By Professor William Sherwin

Journal articles

Sherwin WB, 2015, 'Genes are information, so information theory is coming to the aid of evolutionary biology', Molecular Ecology Resources, 15, pp. 1259 - 1261, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.12458

Chao A; Jost L; Hsieh TC; Ma KH; Sherwin WB; Rollins LA, 2015, 'Expected Shannon entropy and Shannon differentiation between subpopulations for neutral genes under the finite island model', Plos One, 10, pp. e0125471, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0125471

Sherwin WB; Frommer M; Sved JA; Raphael KA; Oakeshott JG; Shearman DCA; Gilchrist AS, 2015, 'Tracking invasion and invasiveness in queensland fruit flies: From classical genetics to ‘omics’', Current Zoology, 61, pp. 477 - 487, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/czoolo/61.3.477

Sved JA; Chen Y; Shearman D; Frommer M; Gilchrist AS; Sherwin WB, 2015, 'Extraordinary conservation of entire chromosomes in insects over long evolutionary periods', Evolution, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/evo.12831

Kopps AM; Kang J; Sherwin WB; Palsbøll PJ, 2015, 'How well do molecular and pedigree relatedness correspond, in populations with diverse mating systems, and various types and quantities of molecular and demographic data?', G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 5, pp. 1815 - 1826, http://dx.doi.org/10.1534/g3.115.019323

Rollins LA; Whitehead MR; Woolnough A; Sinclair R; Sherwin WB, 2015, 'Is there evidence of selection in the dopamine receptor D4 gene in Australian invasive starling populations.', Current Zoology, 61, pp. 505 - 519

Sherwin WB; Frommer M; Sved JA; Raphael KA; Oakeshott JG; Shearman DCA; Gilchrist AS, 2015, 'Tracking invasion and invasiveness in Queensland fruit flies: From classical genetics to ‘omics’', Current Zoology, 61, pp. 477 - 487, http://www.currentzoology.org/paperdetail.asp?id=12464

Gilchrist AS; Shearman DCA; Frommer M; Raphael KA; Deshpande NP; Wilkins MR; Sherwin WB; Sved JA, 2014, 'The draft genome of the pest tephritid fruit fly Bactrocera tryoni: Resources for the genomic analysis of hybridising species', BMC Genomics, 15, pp. 1 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-15-1153

Gilchrist AS; Shearman DCA; Frommer M; Raphael KA; Deshpande NP; Wilkins MR; Sherwin WB; Sved JA, 2014, 'The draft genome of the pest tephritid fruit fly Bactrocera tryoni: Resources for the genomic analysis of hybridising species', BMC Genomics, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-15-1153

Chan JT; Sherwin WB; Taylor MD, 2014, 'A tool for tracking genetic contributions of wild Penaeus (Melicertus) plebejus broodstock to hatchery populations', Animal Genetics, 45, pp. 888 - 892, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/age.12212

Kopps AM; Krützen M; Allen SJ; Bacher K; Sherwin WB, 2014, 'Characterizing the socially transmitted foraging tactic "sponging" by bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.) in the western gulf of Shark Bay, Western Australia', Marine Mammal Science, 30, pp. 847 - 863, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mms.12089

Raphael KA; Shearman DCA; Gilchrist AS; Sved JA; Morrow JL; Sherwin WB; Riegler M; Frommer M, 2014, 'Australian endemic pest tephritids: genetic, molecular and microbial tools for improved Sterile Insect Technique', BMC Genetics, 15, pp. S9 - S9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2156-15-S2-S9

Sherwin W; Kopps AM; Ackermann C; Allen SJ; Bejder L; Krutzen M, 2014, 'Cultural transmission of tool use combined with habitat specialisations leads to fine-scale genetic structure in bottlenose dolphins.', Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 281, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.3245

Sherwin W; Cardoso M; Mooney N; Eldridge MDB; Firestone KB, 2014, 'Genetic monitoring reveals significant population structure in eastern quolls – implications for the conservation of a threatened carnivorous marsupial.', Australian Mammalogy, 36, pp. 169 - 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AM13035

Holleley CE; Nichols RA; Whitehead MR; Adamack AT; Gunn MR; Sherwin WB, 2014, 'Testing single-sample estimators of effective population size in genetically structured populations', Conservation Genetics, 15, pp. 23 - 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10592-013-0518-3

Rollins LA; Moles AT; Lam S; Buitenwerf R; Buswell JM; Brandenburger CR; Flores-Moreno H; Nielsen KB; Couchman E; Brown GS; Thomson FJ; Hemmings F; Frankham R; Sherwin WB; Flores Moreno H, 2013, 'High genetic diversity is not essential for successful introduction', Ecology and Evolution, 3, pp. 4501 - 4517, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.824

Cristescu R; Cahill V; Sherwin WB; Handasyde K; Carlyon K; Whisson D; Herbert CA; Carlsson BLJ; Wilton AN; Cooper DW, 2012, 'Erratum: Inbreeding and testicular abnormalities in a bottlenecked population of koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) (Wildlife Research (2009) 36 (299-308) DOI: 10.1071/WR08010)', Wildlife Research, 39, pp. 374, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WR08010_CO

Randic S; Connor RC; Sherwin WB; Krutzen MC, 2012, 'A novel mammalian social structure in Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.): Complex male alliances in an open social network', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B - Biological Sciences, 279, pp. 3083 - 3090, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2012.0264

Kopps A; Sherwin WB, 2012, 'Modelling the emergence and stability of a vertically transmitted cultural trait in bottlenose dolphins', Animal Behaviour, 84, pp. 1347 - 1362, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.08.029

Thurlby KAG; Wilson PG; Sherwin WB; Connelly C; Rossetto M, 2012, 'Reproductive bet-hedging in a rare yet widespread rainforest tree, Syzygium paniculatum (Myrtaceae)', Austral Ecology, 37, pp. 936 - 944, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2011.02353.x

Connor RC; Watson-Capps JJ; Sherwin WB; Krützen M, 2011, 'A new level of complexity in the male alliance networks of Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.)', Biology Letters, 7, pp. 623 - 626, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2010.0852

Cannell B; Pollock K; Bradley S; Wooller R; Sherwin WB; Sinclair JJK, 2011, 'Augmenting mark-recapture with beach counts to estimate the abundance of little penguins on Penguin Island, Western Australia', Wildlife Research, 38, pp. 491 - 500, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WR11042

Holleley CE; Nichols RA; Whitehead MR; Gunn M; Gupta J; Sherwin WB, 2011, 'Induced dispersal in wildlife management: Experimental evaluation of the risk of hybrid breakdown and the benefit of hybrid vigor in the F1 generation', Conservation Genetics, 12, pp. 31 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10592-009-9984-z

Rollins LA; Woolnough A; Sinclair R; Mooney N; Sherwin WB, 2011, 'Mitochondrial DNA offers unique insights into invasion history of the common starling', Molecular Ecology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05101.x

Dewar R; Sherwin WB; Thomas E; Holleley CE; Nichols RA, 2011, 'Predictions of single-nucleotide polymorphism differentiation between two populations in terms of mutual information', Molecular Ecology, 20, pp. 3156 - 3166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05171.x

Cristescu R; Sherwin WB; Handasyde K; Cahill V; Cooper DW, 2010, 'Detecting bottlenecks using BOTTLENECK 1.2.02 in wild populations: The importance of the microsatellite structure', Conservation Genetics, 11, pp. 1043 - 1049, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10592-009-9949-2

Connor RC; Watson-capps J; Sherwin WB; Krutzen M, 2010, 'A new level of complexity in the male alliance networks of Indian ocean bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.)', Biology Letters, 6, pp. 1 - 4

Valsecchi E; Corkeron P; Galli P; Sherwin WB; Bertorelle G, 2010, 'Genetic evidence for sex-specific migratory behaviour in the western South Pacific humpback whales', Marine Ecology Progress Series, 398, pp. 275 - 286

Frere CH; Krutzen M; Kopps A; Mann J; Sherwin WB, 2010, 'Geographic proximity, matrilineal and biparental kinship drive female association patterns in Shark Bay bottlenose dolphins', Animal Behaviour, 80, pp. 481 - 486

Frere CH; Krutzen M; Mann J; Watson-capps J; Tsai Y; Patterson E; Connor RC; Bejder L; Sherwin WB, 2010, 'Home range overlap, matrilineal and biparental kinship drive female associations in bottlenose dolphins', Animal Behaviour, 80, pp. 481 - 486

Frere CH; Krutzen M; Ward P; Kopps A; Mann J; Sherwin WB, 2010, 'Inbreeding Tolerance and Fitness Costs in Wild Bottlenose Dolphins', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B - Biological Sciences, 277, pp. 2667 - 2673, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2010.0039

Sherwin WB, 2010, 'Review: Entropy and Information Approaches to Genetic Diversity and its Expression', Entropy, 12, pp. 1765 - 1798, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/e12071765

Frere CH; Kruetzen MC; Mann J; Connor RC; Bejder L; Sherwin WB, 2010, 'Social and genetic interactions drive fitness variation in a free-living dolphin population', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 107, pp. 19949 - 19954, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1007997107

Cardoso MJ; Eldridge MDB; Oakwood M; Rankmore B; Sherwin WB; Firestone KB, 2009, 'Effects of founder events on the genetic variation of translocated island populations: Implications for conservation management of the northern quoll', Conservation Genetics, 10, pp. 1719 - 1733, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10592-008-9774-z

Cristescu R; Cahill V; Sherwin WB; Handasyde K; Carlyon KM; Whisson D; Herbert C; Carlsson B; Wilton AN; Cooper DW, 2009, 'Inbreeding and testicular abnormalities in a bottlenecked population of koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus)', Wildlife Research, 36, pp. 299 - 308, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WR08010

Rollins LA; Woolnough AP; Wilton AN; Sinclair R; Sherwin WB, 2009, 'Invasive species can`t cover their tracks: Using microsatellites to assist management of starling (Sturnus vulgaris) populations in Western Australia', Molecular Ecology, 18, pp. 1560 - 1573, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2009.04132.x

Rossetto M; Kooyman R; Sherwin WB; Jones RF, 2008, 'Dispersal limitations, rather than bottlenecks or habitat specificity, can restrict the distribution of rare and endemic rainforest trees', American Journal of Botany, 95, pp. 321 - 329

Holleley CE; Sherwin WB, 2007, 'Two robust multiplex PCR reactions for high-throughout microsatellite genotyping in Drosophila melanogaster.', Drosophila information service, 90, pp. 140 - 144, http://www.ou.edu/journals/dis/DIS90/Technique/Holleley2.pdf#Holleley

Barclay SD; Costello B; Sherwin WB, 2006, 'Limited cross-species microsatellite amplification and the isolation and characterization of new microsatellite markers for the greater stick-nest rat (Leporillus conditor)', Molecular Ecology Notes, 6, pp. 882 - 885

Sherwin WB; Jabot F; Rush R; Rossetto M, 2006, 'Measurement of biological information with applications from genes to landscapes', Molecular Ecology, 15, pp. 2857 - 2869

Rollins LA; Woolnough A; Sherwin WB, 2006, 'Population genetic tools for pest management: a review', Wildlife Research, 33, pp. 251 - 261

Kruetzen MC; Mann J; Heithaus MR; Connor RC; Bejder L; Sherwin WB, 2005, 'Cultural transmission of tool use in bottlenose dolphins', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 102, pp. 8939 - 8943

Kruetzen MC; Barre LM; Connor RC; Mann J; Sherwin WB, 2004, '`O father:where art thou?` Paternity assessment in an open fission-fusion society of wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.) in Shark Bay, Western Australia', Molecular Ecology, 13, pp. 1975 - 1990

Alpers DL; Taylor AC; Sunnucks P; Bellman SA; Sherwin WB, 2004, 'Pooling hair samples to increase DNA yield for PCR', Conservation Genetics, 4, pp. 779 - 788

Kruetzen MC; Sherwin WB; Berggren P; Gales N, 2004, 'Population structure in an inshore cetacean revealed by microsatelliteand mtDNA analysis: Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.) in Shark Bay,Western Australia', Marine Mammal Science, 20, pp. 28 - 47

Valsecchi E; Amos W; Raga J; Podesta M; Sherwin WB, 2004, 'The effects of inbreeding on mortality during a morbillivirus outbreakin the Mediterranean striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba)', Animal Conservation, 7, pp. 139 - 146

Krützen M; Sherwin WB; Connor RC; Barré LM; Van De Casteele T; Mann J; Brooks R, 2003, 'Contrasting relatedness patterns in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.) with different alliance strategies', Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, 270, pp. 497 - 502, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2002.2229

Penn AM; Sherwin WB; Lunney D; Banks P, 2003, 'The effects of a low-intensity fire on small mammals and lizards in a logged, burnt forest', Wildlife Research, 30, pp. 477 - 486

Kruetzen MC; Barre LM; Moller LM; Heithaus MR; Colleen S; Sherwin WB, 2002, 'A biopsy system for small cetaceans: Darting success and wound healing in Tursiops SPP.', Marine Mammal Science, 18, pp. 863 - 878

Lunney D; O Neill L; Matthews A; Sherwin WB, 2002, 'Modelling mammalian extinction and forecasting recovery: koalas at Iluka (NSW, Australia)', Biological Conservation, 106, pp. 101 - 113

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