Prof David Blair ~ Adjunct Professor

My PhD studies were done at Glasgow University a very long time ago. The topic was the life-cycles of parasites infecting trout in fish-farms.

I have worked at James Cook University for two blocks of time. The first was in the late 1970s and the second started in 1989. In between those times, I was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Queensland (in the then Parasitology Dept) and a lecturer in the Zoology Dept at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.

Interests

Research

• Evolutionary biology, population genetics, phylogenetics, parasitology, taxonomy and systematics, molecular genetics, genomics, especially mitogenomics.

Teaching

• Evolutionary biology, systematics, conservation genetics.

Research Disciplines

• Evolutionary Biology (0603)
• Genetics (0604)
• Public Health and Health Services (1117)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Expanding Knowledge (9701)
• Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity (9608)
• Public Health (9204)

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

• Chapman P, Cribb T, Flint M, Traub R, Blair D, Kyaw-Tanner M and Mills P (2019) Spirorchiidiasis in marine turtles: the current state of knowledge. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 133. pp. 217-245
• Hutson K, Vaughan D and Blair D (2019) First record of a 'fish' blood fluke (Digenea: Aporocotylidae) from a marine mammal: Cardicola dhangali n. sp. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 10. pp. 23-28
• Le T, Nguyen K, Nguyen N, Doan H, Agatsuma T and Blair D (2019) The complete mitochondrial genome of Paragonimus ohirai (Paragonimidae: Trematoda: Platyhelminthes) and its comparison with P. Westermani congeners and other trematodes. PeerJ, 7.
• Ni Y, Ma X, Hu W, Blair D and Yin M (2019) New lineages and old species: lineage diversity and regional distribution of Moina (Crustacea: Cladocera) in China. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 134. pp. 87-98
• Doanh P, Tu L, Hien H, Duc N, Horii Y, Blair D and Nawa Y (2018) First intermediate hosts of Paragonimus spp. in Vietnam and identification of intramolluscan stages of different Paragonimus species. Parasites & Vectors, 11.
• Hernández-Chea R, Jiménez-Rocha A, Castro R, Blair D and Dolz G (2017) Morphological and molecular characterization of the metacercaria of Paragonimus caliensis, as a separate species from P. mexicanus in Costa Rica. Parasitology International, 66 (2). pp. 126-133
• Le T, Nguyen K, Nguyen N, Doan H, Dung D and Blair D (2017) The ribosomal transcription units of Haplorchis pumilio and H. taichui and the use of 28S rDNA sequences for phylogenetic identification of common heterophyids in Vietnam. Parasites & Vectors, 10 (17).
• Li Y, Yin M, Wu Q, McManus D, Blair D, Li H, Xu B, Mo X, Feng Z and Hu W (2017) Genetic diversity and selection of three nuclear genes in Schistosoma japonicum populations. Parasites & Vectors, 10 (87).
• Pitaksakulrat O, Kiatsopit N, Laoprom N, Webster B, Webster J, Lamberton P, Laha T, Andrews R, Petney T, Blair D, Carlton E, Spear R and Sithithaworn P (2017) Preliminary genetic evidence of two different populations of Opisthorchis viverrini in Lao PDR. Parasitology Research, 116 (4). pp. 1247-1256
• Blair D, Nawa Y, Mitreva M and Doanh P (2016) Gene diversity and genetic variation in lung flukes (genus Paragonimus). Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 110 (1). pp. 6-12
• Cuthill J, Sewell K, Cannon L, Charleston M, Lawler S, Littlewood D, Olson P and Blair D (2016) Australian spiny mountain crayfish and their temnocephalan ectosymbionts: an ancient association on the edge of coextinction? Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B, Biological Sciences, 283 (1831). pp. 1-10
• Doanh N, Tu A, Bui T, Loan T, Nonaka N, Horii Y, Blair D and Nawa Y (2016) Molecular and morphological variation of Paragonimus westermani in Vietnam with records of new second intermediate crab hosts and a new locality in a northern province. Parasitology, 143 (12). pp. 1639-1646

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 150+ research outputs authored by Prof David Blair from 1996 onwards.

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Towards a National Strongyloidiasis Control Program: Closing the Gap on Strongyloidiasis in Remote Indigenous Communities. (PhD , Secondary Advisor)

Completed

• Biodiversity, biogeography and phylogeny of Australian freshwater triclads (2017, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Bananas, Laos and economic development: farming practice and farmers' perceptions (2016, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Key factors influencing the occurrence and frequency of ciguatera (2017, PhD , Secondary Advisor)

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