B Natural Resources, M Natural Resources, PhD, GDEd
Deputy Director, Environmental Futures Centre
Contact Details for Associate Professor Darryl Jones
Research Expertise
- Urban ecology and wildlife management
- Urbanisation and the way certain species are adapting to this process
- Megapodes (mound-builders)
- Corvids
- Implications of garden bird feeding
Current Teaching Areas
- Field Ecology
- Animal Diversity
- Ecology and Conservation of Populations
Research Team
| Name |
Position |
Project |
|---|---|---|
|
Ms Amy Bond |
PhD Candidate |
Impacts of roads on urban wallaby populations |
|
Ms Raymonde de Lathouder |
PhD Candidate |
Biodiversity of urban lakes |
| Ms Diana Virkki Associate Supervisor |
PhD Candidate |
Ecology of hollow-dwelling fauna |
| Mr Andrew Knight Principle Supervisor |
PhD by Publication |
Alternatives to animal experimentation |
| Mr Jason Edgar Principle Supervisor |
PhD Candidate |
Electronic monitoring of wildlife movements |
| Mr Robert Appleby Principle Supervisor |
PhD Candidate |
Human-dingo interactions on Fraser Island |
| Mr Matthew Brown Principle Supervisor | Honours Student | Acoustic Communication in Torresian Crows (Corvus orru) in Diverse Social Situations: Investigating the vocalisations of an urban dweller |
| Ms Savannah Daoud-Pit Principle Supervisor | Honours Student | Roost choice and behaviour by rainbow lorikeets, trichoglossus haematodus: assessing functional explanations |
Current Projects
Koala use of fauna crossing structures in South-east Queensland
- Funding Body: Queensland Department of Transport & Main Roads
- Other Groups Involved: Department of Environment and Resource Management
- Research Area: Road and urban ecology
- Grant: $890,000
Ecological impacts of roads in forested landscapes
- Funding Body: Brisbane City Council & Redland City Council
- Other Groups Involved: AbiGroup
- Research Area: Road and urban ecology
- Grant: Various projects ~$230,000
Social and ecological dimensions of wildlife feeding
- Funding Body: Birds Queensland, Birds Australia & Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland
- Other Groups Involved: Brisbane City Council & University of Birmingham (United Kingdom)
- Research Area: Urban ecology
- Grant: $35,000
Publications
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