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Overview

Jess A. T. Morgan is affiliated with the Department of Primary Industries, Queensland in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on topics within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with a significant emphasis on insect-related studies.

Their work spans several subfields, including Insect Science, Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Molecular Biology.

Jess A. T. Morgan's main topics of study cover:

  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Insect and pesticide research
  • Ichthyology and marine biology
  • Identification and quantification in food
  • Parasitic diseases research and treatment
  • Insect behavior and control techniques
  • Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny

The scientist has published papers in various research venues, including:

  • Veterinary Parasitology
  • Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • Pest Management Science
  • Parasites & Vectors
  • Bulletin of Entomological Research

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Jess A. T. Morgan include:

  • "Wolbachia: A tool for livestock ectoparasite control," 2020, Veterinary Parasitology
  • "Wolbachia Endosymbiont of the Horn Fly (Haematobia irritans irritans): a Supergroup A Strain with Multiple Horizontally Acquired Cytoplasmic Incompatibility Genes," 2020, Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • "Transinfection of buffalo flies (Haematobia irritans exigua) with Wolbachia and effect on host biology," 2020, Parasites & Vectors
  • "Wolbachia successfully replicate in a newly established horn fly, Haematobia irritans irritans (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae) cell line," 2020, Pest Management Science
  • "Multivariate ratio analysis and DNA markers reveal a new Australian species and three synonymies in eucalypt-gall-associatedMegastigmus(Hymenoptera: Megastigmidae)," 2020, Bulletin of Entomological Research

Frequent co-authors with whom Jess A. T. Morgan has collaborated include:

  • Peter James
  • Mukund Madhav
  • Sassan Asgari
  • Geoff W. Brown
  • Elizabeth A. McGraw

Best Publications

  • Rapid quantitative detection of chytridiomycosis (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in amphibian samples using real-time Taqman PCR assay.

    D. G. Boyle;D. B. Boyle;V. Olsen;J. A. T. Morgan

  • Emerging infectious disease as a proximate cause of amphibian mass mortality.

    Lara J. Rachowicz;Roland A. Knapp;Jess A. T. Morgan;Mary J. Stice

  • The Novel and Endemic Pathogen Hypotheses: Competing Explanations for the Origin of Emerging Infectious Diseases of Wildlife

    Lara J. Rachowicz;Jean-Marc Hero;Jean-Marc Hero;Ross A. Alford;John W. Taylor

  • Nuclear rDNA ITS sequence variation in the trematode genus Echinostoma : an aid to establishing relationships within the 37-collar-spine group

    J. A. T. Morgan;D. Blair

  • Rapid global expansion of the fungal disease chytridiomycosis into declining and healthy amphibian populations

    Timothy Y. James;Timothy Y. James;Anastasia P. Litvintseva;Rytas Vilgalys;Jess A. T. Morgan

  • A review of the application of molecular genetics for fisheries management and conservation of sharks and rays

    C. L. Dudgeon;D. C. Blower;D. C. Blower;D. Broderick;D. Broderick;J. L. Giles;J. L. Giles

  • Population genetics of the frog-killing fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

    Jess A. T. Morgan;Vance T. Vredenburg;Lara J. Rachowicz;Roland A. Knapp

  • Evolutionary Relationships and Biogeography of Biomphalaria (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) with Implications Regarding Its Role as Host of the Human Bloodfluke, Schistosoma mansoni

    Randall J. DeJong;Jess A. T. Morgan;W. Lobato Paraense;Jean-Pierre Pointier

  • Schistosoma mansoni and Biomphalaria: past history and future trends.

    J. A. T. Morgan;R. J. Dejong;S. D. Snyder;G. M. Mkoji

  • Relative merits of nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacers and mitochondrial CO1 and ND1 genes for distinguishing among Echinostoma species (Trematoda).

    J. A. T. Morgan;D. Blair

  • Origin and diversification of the human parasite Schistosoma mansoni.

    Jess A. T. Morgan;Randall J. Dejong;Grace O. Adeoye;Ebenezer D. O. Ansa

  • Identification of a mutation in the para-sodium channel gene of the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus associated with resistance to synthetic pyrethroid acaricides.

    Jess A.T. Morgan;Sean W. Corley;Sean W. Corley;Louise A. Jackson;Louise A. Jackson;Ala E. Lew-Tabor;Ala E. Lew-Tabor;Ala E. Lew-Tabor

  • Concordant molecular and phenotypic data delineate new taxonomy and conservation priorities for the endangered mountain yellow-legged frog

    V. T. Vredenburg;R. Bingham;R. Knapp;J. A. T. Morgan

  • A phylogeny of planorbid snails, with implications for the evolution of Schistosoma parasites

    Jess A.T Morgan;Randall J DeJong;Younghun Jung;Khalid Khallaayoune

  • Application of environmental DNA to detect an endangered marine skate species in the wild.

    Kay Weltz;Jeremy M. Lyle;Jennifer Ovenden;Jessica A. T. Morgan

  • Phylogenetic analysis of the Monocotylidae (Monogenea) inferred from 28S rDNA sequences.

    Leslie A. Chisholm;Jess A.T. Morgan;Rob D. Adlard;Ian D. Whittington

  • Mitochondrial ND1 gene sequences used to identify echinostome isolates from Australia and New Zealand

    J.A.T. Morgan;D. Blair

  • AN APPROACH TO REVEALING BLOOD FLUKE LIFE CYCLES, TAXONOMY, AND DIVERSITY: PROVISION OF KEY REFERENCE DATA INCLUDING DNA SEQUENCE FROM SINGLE LIFE CYCLE STAGES

    Sara V. Brant;Jess A. T. Morgan;Jess A. T. Morgan;Gerald M. Mkoji;Gerald M. Mkoji;Scott D. Snyder

  • Tadpole mouthpart depigmentation as an accurate indicator of chytridiomycosis, an emerging disease of amphibians

    Roland A. Knapp;Jess A. T. Morgan

  • Detection of interspecies hybridisation in Chondrichthyes: hybrids and hybrid offspring between Australian (Carcharhinus tilstoni) and common (C. limbatus) blacktip shark found in an Australian fishery

    Jess A. T. Morgan;Jess A. T. Morgan;Alastair V. Harry;David J. Welch;Raewyn Street

  • A newly-identified lineage of Schistosoma

    Jess A.T Morgan;Randall J DeJong;Francis Kazibwe;Gerald M Mkoji

  • Trematode and Monogenean rRNA ITS2 Secondary Structures Support a Four-Domain Model

    Jess A.T. Morgan;David Blair

  • First Report of a Natural Hybrid Between Schistosoma mansoni and S. rodhaini

    Jess A. T. Morgan;Randall J. DeJong;Nicholas J. S. Lwambo;Benjamin N. Mungai

  • Towards better management of Australia’s shark fishery: genetic analyses reveal unexpected ratios of cryptic blacktip species Carcharhinus tilstoni and C. limbatus

    J.R. Ovenden;Jess A.T. Morgan;T. Kashiwagi;D. Broderick

  • Negligible evidence for regional genetic population structure for two shark species Rhizoprionodon acutus (Rüppell, 1837) and Sphyrna lewini (Griffith & Smith, 1834) with contrasting biology

    Jennifer R. Ovenden;Jess A. T. Morgan;Jess A. T. Morgan;Raewyn Street;Andrew Tobin

Frequent Co-Authors

Sassan Asgari
Sassan Asgari University of Queensland
David W. Welch
David W. Welch University of Auckland
Robert D. Adlard
Robert D. Adlard Queensland Museum
Ian D. Whittington
Ian D. Whittington University of Adelaide
Colin A. Simpfendorfer
Colin A. Simpfendorfer James Cook University
David Blair
David Blair James Cook University
Felix D. Guerrero
Felix D. Guerrero United States Department of Agriculture
Andrew J. Tobin
Andrew J. Tobin James Cook University
Roland A. Knapp
Roland A. Knapp University of California, Berkeley
Vance T. Vredenburg
Vance T. Vredenburg San Francisco State University

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