Dr Stephen Hearth
Job Title:
Lecturer, Health Science
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Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (Biology), Macquarie University
- Bachelor of Science (Hons), Macquarie University
- Bachelor of Science (Biodiversity and Conservation), Macquarie University
Staff Profile
Contact Details
Telephone: 8061 2710
Email: shearth@acpe.edu.au
Teaching Interests
Biology, Chemistry, Maths and Statistics
Research Interests
Molecular ecology, population genetics, evolution, bioprospecting, invertebrate zoology
Journal Papers
Burden, C.T., Stow, A.J., Hoggard, S.J., Coleman, M.A. and Bishop, M.J. (2014). Genetic structure Carcinus maenas in southeast Australian estuaries. Marine Ecology Progress Series 500, 139-147 doi:10.3354/meps10704
Hoggard, S.J., Wilson, P.D., Beattie, A.J. and Stow, A.J. (2013). The effectiveness of antimicrobial defenses declines with increasing group size and genetic similarity. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 106 (1), 53-58 doi:10.1603/AN11187.
Turnbull, C., Wilson, P.D., Hoggard, S., Gillings, M., Palmer, C., Smith, S., Beattie, D., Hussey, S., Stow, A. and Beattie, A. (2012). Primordial enemies: fungal pathogens in thrips societies. PLoS ONE 7 (11): e49737doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0049737
Hoggard, S.J., Wilson, P.D., Beattie, A.J. and Stow, A.J. (2011). Socialcomplexity and nesting habits are factors in the evolution of antimicrobialdefences in wasps. PLoS ONE 6 (7), e21763 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0021763
Turnbull, C., Hoggard, S., Gillings, M., Palmer, C., Stow, A., Beattie, D.,Briscoe, D., Smith, S., Wilson, P., and Beattie, A. (2011). Antimicrobial strengthincreases with group size: Implications for social evolution. Biology Lettersdoi:10.1098/rsbl.2010.0719
Baldwin, H.J., Hoggard, S.J., Snoyman, S.T., Stow, A.J., and Brown, C. (2010). Non-invasive genetic sampling of faecal material and hair from the grey-headed flying-fox, Pteropus poliocephalus. Australian Mammalogy 32, 56-61
Hoggard, S.J., Beattie, A.J., Gillings, M.R., and Stow, A.J. (2009). Mating system and genetic structure in the paper wasp Polistes humilis. Australian Journal of Zoology 57, 73-76
Conference Presentations
Hoggard, S.J., Beattie, A.J. and Stow, A.J. (2007). Mating System, Group Size and Disease Risk in Polistes Wasps. Genetics Society of AustralAsia 2007
2010-11 Australian Postgraduate Award
2009 Vice-Chancellors International Travel Grant (Macquarie University)