; Rollins LA, 2022, 'Brain transcriptome analysis reveals gene expression differences associated with dispersal behaviour between range-front and range-core populations of invasive cane toads in Australia', Molecular Ecology, 31, pp. 1700 - 1715, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.16347

Stuart KC; Sherwin WB; Austin JJ; Bateson M; Eens M; Brandley MC; Rollins LA, 2022, 'Historical museum samples enable the examination of divergent and parallel evolution during invasion', Molecular Ecology, 31, pp. 1836 - 1852, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.16353

Eyck HJF; Brown GP; Rollins LA; Shine R, 2022, 'In an arms race between host and parasite, a lungworm's ability to infect a toad is determined by host susceptibility not parasite preference', Biology Letters, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2021.0552

Russo AG; Harding EF; Yan GJH; Selechnik D; Ducatez S; DeVore JL; Zhou J; Sarma RR; Lee YP; Richardson MF; Shine R; Rollins LA; White PA, 2021, 'Discovery of Novel Viruses Associated With the Invasive Cane Toad (Rhinella marina) in Its Native and Introduced Ranges', Frontiers in Microbiology, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2021.733631

Sarma RR; Crossland MR; Eyck HJF; Devore JL; Edwards RJ; Cocomazzo M; Zhou J; Brown GP; Shine R; Rollins LA, 2021, 'Intergenerational effects of manipulating DNA methylation in the early life of an iconic invader', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, 376, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2020.0125

Stuart KC; Cardilini APA; Cassey P; Richardson MF; Sherwin WB; Rollins LA; Sherman CDH, 2021, 'Signatures of selection in a recent invasion reveal adaptive divergence in a highly vagile invasive species', Molecular Ecology, 30, pp. 1419 - 1434, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.15601

Nomano FY; Savage JL; Rollins LA; Griffith SC; Russell AF, 2021, 'Communal roosting shows dynamics predicted by direct and indirect nepotism in chestnut-crowned babblers', Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 75, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00265-020-02958-2

Sarma RR; Edwards RJ; Crino OL; Eyck HJF; Waters PD; Crossland MR; Shine R; Rollins LA, 2020, 'Do epigenetic changes drive corticosterone responses to alarm cues in larvae of an invasive Amphibian?', Integrative and Comparative Biology, 60, pp. 1481 - 1494, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icb/icaa082

Bodt LH; Rollins LA; Zichello JM, 2020, 'Contrasting mitochondrial diversity of European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) across three invasive continental distributions', Ecology and Evolution, 10, pp. 10186 - 10195, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6679

Zhou J; Nelson TM; Rodriguez Lopez C; Sarma RR; Zhou SJ; Rollins LA, 2020, 'A comparison of nonlethal sampling methods for amphibian gut microbiome analyses', Molecular Ecology Resources, 20, pp. 844 - 855, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13139

Selechnik D; Richardson MF; Shine R; DeVore JL; Ducatez S; Rollins LA, 2019, 'Increased Adaptive Variation Despite Reduced Overall Genetic Diversity in a Rapidly Adapting Invader', Frontiers in Genetics, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2019.01221

Selechnik D; Richardson MF; Shine R; Brown GP; Rollins LA, 2019, 'Immune and environment-driven gene expression during invasion: An eco-immunological application of RNA-Seq', Ecology and Evolution, 9, pp. 6708 - 6721, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5249

Martin LB; Addison BA; Bean AGD; Buchanan KL; Crino OL; Eastwood JR; Flies AS; Hamede R; Hill GE; Klaassen M; Koch RE; Martens JM; Napolitano C; Narayan EJ; Peacock L; Peel AJ; Peters A; Raven N; Risely A; Roast MJ; Rollins LA; Ruiz-Aravena M; Selechnik D; Stokes HS; Ujvari B; Grogan LF, 2019, 'Extreme Competence: Keystone Hosts of Infections', Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 34, pp. 303 - 314, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2018.12.009

Edwards RJ; Tuipulotu DE; Amos TG; O'Meally D; Richardson MF; Russell TL; Vallinoto M; Carneiro M; Ferrand N; Wilkins MR; Sequeira F; Rollins LA; Holmes EC; Shine R; White PA, 2018, 'Draft genome assembly of the invasive cane toad, Rhinella marina', Gigascience, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giy095

Russo AG; Eden JS; Tuipulotu DE; Shi M; Selechnik D; Shine R; Rollins LA; Holmes EC; White PA, 2018, 'Viral discovery in the invasive Australian cane toad (Rhinella marina) using metatranscriptomic and genomic approaches', Journal of Virology, 92, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JVI.00768-18

Bolton PE; Rollins LA; Brazill-Boast J; Maute KL; Legge S; Austin JJ; Griffith SC, 2018, 'Genetic diversity through time and space: diversity and demographic history from natural history specimens and serially sampled contemporary populations of the threatened Gouldian finch (Erythrura gouldiae)', Conservation Genetics, 19, pp. 737 - 754, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10592-018-1051-1

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