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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR WILLIAM SHERWIN

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IN PRESS OR PUBLISHED
( NB: PAPERS MARKED ** WERE NOT PEER REVEWED)
 
50 Rollins L-A, Woolnough A, Sherwin WB. 2006 (accepted 4 May). Population genetic tools for pest management: A review. Wildlife Research (WR05106 Accepted for issue 5 in 2006)
 
49 Sherwin WB, Franck Jabot F, Rush R, Rossetto M (2006 in press) Measurement of biological information with applications from genes to landscapes
Molecular Ecology 06-126 Accepted 19 April 2006 Unique ID: 265372-41986)
 
48 Krützen M, Mann J, Heithaus M, Connor RC, Bejder L & Sherwin WB. 2005. Cultural Transmission of Tool Use in Bottlenose Dolphins. Proceedings of the National Academy of the USA 102: 8939-8943
 
47 Valsecchi E, Amos W, Raga JA, Podestà M, William Sherwin WB. 2004. The effects of inbreeding on mortality during a morbillivirus outbreak in the Mediterranean striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) Animal Conservation 7: 139-146
 
46 Krützen M, Connor RC, Mann J, Barré LM and Sherwin WB. (2004 in press). 'O father where art thou? - Paternity assessment in an open fission-fusion society of wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp) in Shark bay, WA. Molecular Ecology 13:1975-1990
 
45 Krützen MK, Sherwin WB, Berggren P and Gales NJ. (2004). Population structure in inshore cetaceans with complex social behaviour: bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) in Shark Bay, Western Australia. Marine Mammal Science 18:863-878
 
44 Sherwin, W.B, and Graves, J.A.M. Marsupial Genetics (2003 in press) In Armati, P and Dickman, C. (Eds.) Marsupials. Cambridge Univ. Press.
 
43 ** Sherwin WB. 2003. Conserving Genetic Information. IN: Quested, S (Editor) '50 Years of DNA 1953 - 2003' Business Weekly / The Wellcome Trust (London / Cambridge).
 
42 Alpers DL, Taylor AC, Banks SC, Sunnucks P, Bellman SA and Sherwin WB. 2003 Pooling hair samples to increase DNA yield for PCR. Conservation Genetics 4:779-788
 
41 Penn AM, Sherwin WB, Lunney D and Banks P. (2003). The effects of a low-intensity fire on small mammals and lizards in a logged, burnt forest. Wildlife Research 30:477-486
 
40 Krüetzen M, Sherwin WB, Connor RC, Barré LM, van de Casteele T, Mann J and Brooks R. 2003 Contrasting relatedness patterns in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.) with different alliance strategies. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 270:497-502
 
39 Kruetzen M, Barre LM, Heithaus MR, Simms C, Moller LM and Sherwin WB. 2002. A biopsy system especially for small cetaceans: darting success and wound healing in Tursiops sp. Marine Mammal Science 18: 863-878
 
38 Krützen M, Valsecchi EA, Connor RC and Sherwin WB. 2002. Characterization of microsatellite loci in Tursiops aduncus Molecular Ecology Notes 1: 170-172.
 
37 ** Sherwin WB (2002 - not refereed scientifically). A lesson to us all - 'The last Tasmanian Tiger: The history and extinction of the Thylacine', By Robert Paddle Quarterly Review of Biology 77:179-180 (Book Review - NOT peer reviewed)
 
36. Lunney D, O’Neill L, Matthews A and Sherwin WB 2002. Modelling mammalian extinction and forecasting recovery: koalas at Iluka (NSW Australia). Biological Conservation 106: 101-113
 
35. Firestone KB, Houlden BA, Sherwin WB, and Geffen E. 2000. Variability and differentiation of microsatellites in the genus Dasyurus and conservation implications for the large Australian carnivorous marsupials. Conservation Genetics 1: 115-133.
 
34. Sherwin WB and Moritz CM (2000). Managing and monitoring genetic erosion. Pp9-34 In Young A and Clarke G (eds). Genetics, Demography and the viability of fragmented populations. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
 
33. Sherwin WB, Timms P, Wilcken J, and Houlden B. 2000. Analysis and Conservation Implications of Koala Genetics. Conserv. Biol. 14:639-649.
 
32. Penn AM, Sherwin WB, Gordon G, Lunney D, Melzer A and Lacy RC. 2000 Demographic Forecasting in Koala Conservation. Conserv. Biol. 14:629-638.
 
31. Firestone K Elphinstone MS Sherwin WB and Houlden BA. 1999. Phylogeographic population structure of tiger quolls Dasyurus maculatus (Dasyuridae: marsupialia), an endangered carnivorous marsupial, Molecular Ecology 8:1613-1626
 
30. Fowler EV, Houlden BA, Sherwin WB, Hoeben P, and Timms P. 1998. Genetic variation in captive koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus): parentage determination and individual identification. Biochem Genet: 36:193-204.
 
29. Luikart G. Sherwin WB, Steele, BM and Allendorf FW. 1998. Usefulness of Molecular Markers for detecting population bottlenecks via monitoring genetic change. Molec. Ecol 7(8):963-974.
 
28. Luikart G, Allendorf FW and Sherwin WB. 1998. Distortion of allele frequency distributions provides a test for recent population bottlenecks. J. Hered 89(3):238-247.
 
27. Hoyle SD, Alpers D and Sherwin WB. 1998. A population simulation of the northern hairy-nosed wombat Lasiorhinus krefftii for conservation and management.pp 165-179 in Wells RT and Pridmore PA (eds) "Wombats" Surrey Beatty and Sons Sydney
 
26. Alpers D, Taylor AC and Sherwin WB. 1998 Genetic structure of populations of the southern hairy-nosed wombat Lasiorhinus latifrons. pp 192-197 in Wells RT and Pridmore PA (eds) "Wombats" Surrey Beatty and Sons Sydney
 
25. Taylor AC, Alpers D and Sherwin WB. 1998. Remote censusing of northern hairy-nosed wombats Lasiorhinus krefftii via genetic typing of hairs collected in the field. pp 156-164 in Wells RT and Pridmore PA (eds) "Wombats" Surrey Beatty and Sons Sydney
 
24. Brown A, Young A, Burdon J, Christidis L, Clarke G, Coates D and Sherwin WB. 1997. Genetic indicators for state of the environment reporting. Australia: state of the environment technical paper series (environmental indicators), Department of the Environment, Sport, and territories, Canberra.
 
23. Luikart G, Painter J, Crozier R, Westerman M and Sherwin WB. 1997. Characterization of microsatellite loci in the endangered long-footed potoroo Potorous longipes. Molecular Ecology 6: 497-498.
22. Taylor AC, Horsup A, Johnson CN, Sunnucks P and Sherwin WB. 1997. Relatedness structure detected by microsatellite analysis and attempted pedigree construction in an endangered marsupial, the northern hairy-nosed wombat, Lasiorhinus krefftii. Molecular Ecology 6(1): 9-19.
 
21. Taylor AC, Marshall Graves JA, Murray ND, OBrien SJ, Yuhki N) and Sherwin WB. 1997. Conservation genetics of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus): Low mitochondrial DNA variation amongst southern Australian populations. Genet. Res. Camb. 69: 25-33.
 
20. Moritz C, Sherwin W, and Limpus CJ (1996) Applications of genetics to the conservation management of Australian fauna. In Smith, TB and Wayne, RK et al (eds) Molecular Genetic Approaches to Conservation Oxford Univ. Press, New York
 
19. Houlden BA, Greville WD and Sherwin WB. 1996b. Evolution of MHC class I loci in marsupials: characterisation of sequences from koala (Phascolarctos cinereus). Molecular Biology and Evolution 13:1119-1127.
 
18. Houlden BA, England PR, Taylor AC, Greville WD and Sherwin WB. 1996a. Low genetic variability of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) in south eastern Australia following a severe population bottleneck. Molecular Ecology 5:269-281.
 
17. Houlden BA, England P and Sherwin WB. 1996. Paternity exclusion in koalas using hypervariable microsatellites. J. Heredity 87:149-152.
 
16. Taylor AC, Sherwin WB, and Wayne RK, 1994. The use of simple sequence loci to measure genetic variation in bottlenecked species: the decline of the northern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii) Molecular Ecology 3:277-290
 
15. Robinson NA, Sherwin WB, and Murray ND). 1993 Use of VNTR loci to reveal population structure in the eastern barred bandicoot, Perameles gunnii. Molecular Ecology 2:195-207
 
14 ** Sherwin, W. B. (1993 - not refereed scientifically). Can small remnants have a role in genetically relevant conservation? - workshop report. pp 83-85 In: Howard, J.L., and Rawling, J. "Proceedings of the 1992 Urban Bushland Conference" Kuringai Council, Sydney.
 
13. Taylor AC and Sherwin WB. 1992. Wombat microsatellites in time and space. Ancient DNA Newsletter 1:33
 
12. Sherwin WB 1992. Conservation of Genetic Resources. pp171-192 in Dixon PI (ed) Population Genetics and its Applications to Fisheries Management and Aquaculture Centre for Marine Science, University of NSW, Sydney.
 
11. Taylor AC, Marshall Graves JA, Murray ND and Sherwin WB. 1991. Conservation genetics of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) II. Limited variability in minisatellite DNA sequences. Biochem. Genet. 29: 355-363
 
10. Sherwin WB, Murray ND, Graves JAM and Brown PR. 1991. Measurement of genetic variation in endangered populations: Bandicoots (Marsupialia: Peramelidae) as an example. Conservation Biology 5: 103-108
 
9. Sherwin WB. 1991. Collecting mammalian tissue and data for genetic studies. Mammal Review 21: 21-30
 
8. Robinson NA, Sherwin WB and Brown PR. 1991. A note on the status of Tasmanian Eastern Barred Bandicoot, Perameles gunnii. Wildl. Res. 18:451-7
 
7. Sherwin WB and Murray ND. 1990. Population and conservation genetics of marsupials. Aust. J. Zool. 37: 161-180.
 
6 .Sherwin WB and Brown PR. 1990. Problems in the estimation of the effective size of a population of the Eastern Barred Bandicoot, Perameles gunnii, at Hamilton, Victoria. pp 367-374 In: Seebeck, J.H., Brown, P.R., Wallis, R.H., and Kemper, C.M. (eds.) "Bandicoots and Bilbies". Surrey Beatty and Sons, Sydney.
 
5. Sherwin WB 1990. Post-translational modification of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin and Alkaline Phosphatase in the marsupial Perameles gunnii. Biochem. Genet. 28: 111-115.
 
4 ** Sherwin WB. (1990 - not refereed scientifically). Genetic implications of reduced fertility. 9pp. IN: Dept Conservation and Environment, Vic (ed) 'Proceedings of the fertility control in wildlife conference 12-24 Nov 1990'. Atkinson Conference Services, East Melbourne.
 
3. Robinson NA, Sherwin WB, Murray ND and Graves JAM. 1990 Applications of conservation genetics to the Eastern Barred Bandicoot, Perameles gunnii. pp 109-131 In: Clark T and Seebeck JH (eds.) "Management of small populations". Chicago Zoological Society, Brookfield, Ill, USA.
 
2. Sherwin WB, Murray ND, Graves JAM and Brown PR. (1989). Minimum research on conservation genetics of wild populations. In: Hicks, M., and Eiser, P. (eds.) "The conservation of threatened species and their habitats' . Occasional Paper No. 2. Australian Committee of the International Committee for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources; Sydney.
 
1. ** Sherwin WB. 1989. Conservation genetics and taxonomy of Perameles gunnii. In: Brown, P.R. "Management plan for the conservation of the Eastern Barred Bandicoot, Perameles gunnii, in Victoria". NPWD, ARIER, Victorian Ministry for Conservation, Forests, and Lands, Tech. Rep. Ser. No. 63.