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Michael G. Gardner

Michael G. Gardner

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
36
Citations
5980
World Ranking
7080
National Ranking
552

Overview

Michael G. Gardner is affiliated with Flinders University in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with specific focus on subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Global and Planetary Change; Ecology; Genetics; and Parasitology.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Plant and Animal Studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Vector-borne Infectious Diseases
  • Bird Parasitology and Diseases
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Michael G. Gardner has contributed to various scientific publications. Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Diverse aging rates in ectothermic tetrapods provide insights for the evolution of aging and longevity" (2022) published in Science
  • "Reptiles on the brink: identifying the Australian terrestrial snake and lizard species most at risk of extinction" (2020) published in Pacific Conservation Biology
  • "Conservation status of the world's skinks (Scincidae): Taxonomic and geographic patterns in extinction risk" (2021) published in Biological Conservation
  • "Personality, spatiotemporal ecological variation and resident/explorer movement syndromes in the sleepy lizard" (2021) published in Journal of Animal Ecology
  • "Viral metagenomic analysis of fecal samples reveals an enteric virome signature in irritable bowel syndrome" (2020) published in BMC Microbiology

The frequent co-authors working alongside Michael G. Gardner include:

  • Stephanie S. Godfrey
  • Andrew Sih
  • Robert D. Sharrad
  • Stephan T. Leu
  • David G. Chapple

Gardner's work has been published often in certain academic venues, including:

  • Austral Ecology
  • Australian Journal of Zoology
  • Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia
  • Biological Conservation
  • Ecological Monographs

Best Publications

  • Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality

    Patrick Abbot;Jun Abe;John Alcock;Samuel Alizon

  • Which provenance and where? Seed sourcing strategies for revegetation in a changing environment

    Martin F. Breed;Martin F. Breed;Michael G. Stead;Kym M. Ottewell;Michael G. Gardner;Michael G. Gardner

  • Rise of the machines--recommendations for ecologists when using next generation sequencing for microsatellite development.

    Michael G. Gardner;Michael G. Gardner;Alison J. Fitch;Terry Bertozzi;Andrew J. Lowe

  • The impact of habitat fragmentation on dispersal of Cunningham's skink (Egernia cunninghami): evidence from allelic and genotypic analyses of microsatellites

    A. J. Stow;P. Sunnucks;D. A. Briscoe;M. G. Gardner

  • Brief communication. Isolation of microsatellite loci from a social lizard, Egernia stokesii, using a modified enrichment procedure

    M. G. Gardner;S. J. B. Cooper;C. M. Bull;W. N. Grant

  • When rare species become endangered: cryptic speciation in myrmecophilous hoverflies

    Karsten Schönrogge;Boyd Barr;Judith C. Wardlaw;Emma Napper

  • Mating patterns and pollinator mobility are critical traits in forest fragmentation genetics

    Martin F. Breed;Kym Ottewell;Michael Gardner;Maria Marklund

  • Genetic evidence for a family structure in stable social aggregations of the Australian lizard Egernia stokesii.

    M. G. Gardner;C. M. Bull;S. J. B. Cooper;G. A. Duffield

  • An investigation of the variation in the transition bias among various animal mitochondrial DNA

    Elise M.S. Belle;Gwenael Piganeau;Mike Gardner;Adam Eyre-Walker

  • Diverse aging rates in ectothermic tetrapods provide insights for the evolution of aging and longevity

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  • Group living in squamate reptiles: a review of evidence for stable aggregations.

    Michael G. Gardner;Michael G. Gardner;Sarah K. Pearson;Gregory R. Johnston;Gregory R. Johnston;Michael P. Schwarz

  • Discrimination between related and unrelated individuals in the Australian lizard Egernia striolata

    C. Michael Bull;Clare L. Griffin;Matthew Bonnett;Michael G. Gardner

  • Molecular systematics of social skinks: phylogeny and taxonomy of the Egernia group (Reptilia: Scincidae)

    Michael G. Gardner;Michael G. Gardner;Andrew F. Hugall;Stephen C. Donnellan;Stephen C. Donnellan;Mark N. Hutchinson;Mark N. Hutchinson

  • High levels of genetic monogamy in the group‐living Australian lizard Egernia stokesii

    M. G. Gardner;C. M. Bull;S. J. B. Cooper

  • Shifts in reproductive assurance strategies and inbreeding costs associated with habitat fragmentation in Central American mahogany

    Martin F. Breed;Michael G. Gardner;Michael G. Gardner;Kym M. Ottewell;Kym M. Ottewell;Carlos M. Navarro

  • A review of the role of parasites in the ecology of reptiles and amphibians

    Deborah S. Bower;Deborah S. Bower;Laura A. Brannelly;Cait A. McDonald;Rebecca J. Webb

  • Pollen diversity matters : revealing the neglected effect of pollen diversity on fitness in fragmented landscapes

    Martin F. Breed;Martin F. Breed;Maria H. K. Marklund;Maria H. K. Marklund;Kym M. Ottewell;Kym M. Ottewell;Michael G. Gardner;Michael G. Gardner

  • Permanent genetic resources added to molecular ecology resources database 1 June 2010 - 31 July 2010

    Malvina Andris;Gudbjorg I. Aradottir;Gudbjorg I. Aradottir;G. Arnau;Asta Audzijonyte

  • Host propagation permits extreme local adaptation in a social parasite of ants

    K. Schönrogge;M. G. Gardner;G. W. Elmes;E. K. V. Napper;E. K. V. Napper

  • Breakdown of phylogenetic signal: a survey of microsatellite densities in 454 shotgun sequences from 154 non model Eukaryote species

    E Meglecz;E Meglecz;Gabriel Neve;Gabriel Neve;Ed Biffin;Michael George Gardner;Michael George Gardner;Michael George Gardner

  • Characterization of microsatellite loci from the socially monogamous lizard Tiliqua rugosa using a PCR-based isolation technique

    S. J. B. Cooper;C. M. Bull;M. G. Gardner;M. G. Gardner

  • Genetic population structure of Yellowtail Kingfish (Seriola lalandi) in temperate Australasian waters inferred from microsatellite markers and mitochondrial DNA

    Penny A. Miller;Alison J. Fitch;Michael Gardner;Michael Gardner;Kate S. Hutson

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew J. Lowe
Andrew J. Lowe University of Adelaide
Martin F. Breed
Martin F. Breed Flinders University
Stephen C. Donnellan
Stephen C. Donnellan South Australian Museum
Jean-Paul A. Hobbs
Jean-Paul A. Hobbs Curtin University
Siegfried L. Krauss
Siegfried L. Krauss University of Western Australia
Lynne van Herwerden
Lynne van Herwerden James Cook University
Sonia Kleindorfer
Sonia Kleindorfer University of Vienna
John R. Barr
John R. Barr Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Morgan S. Pratchett
Morgan S. Pratchett James Cook University
Karsten Schönrogge
Karsten Schönrogge Imperial College London

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