We use molecular tools to investigate many aspects of coral biology including comparative genomics, development, stress responses and calcification.

Group research topics include insect physiology, salt and water regulation; locust and grapevine scale biology, and environmental physiology.

The aim of our research is to understand the ecology and evolution of interactions between plants and animals in the Australian biota.

We are interested in insect navigation and the sensory, neural and behavioural adaptations that underpin navigational competence in insects.