Denis O'Meally
Collection Manager
Address
Evolutionary Biology Unit
The Australian Museum
6 College St
Sydney 2010
Phone: (+612) 9320 6292 or 6175
Fax: (+612) 9320 6020
Email Denis O'Meally
Academic Qualifications
- B.Sc (Biology) Macquarie University, 1997
- B.Sc (Hons I) UNSW, 2002
Current research interests
- Molecular phylogenetics of the gekkonid tribe Diplodactylini
- Molecular phylogenetics and conservation of Strophurus (Gekkonidae)
- DNA based identification of wildlife
- Genetic criteria for reserve selection [More Info]
- Speciation in the genus Caledoniscincus (Scincidae)
- Phylogenetic analysis using distributed computers
Presentations and Publications
Refereed
Sadlier, R.A., O’Meally, D. and Bauer, A.M. (2002) The Scincid lizard genus Caledoniscincus (Reptilia: Scincidae) from New Caledonia in the southwest Pacific: a review of Caledoniscincus orestes Sadlier. In: Najt, J. and Grancolas, P., (Eds.) Zoologia Neocaledonica 5: Systématique et endémisme en Nouvelle-Calédonie. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 187: 257-267.
D. O'Meally and D. Colgan (in prep) Ranking geographic areas for conservation with genetic criteria: a case study using the reptiles of the Northwestern slopes of NSW.
D. Colgan and D. O'Meally (in prep) Molecular Studies: Implications for Phylogeny, Biogeography and Conservation . In: Australian Vertebrate Biogeography, Evolution and Conservation.
Non-refereed
D. O'Meally and D. Colgan (2001) Laboratory techniques in Molecular Evolutionary Studies: Course Notes and Protocols. Sydney: Australian Museum.
D. O'Meally and S. Livingstone (2000) Opportunistic Collection of Tissue in the Field. Sydney: Australian Museum. [Download]
Molecular Phylogenetics of Diplodactylin Geckoes. Poster presentation, XIX International Congress of Genetics, Melbourne (2003).
Molecular Phylogenetics of the Gekkonid Tribe Diplodactylini (Kluge). (2002) Unpublished Honours Thesis, UNSW. Also presented as a seminar at the Australian Society of Herpetology annual meeting, 2003.
Ranking areas for conservation with genetic criteria: a case study using the reptiles of the northwestern slopes of New South Wales. Poster presentation, Genetic Society of Australia. UNSW (2002). Winner, best student poster. [More info]
Genetic Criteria for Reserve Selection on the Northwestern Slopes of NSW. Poster Presentation, Genetic Society of Australia. University of Sydney (1998). [More info]
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