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Overview

Jeff Short is affiliated with Murdoch University in Australia and specializes in Environmental Science with a focus on Ecology. Their research spans several subfields including Ecology, Genetics, Biomedical Engineering, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

The scientist's work primarily covers topics related to Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, Biomedical and Engineering Education, Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications, Neonatal and fetal brain pathology, Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research, and Genetic diversity and population structure.

Recent publications contribute to a range of ecological and biomedical areas. Notable papers include:

  • Genetic Consequences of Multiple Translocations of the Banded Hare-Wallaby in Western Australia, 2020, Diversity
  • Ungulate migrations of the western United States, volume 2, 2022, Scientific investigations report
  • Irruptive dynamics of the brush-tailed bettong (Bettongia penicillata) when reintroduced to a fenced sanctuary with feral cats present, 2022, Wildlife Research
  • MRI4All: A Week-Long Hackathon for the Development of an Open-Source Ultra-Low-Field MRI System, 2024, Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
  • Reintroduction to the edge of its range: quenda (Isoodon fusciventer) to Wadderin Sanctuary in the eastern wheatbelt of Western Australia, 2024, Pacific Conservation Biology

Jeff Short frequently collaborates with several researchers including Jason Stockmann, Clarissa Cooley, Aaron Purchase, Bernhard Gruber, and Dinank Gupta.

Their research has appeared across multiple publication venues, notably:

  • Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
  • Wildlife Research
  • Diversity
  • Pacific Conservation Biology
  • Scientific investigations report

Best Publications

  • MAMMAL DECLINE AND RECOVERY IN AUSTRALIA

    Jeff Short;Andrew Smith

  • Reintroduction of macropods (Marsupialia: Macropodoidea) in Australia—A review

    Jeff Short;S.D. Bradshaw;Jack Giles;R.I.T. Prince

  • The impact of cats and foxes on the small vertebrate fauna of Heirisson Prong, Western Australia. II. A field experiment.

    D.A. Risbey;M.C. Calver;J. Short;J.S. Bradley

  • Surplus killing by introduced predators in Australia—evidence for ineffective anti-predator adaptations in native prey species?

    Jeff Short;J.E. Kinnear;Alan Robley

  • Enumerating a continental-scale threat: How many feral cats are in Australia?

    S. Legge;B. P. Murphy;Hugh McGregor;John Woinarski

  • Kangaroos, their ecology and management in the sheep rangelands of Australia

    Graeme Caughley;Neil Shepherd;Jeff Short

  • The extinction of rat-kangaroos (Marsupialia:Potoroidae) in New South Wales, Australia

    Jeff Short

  • Reintroduction of the burrowing bettong Bettongia lesueur (Marsupialia: Potoroidae) to mainland Australia

    Jeff Short;Bruce Turner

  • The functional response of kangaroos, sheep and rabbits in an arid grazing system

    J. Short

  • Control of Feral Cats for Nature Conservation. II. Population Reduction by Poisoning

    Jeff Short;Bruce Turner;Danielle A. Risbey;Reg Carnamah

  • The impact of cats and foxes on the small vertebrate fauna of Heirisson Prong, Western Australia. I. Exploring potential impact using diet analysis

    Danielle A. Risbey;Michael C. Calver;Jeff Short

  • KANGAROOS AND CLIMATE: AN ANALYSIS OF DISTRIBUTION

    G. Caughley;J. Short;G.C. Grigg;H. Nix

  • Diet and feeding behaviour of the forest elephant

    Jeff Short

  • Reintroduction and establishment of the western barred bandicoot Perameles bougainville (Marsupialia: Peramelidae) at Shark Bay, Western Australia

    J.D Richards;Jeff Short

  • A Test of the Vegetation Mosaic Hypothesis: A Hypothesis to Explain the Decline and Extinction of Australian Mammals

    Jeff Short;Bruce Turner

  • Density and seasonal movements of forest elephant (Loxodonta africana cyclotis, Matschie) in Bia National Park, Ghana

    J. C. Short

  • Predation by feral cats key to the failure of a long-term reintroduction of the western barred bandicoot (Perameles bougainville)

    Jeff Short

  • Control of Feral Cats for Nature Conservation. I. Field Tests of Four Baiting Methods

    Danielle A. Risbey;Mike Calver;Jeff Short

  • Control of feral cats for nature conservation. III. Trapping

    Jeff Short;Bruce Turner;Danielle Risbey

  • Refugia for biological diversity in arid and semi-arid Australia

    S.R. Morton;J. Short;R.D. Barker

  • The effect of pasture availability on food intake, species selection and grazing behaviour of kangaroos

    J. Short

  • Distribution and status of the brush-tailed rock-wallaby in south- eastern Australia

    J Short;G Milkovits

  • Kangaroos: Their Ecology and Management in the Sheep Rangelands of Australia.

    R. Taylor;G. Caughley;N. Shephard;J. Short

  • Kangaroos: Subject index

    Graeme Caughley;Neil Shepherd;Jeff Short

Frequent Co-Authors

Gordon C. Grigg
Gordon C. Grigg University of Queensland
J. Dale Roberts
J. Dale Roberts University of Western Australia
Katherine E. Moseby
Katherine E. Moseby University of New South Wales
Chris R. Dickman
Chris R. Dickman University of Sydney
John C. Z. Woinarski
John C. Z. Woinarski Charles Darwin University
Thomas M. Newsome
Thomas M. Newsome University of Sydney
Christopher N. Johnson
Christopher N. Johnson University of Tasmania
Graeme Gillespie
Graeme Gillespie Government of the Northern Territory
Brett P. Murphy
Brett P. Murphy Charles Darwin University
Sarah Legge
Sarah Legge Australian National University

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