My research program consists of two broad, overlapping components: 1. evolution, ecology and conservation, and 2. systematics and taxonomy. Needless to say my interests are broad and I incorporate a variety of field, lab and experimental techniques in my research. I am particularly interested in processes of population divergence (particularly in mating traits) and the formation of new species. My main study system is hybrid zones between lineages of Green-eyed Treefrogs (Litoria serrata and L. myola) in rainforests of the Wet Tropics region of north-east Australia. These hybrid zones are fascinating and current projects revolve around determining the importance of reinforcement (increased premating isolation due to selection against maladaptive hybridisation) in speciation. Other projects I am currently working on include: targeted surveys for ‘missing’ and declined frogs; ecology and systematics of dipteran parasites of frogs; conservation of highly localised Queensland frogs and reptiles; and the invasion and impact of the Asian House Gecko in Australia.

Much of my research has involved frogs and reptiles but this has been largely a product of their suitability for the research questions to date. My interests are taxonomically broad.

Teaching

• BZ2450: Biodiversity of Tropical Australia (Level 2; TSV)
• BZ2725: Australian Terrestrial Diversity (Level 2; CNS & TSV)
• BZ3001: Field Studies in the Equatorial Tropics: Borneo (Level 3; TSV)
• BZ3220: Population and Community Ecology (Level 3; TSV)
• BZ3740: Wildlife Ecology and Management (Level 3; TSV)
• BZ5220: Population and Community Ecology (Level 5; TSV)
• BZ5740: Wildlife Ecology and Management (Level 5; TSV)
• BZ5925: Australian Terrestrial Diversity (Level 5; CNS & TSV)
• SC1101: Science: Nature, Knowledge and Understanding (Level 1; TSV)
• SC5820: Field Studies of Evolution in the Galapagos (Level 5; TSV)

Research Disciplines

• Evolutionary Biology (0603)
• Environmental Science and Management (0502)
• Ecological Applications (0501)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity (9608)
• Expanding Knowledge (9701)
• Control of Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species (9604)

Awards

• 2009 - Eureka Prize - ABRS Early Career Species Discovery
• 2003 - Henry Seibert Award - Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (International)

Fellowships

• 2011 to 2014 - ABRS BushBlitz Research Fellowship (2011-2014)
• 2007 to 2010 - ARC Australian Postdoctoral (APD) Research Fellowship (2007-2010)

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Barnett L, Phillips B and Hoskin C (2017) Going feral: time and propagule pressure determine range expansion of Asian house geckos into natural environments. Austral Ecology, 42 (2). pp. 165-175
• Coates A, Barnett L, Hoskin C and Phillips B (2017) Living on the edge: parasite prevalence changes dramatically across a range edge in an invasive gecko. American Naturalist, 189 (2). pp. 178-183
• Scheele B, Skerratt L, Grogan L, Hunter D, Clemann N, McFadden M, Newell D, Hoskin C, Gillespie G, Heard G, Brannelly L, Roberts A and Berger L (2017) After the epidemic: ongoing declines, stabilizations and recoveries inamphibians afflicted by chytridiomycosis. Biological Conservation, 206. pp. 37-46
• Fordham D, Brook B, Hoskin C, Pressey R, VanDerWal J and Williams S (2016) Extinction debt from climate change for frogs in the wet tropics. Biology Letters, 12. pp. 1-5
• Hoskin C and Couper P (2015) A new skink (Scincidae: Liburnascincus) from rocky habitat on Cape York, northeast Australia. Zootaxa, 3994 (2). pp. 222-234
• Scott M, Llewelyn J, Higgie M, Hoskin C, Pike K and Phillips B (2015) Chemoreception and mating behaviour of a tropical Australian skink. Acta Ethologica, 18 (3). pp. 283-293
• Hoskin C (2014) A new skink (Scincidae: Carlia) from the rainforest uplands of Cape Melville, north-east Australia. Zootaxa, 3869 (3). pp. 224-236
• Couper P and Hoskin C (2013) Two new subspecies of the leaf-tailed gecko Phyllurus ossa (Lacertilia: Carphodactylidae) from mid-eastern Queensland, Australia. Zootaxa, 3664 (4). pp. 537-553
• Hoskin C (2013) A new skink (Scincidae: Saproscincus) from rocky rainforest habitat on Cape Melville, north-east Australia. Zootaxa, 3722 (3). pp. 385-395
• Hoskin C (2013) A new frog species (Microhylidae: Cophixalus) from boulder-pile habitat of Cape Melville, north-east Australia. Zootaxa, 3722 (1). pp. 61-72

Book Chapters

• Hero J, Roberts J, Hoskin C, Lowe K, Narayan E and Bishop P (2015) Austral amphibians: Gondwanan relicts in peril. In: Austral Ark: the state of wildlife in Australia and New Zealand. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, pp. 440-466
• Reside A, Ceccarelli D, Isaac J, Hilbert D, Moran C, Llewelyn J, Macdonald S, Hoskin C, Pert P and Parsons J (2014) Biodiversity: adaptation pathways and opportunities. In: Adaptation Pathways and Opportunities for the Wet Tropics NRM Cluster Region: volume 1: introduction, biodiversity and ecosystem services. James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia, pp. 11-74

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 70+ research outputs authored by Dr Conrad Hoskin from 1999 onwards.

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Current

• Can Species Interactions Cause Rapid Niche Adaptation? (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Species Interations and the Evolution of Mating Traits (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Biogeography, Speciation, and Systematics of a Tree Frog Species Complex in the Amazon Basin (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Cane Toads in Wet Tropics Upland Rainforest and thier Current and Potential Impact on Native Fauna (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Pheromones as a Mating Trait in Australian lizards: Understanding Diversity in Morphologically Conservative Taxa (PhD , Primary Advisor)

Completed

• Understanding range expansion of Asian house geckos (Hemidactylus frenatus) in natural environments (2017, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Locating adaptive diversity in the face of climate change (2016, PhD , Associate Advisor)

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