The University of Western Australia

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Oliver Berry

Dr Oliver Berry

Research Fellow

Contact details

Address School of Animal Biology
The University of Western Australia (M092)
35 Stirling Highway
CRAWLEY WA 6009
Australia
Phone 6488 4509
Fax 6488 1029

Key research

  • Conservation Biology
  • Population Genetics
  • Wildlife Forensics
  • Ecology of Invasive Species

Major research interests

  • Ancient DNA
  • Applied ecology
  • Conservation biology
  • Population genetics
  • Wildlife forensics

Qualifications

BSc W.Aust., PhD Massey

Publications

Berry, O (In Press) Inbreeding and promiscuity in the endangered grand skink. Conservation Genetics.

Berry O, Gleeson D (2005) Distinguishing historical fragmentation from a recent population decline - shrinking or pre-shrunk skink from New Zealand? Biological Conservation 123, 197-210.

Berry O, Tocher M, Gleeson D, Sarre S (2005) Effects of vegetation matrix on animal dispersal: genetic evidence from a study of endangered skinks. Conservation Biology 19, 855-864.

Berry O, Tocher MD, Sarre SD (2004) Can assignment tests measure dispersal? Molecular Ecology 13, 551-561.

Berry O, Gleeson DM, Sarre SD (2003) Microsatellite DNA markers for New Zealand skinks. Conservation Genetics 4, 411-414.

Memberships

Society for Conservation Biology,

American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists,

Society for Research on Amphibians and Reptiles in New Zealand

Current external positions

Co-ordinator, Postgraduate Program
Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre

Current projects

Conservation-relevance of the systematics of subterranean fauna from the Pilbara, Western Australia

Research profile