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Rebecca Wheatley

Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Tasmania

I'm an ecologist who is fascinated by how wild animals make the decisions they do when going about their daily lives. This is a pretty broad interest, and I enjoy working with people from lots of different fields to try and understand it. I'm currently modelling ecosystem interactions in modern and prehistoric Australia with the Dynamics of Eco-Evolutionary Patterns group and the ARC Centre of Excellence in Biodiversity and Heritage (University of Tasmania). I'm also a visiting fellow at the Australian National University.

Experience

  • 2019–present
    Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Tasmania
  • 2018–2019
    Postdoctoral research fellow, The University of Queensland

Education

  • 2018 
    The University of Queensland, PhD
  • 2012 
    The University of Queensland, BSc (Hons)

Publications

  • 2020
    Modeling escape success in terrestrial predator–prey interactions, Integrative and Comparative Biology
  • 2020
    Habitat features and performance interact to determine the outcomes of terrestrial predator-prey pursuits, Journal of Animal Ecology
  • 2020
    Greater agility increases probability of survival in the endangered northern quoll, Journal of Experimental Biology
  • 2019
    Moving in complex environments: a biomechanical analysis of locomotion on inclined and narrow substrates, Journal of Experimental Biology
  • 2018
    Ecological context and the probability of mistakes underlie speed choice, Functional Ecology
  • 2018
    Surface friction alters the agility of a small Australian marsupial, Journal of Experimental Biology
  • 2015
    How fast should an animal run when escaping? An optimality model based on the trade-off between speed and accuracy, Integrative and Comparative Biology
  • 2012
    Initial offspring size mediates trade-off between fecundity and longevity in the field, Marine Ecology Progress Series

Professional Memberships

  • Ecological Society of Australia
  • Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology
  • Australian Mammal Society