The University of Western Australia
Professor Mike Johnson
Professor
Contact details
| Address | School of Animal Biology The University of Western Australia (M092) 35 Stirling Highway CRAWLEY WA 6009 Australia |
|---|---|
| Phone | 6488 2244 |
| Fax | 6488 1029 |
| msj@cyllene.uwa.edu.au |
Key research
- Population, conservation and evolutionary genetics, especially of snails.
Major research interests
- Population genetics and evolution
Qualifications
BA Calif., MS Wash., PhD Yale
Publications
Representative recent publications:
Binks, R., Kennington, W.J. and Johnson, M.S. 2007. Rapid evolutionary responses in a translocated population of intertidal snail (Bembicium vittatum) utilise variation from different source populations. Conservation Genetics 8: 1421-1429.
Finston, T. L., Johnson, M.S., Humphreys, W.F., Eberhard, S. and Halse, S. 2007. Cryptic speciation in two widespread subterranean amphipods reflects historical drainage patterns in an ancient landscape. Molecular Ecology 16: 345-354.
Johnson, M.S., & Black, R. 2005. Effects of a larval stage on isolation of populations of the trochid Austrocochlea constricta in tidal ponds. Marine Biology 147: 189-195.
Johnson, M.S., and Black, R. 2006. Effects of mode of reproduction on genetic divergence over large spatial and temporal scales in intertidal snails of the genus Bembicium Philippi (Gastropoda: Littorinidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 89: 689-704.
Johnson, M.S., and Black, R. 2006. Islands increase genetic subdivision and disrupt patterns of connectivity of intertidal snails in a complex archipelago. Evolution 60: 2498-2506.
Johnson, M.S., and Black, R. 2008. Adaptive responses of independent traits to the same environmental gradient in the intertidal snail Bembicium vittatum. Heredity 101: 83-91.
Johnson, M.S., and Black, R. 2008. Effects of contrasting tidal habitats on growth, survivorship and dispersal in an intertidal snail. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 363: 96-103.
Johnson, M.S., Hamilton, Z.R, Murphy, C. E., MacLeay, C. A., Roberts, B., & Kendrick, P.G. 2004. Evolutionary genetics of island and mainland populations of Rhagada (Gastropoda:Pulmonata) in the Pilbara Region, Western Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 52: 341-355.
Kennington, W.J., Lukehurst, S.S., and Johnson, M.S. 2008. Characterization of microsatellite loci for the littorine snail Bembicium vittatum. Molecular Ecology Resources (in press)
Watts, R.J., & Johnson, M.S. 2004. Estuaries, lagoons and enclosed embayments: habitats that enhance population subdivision of inshore fishes. Marine and Freshwater Research 55: 641-651.
Binks, R., Kennington, W.J. and Johnson, M.S. 2007. Rapid evolutionary responses in a translocated population of intertidal snail (Bembicium vittatum) utilise variation from different source populations. Conservation Genetics 8: 1421-1429.
Finston, T. L., Johnson, M.S., Humphreys, W.F., Eberhard, S. and Halse, S. 2007. Cryptic speciation in two widespread subterranean amphipods reflects historical drainage patterns in an ancient landscape. Molecular Ecology 16: 345-354.
Johnson, M.S., & Black, R. 2005. Effects of a larval stage on isolation of populations of the trochid Austrocochlea constricta in tidal ponds. Marine Biology 147: 189-195.
Johnson, M.S., and Black, R. 2006. Effects of mode of reproduction on genetic divergence over large spatial and temporal scales in intertidal snails of the genus Bembicium Philippi (Gastropoda: Littorinidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 89: 689-704.
Johnson, M.S., and Black, R. 2006. Islands increase genetic subdivision and disrupt patterns of connectivity of intertidal snails in a complex archipelago. Evolution 60: 2498-2506.
Johnson, M.S., and Black, R. 2008. Adaptive responses of independent traits to the same environmental gradient in the intertidal snail Bembicium vittatum. Heredity 101: 83-91.
Johnson, M.S., and Black, R. 2008. Effects of contrasting tidal habitats on growth, survivorship and dispersal in an intertidal snail. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 363: 96-103.
Johnson, M.S., Hamilton, Z.R, Murphy, C. E., MacLeay, C. A., Roberts, B., & Kendrick, P.G. 2004. Evolutionary genetics of island and mainland populations of Rhagada (Gastropoda:Pulmonata) in the Pilbara Region, Western Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 52: 341-355.
Kennington, W.J., Lukehurst, S.S., and Johnson, M.S. 2008. Characterization of microsatellite loci for the littorine snail Bembicium vittatum. Molecular Ecology Resources (in press)
Watts, R.J., & Johnson, M.S. 2004. Estuaries, lagoons and enclosed embayments: habitats that enhance population subdivision of inshore fishes. Marine and Freshwater Research 55: 641-651.
Future research
Two major research projects will continue:
1. Genetic structure and the basis for local adaptation in the intertidal snail Bembicium vittatum.
2. Genetics, phylogenetics and systematics of endemic Western Australian land snails, especially those in the Pilbara region.
1. Genetic structure and the basis for local adaptation in the intertidal snail Bembicium vittatum.
2. Genetics, phylogenetics and systematics of endemic Western Australian land snails, especially those in the Pilbara region.
Funding received
ARC: funding since 1992 for the Bembicium project.
Rio Tinto and Woodside Petroleum: funding for the Pilbara land snail project.
Rio Tinto and Woodside Petroleum: funding for the Pilbara land snail project.
Teaching
Honours and postgraduate student supervision only
Current projects
1. Genetic structure and the basis for local adaptation in the intertidal snail Bembicium vittatum.
2. Genetics, phylogenetics and systematics of endemic Western Australian land snails, especially those in the Pilbara region.
2. Genetics, phylogenetics and systematics of endemic Western Australian land snails, especially those in the Pilbara region.
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