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Ronald E. Thresher is affiliated with CSIRO Ocean and Atmosphere in Australia. Their research spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on several subfields such as Oceanography, Ecology, Molecular Biology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their work covers a variety of main topics which include:

  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Cambodian History and Society
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems

Recent publications by Thresher demonstrate a range of interests and expertise. Selected papers include:

  • "Applying functional genomics to the study of lamprey development and sea lamprey population control" (2020) published in Journal of Great Lakes Research
  • "Optimizing the impacts of an invasive species on the threatened endemic biota of a remote RAMSAR site: Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in Lake Kutubu, Papua New Guinea" (2020) published in Biological Invasions
  • "Apparent Periodic and Long-Term Changes in AAIW and UCDW Properties at Fixed Depths in the Southwest Pacific, With Indications of a Regime Shift in the 1930s" (2021) published in Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Shifting Depth Distributions of Deep-Sea Corals in the Southwest Pacific: Implications for Deglacial Dynamics of the Southern Ocean" (2024) published in Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • "Scale-dependent effects of growth rate on temperature reconstruction in a marine biogenic carbonate" (2025) published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Thresher has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Stewart Fallon
  • Joshua R. York
  • David W. McCauley
  • R. E. Smith
  • J Cutajar

The publications of Ronald E. Thresher appear in a variety of scientific journals, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of their work. Frequent venues include:

  • Journal of Great Lakes Research
  • Biological Invasions
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Best Publications

  • Reproduction in Reef Fishes

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  • Introduced and cryptogenic species in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia

    Chad L. Hewitt;Marnie L. Campbell;Ronald E. Thresher;Richard B. Martin

  • Tolerance limit for fish growth exceeded by warming waters

    A. B. Neuheimer;A. B. Neuheimer;R. E. Thresher;J. M. Lyle;J. M. Semmens

  • Elemental composition of otoliths as a stock delineator in fishes

    Ronald E. Thresher

  • Introduced and cryptogenic species in Port Phillip

    Chad L. Hewitt;Marnie L. Campbell;Ronald E. Thresher;Richard B. Martin

  • Interspecific Aggression and its Relevance to the Concept of Territoriality in Reef Fishes

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  • Comparative analysis of visual census techniques for highly mobile reef associated piscivores carangidae

    Ronald E. Thresher;John S. Gunn

  • Comparison of accuracy, precision, and sensitivity in elemental assays of fish otoliths using the electron microprobe, proton-induced X-ray emission, and laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

    S E Campana;S R Thorrold;C M Jones;D Günther

  • Options for managing invasive marine species

    Ronald E. Thresher;Armand M. Kuris

  • Depth-mediated reversal of the effects of climate change on long-term growth rates of exploited marine fish

    Ronald E. Thresher;J. A. Koslow;A. K. Morison;D. C. Smith

  • Planktonic Duration, Distribution and Population Structure of Western and Central Pacific Damselfishes (Pomacentridae)

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  • Man-made marinas as sheltered islands for alien marine organisms: Establishment and eradication of an alien invasive marine species

    N. Bax;K. Hayes;A. Marshall;David L. Parry

  • Marine Biological Invasions of Port Phillip Bay, Victoria

    C. L. Hewitt;M. L. Campbell;R. E. Thresher;R. B. Martin

  • A statistical framework to explore ontogenetic growth variation among individuals and populations: a marine fish example

    John R. Morrongiello;Ronald E. Thresher

  • Genetic control of invasive fish: technological options and its role in integrated pest management

    Ronald E. Thresher;Keith Hayes;Nicholas J. Bax;John Teem

  • Aquatic biochronologies and climate change

    John R. Morrongiello;Ronald E. Thresher;David C. Smith

  • Periodic variability in cetacean strandings: links to large-scale climate events.

    K J. Evans;R E. Thresher;R M. Warneke;C J.A. Bradshaw

  • The Larvae of Indo-Pacific Coral Reef Fishes

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  • Effects of specimen handling and otolith preparation on concentration of elements in fish otoliths

    C. H. Proctor;R. E. Thresher

  • Invasion dynamics of the European shore crab, Carcinus maenas, in Australia

    R. Thresher;C. Proctor;Gregory M. Ruiz;R. Gurney

  • Effects of chronic low carbonate saturation levels on the distribution, growth and skeletal chemistry of deep-sea corals and other seamount megabenthos

    Ronald E. Thresher;Bronte Tilbrook;Stewart Fallon;Nick C. Wilson

  • Electron probe microanalysis of fish otoliths — evaluation of techniques for studying age and stock discrimination

    John S. Gunn;Ian R. Harrowfield;Craig H. Proctor;Ronald E. Thresher

  • Stock structure of the southern bluefin tuna Thunnus maccoyii: an investigation based on probe microanalysis of otolith composition

    C. H. Proctor;R. E. Thresher;J. S. Gunn;D. J. Mills

  • Oceanic evidence of climate change in southern Australia over the last three centuries

    Ronald E. Thresher;Stephen R. Rintoul;Stephen R. Rintoul;J. Anthony Koslow;Christopher R. Weidman

Frequent Co-Authors

Stewart Fallon
Stewart Fallon Australian National University
Jess F. Adkins
Jess F. Adkins California Institute of Technology
Nicholas J. Bax
Nicholas J. Bax Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Chad L. Hewitt
Chad L. Hewitt Murdoch University
Richard J. Matear
Richard J. Matear CSIRO Ocean and Atmosphere
Stephen R. Rintoul
Stephen R. Rintoul CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Helen L Neil
Helen L Neil National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Thomas W. Trull
Thomas W. Trull Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Rex A. Dunham
Rex A. Dunham Auburn University
Gary C. B. Poore
Gary C. B. Poore Museums Victoria

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