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Personal profile
Personal profile
Dr Maggie Watson is an early career, post-doctoral researcher with ILWS. Her major interests include the effects of parasites on life history traits and physiology, behavioural ecology and conservation. Maggie has worked for many years on the ecology of seabirds, both in the United States and in Australia. She has also worked on other study organisms such as chameleons, frogs and insects. She is currently working with Conservation Evidence on an evidence-based manual for reptile conservation. Along with her research, Maggie teaches at the undergraduate and post-graduate level as a sessional lecturer with the School of Environmental Sciences at CSU.
Research Interests
- Parasitology
- Ethology
- Ecology - birds, reptiles, crayfish, urban wildlife
- Eco-immunology
Teaching
- BIO 112 Principles of Ecology—2013
- BIO 129 Environmental Biology—2004
- BIO 216/416 Conservation Biology—2010
- BIO 430 Avian Biology—2005
- BIO 431 Avian Systematics—2011-12, 14-15
- BIO 432 Behaviour, Ecology & Conservation of Birds—2005, 13-18
- BIO 437 Captive Avian Management—2010-18
- BIO 439 Behavioural Ecology—2005-07, 18
- BIO 461 Applied Conservation Biology—2003, 05-07, 12-13, 16-18
- BIO 520 Conservation Biology 2—2003
- PKM363 Shoreline Recreation—2014, 16-18
Professional Information
External Appointments & Memberships:
- Board of Petaurus Education Group Inc. (Public officer)
- Wirraminna Environmental Education Centre (member of the management committee)
Editorial roles on journals:
- Book Reviews Editor for Ecological Society of Australia's publications Austral Ecology and Ecological Management and Restoration.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Charles Sturt University
2012
Graduate Certificate in Education (Secondary) (Science), Charles Sturt University
2006
Master of Science (Behavioral Ecology), University of Massachusetts
1998
Bachelor of Arts (Zoology) (Honours), University of Missouri-Columbia
1991
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Research output
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Artificial refuges for wildlife conservation: what is the state of the science?
Cowan, M., Callan, M., Watson, M. J., Watson, D., Doherty, T. S., Michael, D., Dunlop, J., Turner, J., Moore, H., Watchorn, D. & Nimmo, D., Dec 2021, In: Biological Reviews. 96, 6, p. 2735-2754 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessing the feasibility of conservation translocations for Australia’s endemic freshwater crayfish genus Euastacus (Parastacidae), with reference to priority 2019–20 bushfire-impacted species: A report supported by the Australian Government’s Bushfire Recovery for Wildlife and their Habitats
Zukowski, S., Whiterod, N., Furse, J. M., McCormack, R., Raadik, T. A., Lintermans, M., Chara, S., Walsh, T., Ahyong, S. T., Austin, C., Marshall, J., Miller, A., Watson, M. & Doyle, K., Dec 2021, Victor Harbour, SA: Aquasave-Nature Glenelg Trust. 89 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report (non-public)
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A standardized protocol for measuring phenoloxidase in captive and wild Murray crayfish Euastacus armatus
Scherping, F. D. & Watson, M. J., Apr 2021, In: Fish and Shellfish Immunology. 111, p. 140-144 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Measuring body condition of lizards: A comparison between non-invasive dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, chemical fat extraction and calculated indices
Sion, G., Watson, M. J. & Bouskila, A., Dec 2021, In: Frontiers in Zoology. 18, p. 1-9 9 p., 1.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus) -
Reptile conservation: Global evidence for the effects of interventions for reptiles
Sainsbury, K., Morgan, WI., Watson, M. J., Rotem, G., Bouskila, A., Smith, R. & Sutherland, W., 20 Dec 2021, Cambridge, UK: University of Cambridge. 663 p. (Conservation Evidence Series Synopsis)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report (public)
Open AccessFile1 Downloads (Pure)
Press / Media
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A koala 'roar' in Jurassic Park? Hollywood filmmakers have made some weird animal sound choices
11/03/22 → 12/03/22
5 items of Media coverage
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Aversive Conditioning: Animals and Humans Learn Conflict Management.
09/11/21
1 item of Media coverage
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Feral horses will rule one third of the fragile Kosciuszko National Park under a proposed NSW government plan
Maggie J Watson & David Watson
07/10/21 → 08/10/21
3 items of Media coverage
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Feral horses will rule one third of fragile Kosciuszko National Park under a proposed NSW government plan
Maggie J Watson & David Watson
07/10/21
2 items of Media coverage
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No to bromadiolone isn’t a yes for mouse plague complacency
29/06/21 → 02/07/21
2 items of Media coverage
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