Research Output per year
Research Output per year
Personal profile
Personal profile
Melanie's area of expertise covers the fields of behavioural ecology, evolutionary biology and conservation biology. Her current research focuses on contemporary adaptation, consequences of population bottlenecks and interactions between native and exotic species. Her research is aimed at understanding mechanisms that underlie severe declines or extinction of animal populations and at integrating novel concepts into conservation management and reintroduction efforts in order to ensure the long-term survival of native species.
Research Interests
- Management of endangered bird species
- Reintroduction biology
- Conservation genetics
- Quantifying threats of invasive species and diseases to native birds
- Seabird ecology and evolution
Professional Information
External Appointments & Memberships:
- Australasian Seabird Group (part of Birdlife Australia) (Executive Committee Member and Treasurer)
- Australian Evolution Society
- International Society for Behavioural Ecology
Editorial roles on journals:
- Austral Ecology (Associate Editor)
Teaching
- BIO216/416: Conservation Biology
- BIO430: Avian Biology
- BIO433: Ornithological Methods
- SCI302: International Practical Experience to Nepal
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Otago
2004
Master of Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland
2000
Bachelor of Science, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University
1996
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Research Output
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Diet segregation in Adélie penguins: Some individuals attempt to overcome colony-induced and annual foraging challenges
Massaro, M., Ainley, D., Santora, J., Quillfeldt, P., Lescroël, A., Whitehead, A., Varsani, A., Ballard, G. & Lyver, P., 09 Jul 2020, In : Marine Ecology Progress Series. 645, p. 205-218 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nest predation rates and identification of predators at songbird nests in Tasmanian woodlands
Lawrence, C., Briskie, J. V. & Massaro, M., 21 Apr 2020, In : Corella. 44, p. 14-21 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Additive traits lead to feeding advantage and reproductive isolation, promoting homoploid hybrid speciation
Masello, J. F., Quillfeldt, P., Sandoval-Castellanos, E., Alderman, R., Calderón, L., Cherel, Y., Cole, T. L., Cuthbert, R. J., Marin, M., Massaro, M., Navarro, J., Phillips, R. A., Ryan, P. G., Shepherd, L. D., Suazo, C. G., Weimerskirch, H., Moodley, Y. & Russo, C. (ed.), 01 Aug 2019, In : Molecular Biology and Evolution. 36, 8, p. 1671-1685 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Differences in flight initiation distance (FID) between rural and urban populations of two species of Australian birds
Davey, S., Massaro, M. & Freire, R., 29 Jul 2019, In : Behaviour. 156, 11, p. 1151-1164 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Do parents synchronise nest visits as an antipredator adaptation in birds of New Zealand and Tasmania?
Khwaja, N., Massaro, M., Martin, T. E. & Briskie, J. V., 11 Oct 2019, In : Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 7, p. 1-11 11 p., 389.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Press / Media
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Watch out, the magpies are about with cyclists reporting they're being swooped across the city
13/09/20
1 item of Media coverage
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Black and white bombers are back - here's some advice
08/09/20
1 item of Media coverage
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Kindness goes a long way to avoid swooping magpies
02/09/20
1 item of Media coverage
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The spacing of these galahs gives away their relationship status. But what's with the cockatoo?
14/07/20
2 items of Media coverage
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To preserve the Lord Howe woodhen from extinction, scientists exterminated all...
21/01/20
1 item of Media coverage
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