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Michael J. L. Magrath

Michael J. L. Magrath

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
30
Citations
3077
World Ranking
2481
National Ranking
136

Overview

Michael J. L. Magrath is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia and has contributed extensively to research in environmental science, biochemistry, genetics, and agricultural and biological sciences. Their work spans several subfields, including ecology, genetics, molecular biology, and nature and landscape conservation.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Plant and animal studies

Recent notable papers by Michael J. L. Magrath include:

  • A Comprehensive Overview of Technologies for Species and Habitat Monitoring and Conservation, 2021, BioScience
  • Predator-awareness training in terrestrial vertebrates: Progress, problems and possibilities, 2020, Biological Conservation
  • Beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) prevalence, load and excretion in seven species of wild caught common Australian parrots, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Chromosome-length genome assembly and linkage map of a critically endangered Australian bird: the helmeted honeyeater, 2022, GigaScience
  • Radio-tracking wildlife with drones: a viewshed analysis quantifying survey coverage across diverse landscapes, 2022, Wildlife Research

Michael J. L. Magrath has published frequently in several academic venues, with multiple publications in:

  • Conservation Science and Practice
  • Emu - Austral Ornithology
  • Biological Conservation
  • Molecular Ecology Resources
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Collaboration has been a significant aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Paul Sunnucks
  • Alexandra Pavlova
  • Diana A. Robledo-Ruiz
  • Carolyn J. Hogg
  • Dejan Stojanović

Best Publications

  • A Comprehensive Overview of Technologies for Species and Habitat Monitoring and Conservation.

    José J Lahoz-Monfort;Michael J L Magrath

  • Pre-ovulation control of hatchling sex ratio in the Seychelles warbler.

    Jan Komdeur;Michael J L Magrath;Michael J L Magrath;Sven Krackow

  • The evolution of egg rejection by cuckoo hosts in Australia and Europe

    N E Langmore;R M Kilner;S H M Butchart;G Maurer

  • Animal personality and pace-of-life syndromes: do fast-exploring fairy-wrens die young?

    Michelle L. Hall;Timon van Asten;Andrew C. Katsis;Niels J. Dingemanse;Niels J. Dingemanse

  • Paternal care declines with increased opportunity for extra-pair matings in fairy martins

    Michael J. L. Magrath;Mark A. Elgar

  • Maternal Effects Contribute to the Superior Performance of Extra-Pair Offspring

    Michael J.L. Magrath;Michael J.L. Magrath;Oscar Vedder;Marco van der Velde;Jan Komdeur

  • Timing of prenuptial molt as a sexually selected indicator of male quality in superb fairy-wrens (Malurus cyaneus)

    Raoul A. Mulder;Michael J. L. Magrath

  • Helping enhances multiple components of reproductive success in the cooperatively breeding apostlebird

    Iain A. Woxvold;Michael J. L. Magrath

  • Polygyny and extra-pair paternity enhance the opportunity for sexual selection in blue tits

    Oscar Vedder;Jan Komdeur;Marco van der Velde;Elske Schut

  • Lifetime Fitness Costs of Inbreeding and Being Inbred in a Critically Endangered Bird.

    Katherine A. Harrisson;Michael J.L. Magrath;Jian D.L. Yen;Alexandra Pavlova

  • Little penguins, Eudyptula minor, show increased avoidance, aggression and vigilance in response to zoo visitors

    Sally L. Sherwen;Michael J.L. Magrath;Kym L. Butler;Kym L. Butler;Paul H. Hemsworth

  • Effects of visual contact with zoo visitors on black-capped capuchin welfare

    Sally L. Sherwen;Trista J. Harvey;Michael J.L. Magrath;Kym L. Butler;Kym L. Butler

  • Egg size and laying order in relation to offspring sex in the extreme sexually size dimorphic brown songlark, Cinclorhamphus cruralis

    Michael J. L. Magrath;Michael J. L. Magrath;Lyanne Brouwer;Jan Komdeur

  • A multi-enclosure study investigating the behavioural response of meerkats to zoo visitors

    Sally L. Sherwen;Michael J.L. Magrath;Kym L. Butler;Kym L. Butler;Clive J.C. Phillips

  • Scope for genetic rescue of an endangered subspecies though re‐establishing natural gene flow with another subspecies

    Katherine Harrisson;Alexandra Pavlova;Anders Goncalves da Silva;Anders Goncalves da Silva;Rebecca Jane Rose

  • Museum Genomics Confirms that the Lord Howe Island Stick Insect Survived Extinction

    Alexander S. Mikheyev;Alexander S. Mikheyev;Andreas Zwick;Michael J.L. Magrath;Miguel L. Grau

  • Contributions to care vary with age, sex, breeding status and group size in the cooperatively breeding apostlebird

    Iain A. Woxvold;Raoul A. Mulder;Michael J.L. Magrath

  • Ultraviolet crown colouration affects contest outcomes among male blue tits, but only in the absence of prior encounters

    Oscar Vedder;Elske Schut;Michael J. L. Magrath;Michael J. L. Magrath;Jan Komdeur

  • Using an Electronic Monitoring System to Link Offspring Provisioning and Foraging Behavior of a Wild Passerine

    Mylene M. Mariette;Mylene M. Mariette;Emma C. Pariser;Amanda J. Gilby;Michael J. L. Magrath;Michael J. L. Magrath

  • Impacts of visitor number on Kangaroos housed in free-range exhibits.

    Sally L. Sherwen;Paul H. Hemsworth;Kym L. Butler;Kerry V. Fanson

  • Paternal care and male mate-attraction effort in the European starling is adjusted to clutch size

    Jan Komdeur;Popko Wiersma;Michael Magrath;Michael Magrath

  • Nutritional bias as a new mode of adjusting sex allocation.

    M. J. L. Magrath;E. van Lieshout;G. H. Visser;J. Komdeur

  • Estimating expenditure on male and female offspring in a sexually size-dimorphic bird: a comparison of different methods.

    Michael J. L. Magrath;Michael J. L. Magrath;Emile Van Lieshout;Ido Pen;G. Henk Visser

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Komdeur
Jan Komdeur University of Groningen
Kym L. Butler
Kym L. Butler University of Melbourne
Paul H. Hemsworth
Paul H. Hemsworth University of Melbourne
Shane Raidal
Shane Raidal University of Melbourne
Andrew T. D. Bennett
Andrew T. D. Bennett Deakin University
Mark A. Elgar
Mark A. Elgar University of Melbourne
Simon C. Griffith
Simon C. Griffith Macquarie University
Paul Sunnucks
Paul Sunnucks Monash University
Mylene M. Mariette
Mylene M. Mariette Deakin University
Naomi E. Langmore
Naomi E. Langmore Australian National University

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