Dr Michele Schiffer ~ Manager, Daintree Rainforest Observatory

Research Disciplines

• Evolutionary biology (3104)
• Genetics (3105)
• Medical microbiology (3207)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Expanding knowledge (2801)

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Journal Articles

• Li F, Rane R, Luria V, Xiong Z, Chen J, Li Z, Catullo R, Griffin P, Schiffer M, Pearce S, Lee S, McElroy K, Stocker A, Shirriffs J, Cockerell F, Coppin C, Sgrò C, Karger A, Cain J, Weber J, Santpere G, Kirschner M, Hoffmann A, Oakeshott J and Zhang G (2022) Phylogenomic analyses of the genus Drosophila reveals genomic signals of climate adaptation. Molecular Ecology Resources, 22 (4). pp. 1559-1581
• Richardson K, Schiffer M, Ross P, Thia J and Hoffmann A (2022) Characterization of the first Wolbachia from the genus Scaptodrosophila, a male-killer from the rainforest species S. claytoni. Insect Science, 29 (5). pp. 1401-1413
• Stocker A, Schiffer M, Gorab E and Hoffmann A (2022) Chromosome Comparisons of Australian Scaptodrosophila Species. Insects, 13 (4).
• Jeffs C, Terry J, Higgie M, Jandová A, Konvi?ková H, Brown J, Lue C, Schiffer M, O'Brien E, Bridle J, Hrcek J and Lewis O (2021) Molecular analyses reveal consistent food web structure with elevation in rainforest Drosophila – parasitoid communities. Ecography, 44 (3). pp. 403-413
• Popa-Báez Á, Lee S, Yeap H, Prasad S, Schiffer M, Mourant R, Castro-Vargas C, Edwards O, Taylor P and Oakeshott J (2020) Climate stress resistance in male Queensland fruit fly varies among populations of diverse geographic origins and changes during domestication. BMC Genetics, 21.
• Catullo R, Yeap H, Lee S, Bragg J, Cheesman J, De Faveri S, Edwards O, Hee A, Popa A, Schiffer M and Oakeshott J (2019) A genome-wide approach for uncovering evolutionary relationships of Australian Bactrocera species complexes (Diptera: Tephritidae). Invertebrate Systematics, 33 (4). pp. 618-627
• Richardson K, Griffin P, Lee S, Ross P, Endersby-hHarshman N, Schiffer M and Hoffmann A (2019) A Wolbachia infection from Drosophila that causes cytoplasmic incompatibility despite low prevalence and densities in males. Heredity, 122 (4). pp. 428-440
• Johnstone M, Schiffer M and Hoffmann A (2017) Separating multiple sources of variation on heat resistance in Drosophila hydei. Journal of Insect Physiology, 96. pp. 122-127
• Mcevey S and Schiffer M (2015) New species in the drosophila ananassae subgroup from northern Australia, New Guinea and the South Pacific (Diptera: Drosophilidae), with historical overview. Records of the Australian Museum, 67 (5). pp. 129-161

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