Rachael Y. Dudaniec

Macquarie University — Australia

Immunology and Microbiology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Bird parasitology and diseases(24), Animal Behavior and Reproduction(22), Genetic diversity and population structure(19), Plant and animal studies(18), Species Distribution and Climate Change(16)

Publications75 total

Landscape and Climate‐Associated Selection in the Native and Widespread Bumblebee, <scp> <i>Bombus terrestris</i> </scp>
Molecular Ecology·2025Open Access
Landscape‐Wide Metabarcoding Shows Interactions Among the Gut Microbiome and Pollen Diversity in the Invasive Bumblebee, <scp> <i>Bombus terrestris</i> </scp>
Ecology and Evolution·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Metabarcoding data for gut microbiome and pollen from <em>Bombus terrestris</em> in Tasmania, Australia
DRYAD·2025Open Access
Fitness and Morphology Support Genetic Differentiation Across Different Geographic Scales in a Native Insect Utilising Native vs. Invasive Host Plants
Ecology and Evolution·2025Open Access
Putative signatures of genomic adaptation to Cuckoo brood parasitism in Reed Warbler hosts across Europe
2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Genomic Introgression Between Critically Endangered and Stable Species of Darwin's Tree Finches on the Galapagos Islands
Evolutionary Applications·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Landscape-wide metabarcoding of the invasive bumblebee <i>(Bombus terrestris)</i> shows interactions among the gut microbiome and pollenbiome
2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Genomic introgression between critically endangered and stable species of Darwin’s tree finches on the Galapagos Islands
2024Open Access
Selection despite low genetic diversity and high gene flow in a rapid island invasion of the bumblebee, <i>Bombus terrestris</i>
Molecular Ecology·2023· 11 citedOpen Access
Selection despite low genetic diversity and high gene flow in a rapid island invasion of the bumblebee, Bombus terrestris
2023· 2 citedOpen Access
Morphological Variation in Bumblebees (<i>Bombus terrestris</i>) (Hymenoptera:<i>Apidae</i>) After Three Decades of an Island Invasion
Journal of Insect Science·2023· 12 citedOpen Access
Genomic insights into micro- and macro-evolutionary processes in Odonata
2022· 2 cited
Genetics reveals shifts in reproductive behaviour of the invasive bird parasite Philornis downsi collected from Darwin’s finch nests
Biological Invasions·2022· 5 citedOpen Access
Dominant factors shaping the gut microbiota of wild birds
Emu - Austral Ornithology·2022· 33 cited
The importance of eco-evolutionary dynamics for predicting and managing insect range shifts
Current Opinion in Insect Science·2022· 12 citedOpen Access
Functional traits and foraging behaviour: Avian vampire fly larvae change the beak and fitness of their Darwin's finch hosts
Functional Ecology·2022· 6 citedOpen Access
Genomic divergence and a lack of recent introgression between commercial and wild bumblebees (<i>Bombus terrestris</i>)
Evolutionary Applications·2022· 23 citedOpen Access
Dominant factors shaping the gut microbiota of wild birds
Figshare·2022Open Access
Female in-nest attendance predicts the number of ectoparasites in Darwin's finch species
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences·2021· 11 citedOpen Access
Temporal and spatial variation in sex-specific abundance of the avian vampire fly (Philornis downsi)
Parasitology Research·2021· 7 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Sonia Kleindorfer(22), Adam Stow(8), Jody A. O’Connor(6), Lesley T. Lancaster(6), Erik Svensson(5), Bengt Hansson(5), M. Gardner(4), Sonu Yadav(4), Sylvie V. M. Tesson(3), Katharina J. Peters(3), Cecilia Kardum Hjort(3), Henrik G. Smith(3), Lauren K. Common(3), Chuanji Yong(2), Birgit Feßl(2), Maren Wellenreuther(2), Andy J. Green(2), Beth Okamura(2), Jakob Löndahl(2), Wesley T. Loo(2)