By Professor William Sherwin

Journal articles

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

Kruetzen MC; Sherwin WB; Connor RC; Van de Casteele T; Mann J; Brooks RC, 2003, 'Contrasting relatedness in bottlenose dolphins (tursiops sp.)with different alliance strategies', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B - Biological Sciences, 270, pp. 497 - 502

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

Krützen M; Valsecchi E; Connor RC; Sherwin WB, 2001, 'Characterization of microsatellite loci in Tursiops aduncus', Molecular Ecology Notes, 1, pp. 170 - 172, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1471-8278.2001.00065.x

Sherwin WB; Timms P; Wilcken J; Houlden BA, 2000, 'Analysis and conservation implications of koala genetics', Conservation Biology, 14, pp. 639 - 649

Penn AM; Gordon GL; Lunney D; Melzer A; Lacy R; Sherwin WB, 2000, 'Demographic forecasting in Koala conservation', Conservation Biology, 14, pp. 629 - 638

Firestone K; Houlden BA; Sherwin WB; Geffen E, 2000, 'Variability and differentiation of microsatellites in the genus Dasyurus and conservation implications for the large Australian carnivorous marsupials', Conservation Genetics, 1, pp. 115 - 133

Firestone KB; Elphinstone MS; Sherwin WB; Houlden BA, 1999, 'Phylogeographical population structure of tiger quolls Dasyurus maculatus (Dasyuridae: Marsupialia), an endangered carnivorous marsupial', Molecular Ecology, 8, pp. 1613 - 1625, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-294X.1999.00745.x

Firestone K; Elphinstone MS; Sherwin WB; Houlden BA, 1999, 'Phylogeographical population structure of tiger quolls Dasyurus maculatus (Dasyuridae:Marsupialia), an endangered carnivorous marsupial', Molecular Ecology, pp. 1616 - 1623

Luikart G; Allendorf FW; Cornuet JM; Sherwin WB, 1998, 'Distortion of allele frequency distributions provides a test for recent population bottlenecks', Journal of Heredity, pp. 238 - 247

Fowler E; Houlden BA; Sherwin WB; Hoeben P; Timms P, 1998, 'Genetic variation in captive koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) - parentage determination and individual indentification', Biochemical Genetics, pp. 193 - 206

Luikart G; Sherwin WB; Steele BJ; Allendorf FW, 1998, 'Usefulness of molecular markers for detecting population bottlenecks via monitoring genetic change', Molecular Ecology, pp. 963 - 974

Taylor AC; Graves JM; Murray ND; O'Brien SJ; Yuhki N; Sherwin B, 1997, 'Conservation genetics of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus): Low mitochondrial DNA variation amongst southern Australian populations', Genetical Research, 69, pp. 25 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0016672397002607

Luikart G; Painter J; Crozier R; Westerman M; Sherwin WB, 1997, 'Characterization of microsatellite loci in the endangered long-footed potoroo Potorous longipes', Molecular Ecology, pp. 497 - 498

Taylor AJ; Horsup A; Johnson C; Sunnucks P; Sherwin WB, 1997, 'Relatedness structure detected by microsatellite analysis and attempted pedigree construction in an endangered marsupial, the northern hairy-nosed wombat, Lasiorhinus krefftii', Molecular Ecology, pp. 9 - 19

Houlden BA; Greville WD; Sherwin WB, 1996, 'Evolution of MHC class I loci in marsupials: Characterization of sequences from koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) (vol 13, pg 1124, 1996)', MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 13, pp. 1407 - 1407, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025588

Houlden BA; Greville WD; Sherwin WB, 1996, 'Erratum: Evolution of MHC class I loci in marsupials: Characterization of sequences from Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) (Molecular Biology and Evolution 13 (81))', Molecular Biology and Evolution, 13, pp. 1407, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025588

Houlden BA; England P; Sherwin WB, 1996, 'Paternity exclusion in koalas using hypervariable microsatellites', Journal of Heredity, 87, pp. 149 - 152, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a022972

Houlden BA; Greville WD; Sherwin WB, 1996, 'Evolution of MHC class I in marsupials: Characterisation of sequences from the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)', Molecular Biology and Evolution, 13, pp. 1119 - 1127

Houlden BA; England P; Taylor AJ; Greville WD; Sherwin WB, 1996, 'Low genetic variability of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) in south eastern Australia following a severe population bottleneck', Molecular Ecology, pp. 269 - 281

TAYLOR AC; SHERWIN WB; WAYNE RK, 1994, 'Genetic variation of microsatellite loci in a bottlenecked species: the northern hairy‐nosed wombat Lasiorhinus krefftii', Molecular Ecology, 3, pp. 277 - 290, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.1994.tb00068.x

ROBINSON NA; MURRAY ND; SHERWIN WB, 1993, 'VNTR loci reveal differentiation between and structure within populations of the eastern barred bandicoot Perameles gunnii', Molecular Ecology, 2, pp. 195 - 207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.1993.tb00009.x

Taylor AC; Graves JAM; Murray ND; Sherwin WB, 1991, 'Conservation genetics of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) II. Limited variability in minisatellite DNA sequences', Biochemical Genetics, 29, pp. 355 - 363, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00554143

Robinson NA; Sherwin WB; Brown PR, 1991, 'A note on the status of the eastern barred bandicoot, perameles gunnii, in tasmania', Wildlife Research, 18, pp. 451 - 457, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WR9910451

SHERWIN WB, 1991, 'Collecting mammalian tissue and data for genetic studies', Mammal Review, 21, pp. 21 - 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2907.1991.tb00285.x

SHERWIN WB; MURRAY ND; GRAVES JAM; BROWN PR, 1991, 'Measurement of Genetic Variation in Endangered Populations: Bandicoots (Marsupialia: Peramelidae) as an Example', Conservation Biology, 5, pp. 103 - 108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.1991.tb00392.x

Sherwin WB, 1990, 'Posttranslational modification of α1-antitrypsin (protease inhibitor) and alkaline phosphatase in the marsupial, Perameles gunnii', Biochemical Genetics, 28, pp. 111 - 115, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00554825

Sherwin WB; Brown PR, 1990, 'Problems in the estimation of the effective population size of the eastern barred bandicoot Perameles gunnii at Hamilton, Victoria', Bandicoots and bilbies, pp. 367 - 374

Sherwin WB; Murray ND, 1989, 'Population and conservation genetics of marsupials', Australian Journal of Zoology, 37, pp. 161 - 180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ZO9890161

Conference Papers

Mijangos L; Holleley C; Nichols R; Towers I; Jovanoski Z; Sidhu HS; Watt S; Adamack A; Sherwin W, 2017, 'Genetic linkage to explain genetic variation', in Syme G; Hatton MacDonald D; Fulton B; Piantadosi J (eds.), MODSIM2017, 22nd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation., Hobart, Tasmania, pp. 127 - 133, presented at The 22nd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Hobart, Tasmania, 03 December 2017 - 08 December 2017, https://www.mssanz.org.au/modsim2017/A4/mijangos.pdf

Wilton AN; Mokany E; Steward DJ; Sherwin WB, 1999, 'Genetic differentiation between Australian dingo domestic dogs and hybrids', in Proceedings of the Genetics Society of Australia, Genetics Society of AustralAsia, Melbourne, Vic, pp. p36 - p36, presented at 46th Annual meeting of the Genetics Society of Australia Inc, Griffith University, Qld, 14 July 1999 - 16 July 1999

ROBINSON NA; SHERWIN WB; MURRAY ND; GRAVES JAM, 1989, 'APPLICATIONS OF CONSERVATION GENETICS TO THE EASTERN BARRED BANDICOOT, PERAMELES-GUNNII', in CLARK TW; SEEBECK JH (ed.), MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF SMALL POPULATIONS, CHICAGO ZOOLOGICAL SOC PUBLICATION DEPT, AUSTRALIA, ROYAL MELBOURNE ZOOL GARDENS, MELBOURNE, pp. 109 - 129, presented at CONF ON MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF SMALL POPULATIONS, AUSTRALIA, ROYAL MELBOURNE ZOOL GARDENS, MELBOURNE, 26 September 1989 - 27 September 1989, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:A1990BU79N00011&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Conference Presentations

Sherwin WB, 2021, 'Do Entropic Biodiversity Methods Outcompete Alternatives?', presented at Entropy 2021: The Scientific Tool of the 21st Century, 05 May 2021 - 07 May 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/entropy2021-09819

Manlik O; Mann J; Krützen M; Kopps AM; Smith HC; Sprogis KR; Bejder L; Allen SJ; Connor RC; Sherwin WB, 2015, 'Female dolphins who are heterozygous for MHC do not produce more offspring, but their offspring are more viable', presented at Society for Marine Mammalogy 21st Biennial Conference, San Francisco, U.S.A., 14 December 2015 - 18 December 2015

Manlik O; Mann J; Krützen M; Connor RC; Allen SJ; Raudino HC; Sprogis K; Bejder L; Kopps AM; Vardeh S; Sherwin W, 2015, 'Fitness and major histocompatibility complex variation in bottlenose dolphins', presented at 34th International Ethological Conference—Behaviour, Cairns, QLD, Australia, 09 August 2015 - 14 August 2015

Manlik O; Mann J; Krützen M; Smith H; McDonald JA; Allen SJ; Bejder L; Connor RC; Heithaus MR; Daniel C; Lacy RC; Sherwin WB, 2014, 'Population viability and major histocompatibility complex genetic diversity of two dolphin populations in Western Australia', presented at Society for Conservation Biology Oceania 2014, Suva, Fiji, 07 July 2014 - 11 July 2014

Manlik O; Krützen M; Mann J; Smith HC; McDonald JA; Allen SJ; Bejder L; Connor RC; Heithaus MR; Daniel C; Lacy RC; Sherwin WB, 2014, 'Population viability and major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genetic diversity of two dolphin populations in Western Australia', presented at Genetics Society of Australasia Annual Conference 2014, Sydney, Australia, 06 July 2014 - 09 July 2014

Manlik O; Mcdonald JA; Mann J; Raudino HC; Bejder L; Krutzen M; Connor RC; Heithaus MR; Lacy RC; Sherwin W, 2013, 'The relative importance of reproduction and survival for the viability of slow-growing animal populations: lessons learned from two dolphin populations', presented at 20th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals,, Dunedin, New Zealand, 09 August 2013 - 16 August 2013

Working Papers

Stuart K; Edwards R; Cheng Y; Warren W; Burt D; Sherwin W; Hofmeister N; Werner S; Ball G; Bateson M; Brandley M; Buchanan K; Cassey P; Clayton D; De Meyer T; Meddle S; Rollins L, 2021, Transcript- and annotation-guided genome assembly of the European starling, http://dx.doi.org10.1101/2021.04.07.438753

Preprints

Sherwin WB, 2024, Pan-Evo: The Evolution of Information, and Biology’s Part in This, http://dx.doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.0469.v1

Sentinella A; Moles A; Bragg J; Rossetto M; Sherwin W, 2024, Detecting steps in spatial genetic data: which diversity measures are best?, http://dx.doi.org/10.22541/au.170667846.60456282/v1

Shofner R; Sherwin W; Reid C; Runagall-McNaull A; Cassis G; Laffan S, 2023, Genetic diversity of a flightless dung beetle appears unaffected by wildfire, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2392183/v1

Vardeh S; Sinclair J; Cairns K; Cannell B; Rollins L; Sherwin W, 2023, Genetic connectivity of little penguin colonies in Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.22541/au.168569955.57431501/v1

O'Reilly G; Manlik O; Vardeh S; Sinclair J; Lawler Z; Sherwin W, 2023, Inference of assortative mating and selection on heterozygotes from multi-locus gene families., http://dx.doi.org/10.22541/au.168691541.17899618/v1

Stuart K; Edwards R; Sherwin W; Rollins L, 2022, Contrasting patterns of single nucleotide polymorphisms and structural variations across multiple invasions, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2022.07.04.498653

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