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Mathew S. Crowther

Mathew S. Crowther

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
36
Citations
4621
World Ranking
7175
National Ranking
559

Overview

Mathew S. Crowther is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broad areas, Crowther's work focuses on several subfields including Ecology, Genetics, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Ecological Modeling, and Small Animals.

The scientist's research topics include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, Human-Animal Interaction Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Rangeland and Wildlife Management, and Sports Performance and Training.

Crowther has contributed to a variety of recent publications. Notable papers include:

  • "Diverse public perceptions of species' status and management align with conflicting conservation frameworks", 2020, Biological Conservation
  • "Introgression does not influence the positive ecological and functional role of dingo populations", 2020, Australian Zoologist
  • "Habitat fragmentation affects movement and space use of a specialist folivore, the koala", 2020, Animal Conservation
  • "The myth of wild dogs in Australia: are there any out there?", 2021, Australian Mammalogy
  • "Exploring nationality and social identity to explain attitudes toward conservation actions in the United States and Australia", 2020, Conservation Biology

Crowther frequently publishes in journals such as:

  • Wildlife Research
  • Scientific Reports
  • Australian Zoologist
  • Australian Mammalogy
  • Ecology and Evolution

Collaborations with other researchers have been a notable component of Crowther's academic work. Frequent co-authors include Thomas M. Newsome, Chris R. Dickman, Mark Krockenberger, Valentina S. A. Mella, and Lily M. van Eeden.

Best Publications

  • Managing conflict between large carnivores and livestock

    Lily M. van Eeden;Mathew S. Crowther;Chris R. Dickman;David W. Macdonald

  • Carnivore conservation needs evidence-based livestock protection

    Lily M. van Eeden;Ann Eklund;Jennifer R. B. Miller;Jennifer R. B. Miller;José Vicente López-Bao

  • Keystone effects of an alien top-predator stem extinctions of native mammals.

    Mike Letnic;Freya Koch;Christopher E Gordon;Mathew S Crowther

  • Geographical gradients in seed mass in relation to climate

    Brad R. Murray;A. H. D. Brown;C. R. Dickman;M. S. Crowther

  • Does a top-predator provide an endangered rodent with refuge from an invasive mesopredator?

    M. Letnic;M. S. Crowther;F. Koch

  • Dietary overlap and prey selectivity among sympatric carnivores: could dingoes suppress foxes through competition for prey?

    Jacqueline B. Cupples;Jacqueline B. Cupples;Mathew S. Crowther;Georgeanna Story;Mike Letnic

  • An updated description of the Australian dingo (Canis dingo Meyer, 1793)

    Mathew S Crowther;Melanie Fillios;Nick J Colman;Mike Letnic

  • Lethal control of an apex predator has unintended cascading effects on forest mammal assemblages

    N. J. Colman;C. E. Gordon;C. E. Gordon;M. S. Crowther;M. Letnic

  • The success of GPS collar deployments on mammals in Australia

    Alison Matthews;Laura Ruykys;Bill Ellis;Sean FitzGibbon

  • ANTECHINUS AGILIS (MARSUPIALIA: DASYURIDAE), A NEW SPECIES FROM THE A. STUARTII COMPLEX IN SOUTH-EASTERN AUSTRALIA

    C. R. Dickman;H. E. Parnaby;M. S. Crowther;D. H. King

  • Resolving the value of the dingo in ecological restoration

    Thomas M. Newsome;Thomas M. Newsome;Guy Anthony Ballard;Guy Anthony Ballard;Mathew S. Crowther;Justin A. Dellinger

  • Koalas and climate change: a case study on the Liverpool Plains, north-west New South Wales

    Daniel Lunney;Crowther;Ian Wallis;William Foley

  • Size breeds success: multiple paternity, multivariate selection and male semelparity in a small marsupial, Antechinus stuartii.

    Clare E Holleley;Chris Dickman;Mathew S Crowther;Benjamin Oldroyd

  • Social identity shapes support for management of wildlife and pests

    Lily M. van Eeden;Thomas M. Newsome;Mathew S. Crowther;Christopher R. Dickman

  • Causes of habitat divergence in two species of agamid lizards in arid central Australia.

    Benjamin G. Daly;Chris R. Dickman;Mathew S. Crowther

  • Combining a map-based public survey with an estimation of site occupancy to determine the recent and changing distribution of the koala in New South Wales

    Daniel Lunney;Mathew S. Crowther;Ian Shannon;Jessica V. Bryant

  • Climate‐mediated habitat selection in an arboreal folivore

    Mathew S. Crowther;Daniel Lunney;John Lemon;Eleanor Stalenberg

  • Photoperiod as a reproductive cue in the marsupial genus Antechinus : ecological and evolutionary consequences

    Bronwyn M. Mcallan;Christopher R. Dickman;Mathew S. Crowther

  • Patterns in the abundance of kangaroo populations in arid Australia are consistent with the exploitation ecosystems hypothesis

    Mike Letnic;Mathew S. Crowther

  • Diet and prey selectivity of three species of sympatric mammalian predators in central Australia

    Emma E. Spencer;Mathew S. Crowther;Christopher R. Dickman

  • The size of the largest marsupial and why it matters.

    Stephen Wroe;Mathew Crowther;Joe Dortch;John Chong

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris R. Dickman
Chris R. Dickman University of Sydney
Mike Letnic
Mike Letnic University of New South Wales
Thomas M. Newsome
Thomas M. Newsome University of Sydney
Daniel Lunney
Daniel Lunney University of Sydney
Clare McArthur
Clare McArthur University of Sydney
Jonathan K. Webb
Jonathan K. Webb University of Technology Sydney
Christopher E. Gordon
Christopher E. Gordon Western Sydney University
Euan G. Ritchie
Euan G. Ritchie Deakin University
Richard Shine
Richard Shine Macquarie University
Iain S. McGregor
Iain S. McGregor University of Sydney

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