Prof David Blair ~ Adjunct Professor
College of Science & Engineering
- About
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- Interests
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- Research
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- Evolutionary biology, population genetics, phylogenetics, parasitology, taxonomy and systematics, molecular genetics, genomics, especially mitogenomics.
- Teaching
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- Evolutionary biology, systematics, conservation genetics.
- Research Disciplines
- Socio-Economic Objectives
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.
- Publications
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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
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- Choi Y, Fontenla S, Fischer P, Le T, Costabile A, Blair D, Brindley P, Tort J, Cabada M and Mitreva M (2020) Adaptive radiation of the flukes of the family Fasciolidae inferred from genome-wide comparisons of key species. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 37 (1), pp. 84-99, DOI:10.1093/molbev/msz204.
- Namsanor J, Pitaksakulrat O, Kopolrat K, Kiatsopit N, Webster B, Gower C, Webster J, Laha T, Saijuntha W, Laoprom N, Andrews R, Petney T, Blair D and Sithithaworn P (2020) Impact of geography and time on genetic clusters of Opisthorchis viverrini identified by microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA analysis. International Journal for Parasitology, 50 (14), pp. 1133-1144, DOI:10.1016/j.ijpara.2020.06.011.
- 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, DOI:10.3354/dao03348.
- 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, DOI:10.1016/j.ijppaw.2019.06.009.
- 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, Article: e7031, DOI:10.7717/peerj.7031.
- 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, DOI:10.1016/j.ympev.2019.02.007.
- 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, Article: 328, DOI:10.1186/s13071-018-2897-2.
- Mclean J, Johnson A, Woods D, Muller R, Blair D and Buettner P (2018) Growth rates of, and milk feeding schedules for, juvenile spectacled flying-foxes (Pteropus conspicillatus) reared for release at a rehabilitation centre in north Queensland, Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology, 66 (3), pp. 201-213, DOI:10.1071/ZO18076.
- 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, DOI:10.1016/j.parint.2016.12.006.
- 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), DOI:10.1186/s13071-017-1968-0.
- 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), DOI:10.1186/s13071-017-2033-8.
- Book Chapters
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- Blair D (2019) Paragonimiasis. In: Digenetic Trematodes. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1154. Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 105-138
- More
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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 154+ research outputs authored by Prof David Blair from 1996 onwards.
- Supervision
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Advisory Accreditation: I can be on your Advisory Panel as a Primary or Secondary Advisor.
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.
- Completed
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- Key factors influencing the occurrence and frequency of ciguatera (2017, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
- Bananas, Laos and economic development: farming practice and farmers' perceptions (2016, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
- Biodiversity, biogeography and phylogeny of Australian freshwater triclads (2017, PhD , Primary Advisor)
- Collaboration
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The map shows research collaborations by institution from the past 7 years.
Note: Map points are indicative of the countries or states that institutions are associated with.- 5+ collaborations
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- 1 collaboration
- Indicates the Tropics (Torrid Zone)
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