Dr Howard Ross, BSc (hons) MSc PhD

Phone: 3737599 x86160
Thomas Building, Level 2, Rm 284
Email: h.ross@auckland.ac.nz

Research

The application of computational and phylogenetic analyses to a wide range of problems:

using genomic sequences to determine the species identity of specimens
(see DNA Surveillance at www.dna-surveillance.auckland.ac.nz)
dynamics of sequence evolution in viral genomes
the incidence of species-level paraphyly in different groups of animals
the estimation of rates of molecular evolution
the evolution of bird song, when considered to comprise gene-like memes
the timing and path of human settlement of the Pacific

Wright, S. D., H. A. Ross, D. J. Keeling, P. McBride, and L. N. Gillman. 2011. Thermal energy and the rate of genetic evolution in marine fishes. Evolutionary Ecology 25:525-530.
Masters, B. C., V. Fan, and H. A. Ross. 2011. Species Delimitation - a Geneious plugin for the exploration of species boundaries. Molecular Ecology Resources 11:154-157.
Robins, J. H., P. A. McLenachan, M. J. Phillips, B. J. McComish, E. Matisoo-Smith, and H. A. Ross. 2010. Evolutionary relationships and divergence times among the native rats of Australia. BMC Evolutionary Biology 10:375.
Ranjard, L., M. G. Anderson, M. J. Rayner, R. B. Payne, I. McLean, J. V. Briskie, H. A. Ross, D. H. Brunton, S. M. N. Wooley, and M. E. Hauber. 2010. Bioacoustic distances between the begging calls of brood parasites and their host species: a comparison of bioacoustic techniques. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 64:1915-1926.
Padhi, A., H. A. Ross, J. A. Terwee, S. VandeWoude, and M. Poss. 2010. Profound differences in virus population genetics correspond to protection from CD4 decline resulting from Feline Lentivirus coinfection. Viruses 2:2663-2680.
Wright, S. D., L. N. Gillman, H. A. Ross, and D. J. Keeling. 2010. Energy and the tempo of evolution in amphibians. Global Ecology and Biogeography 19:733-740.

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Tags: phylogenetics trees species identification