How do evolutionary and population genetics principles help us to understand the processes that drive loss or maintenance of genetic diversity in animal populations?
How do these processes affect the future of threatened species, especially in the face of inbreeding, population fragmentation, translocations, captive rearing and a variety of anthropogenic challenges?
My passion is the advancement of emerging genetic, analytical and computational tools, to gain novel perspectives on evolutionary processes affecting individual- and population-level genetic diversity of threatened species.
I am proud to see these data used to further the conservation goals of a variety of threatened species management programmes.
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BioScience
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Global commitments to conserving genetic diversity are now necessary and feasible
Hoban, S; Bruford, M; Lopes-Fernandes, M; Funk, C; Galbusera, P; Griffith, MP; Grueber, CE; Heuertz, M; Hunter, ME; Hvilsom, C; Kershaw, F; Kalamujic, B; Khoury, CK; Laikre, L; MacDonald, AJ; Mergeay, J; Meek, M; Mittan, C; Mukassabi, T; O’Brien, D; Ogden, R; Palma da Silva, C; Ramakrishnan, U; Segelbacher, G; Shaw, R; Sjögren-Gulve, P; Velickovic, N; Vernesi, C
Molecular Ecology
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First evidence of deviation from Mendelian proportions in a conservation program.
Grueber, CE / Farquharson, KM; Wright, BR; Wallis, GP; Hogg, CJ; Belov, K
Biodiversity and Conservation (2021)
30:1011-1029
Assessing evolutionary processes over time in a conservation breeding program: a combined approach using molecular data, simulations and pedigree analysis.
Wright, BR; Hogg, CJ; McLennan, EA; Belov, K; Grueber, CE
Emu - Austral Ornithology
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Evolutionary genetics of translocated island populations of birds: data and opportunities.
Dwyer, JA; Laws, RJ; Grueber, CE
Conservation Genetics
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Authors’ reply to letter to the editor: continued improvement to genetic diversity indicator for CBD
Laikre, L; Hohenlohe, PA; Allendorf, FW; Bertola, LD; Breed, MF; Bruford, MW; Funk, WC; Gajardo, G; González-Rodríguez, A; Grueber, CE; Hedrick, PW; Heuertz, M; Hunter, ME; Johannesson, K; Liggins, L; MacDonald, AJ; Mergeay, J; Moharrek, F; O’Brien, D; Ogden, R; Orozco-terWengel, P; Palma-Silva, C; Pierson, J; Paz-Vinas, I; Russo, I-RM; Ryman, N; Segelbacher, G; Sjögren-Gulve, P; Waits, LP; Vernesi, C; Hoban, S
Nature Communications (2021)
12:3045
Effective population size remains a suitable, pragmatic indicator of genetic diversity for all species, including forest trees
Hoban, S; Paz-Vinas, I; Aitken, S; Bertola, LD; Breed, MF; Bruford, MW; Funk, WC; Grueber, CE; Heuertz, M; Hohenlohe, P; Hunter, ME; Jaffé, R; Fernandes, ML; Mergeay, J; Moharrek, F; O'Brien, D; Segelbacher, G; Vernesi, C; Waits, L; Laikre, L
Diversity (2021)
13:63
Reducing the extinction risk of populations threatened by infectious disease
Glassock, GL; Grueber, CE; Belov, K; Hogg, CJ
Biological Conservation (2021)
253:108906
Effective population size remains a suitable, pragmatic indicator of genetic diversity for all species, including forest trees.
Hoban, S; Paz-Vinas, I; Aitken, S; Bertola, LD; Breed, MF; Bruford, MW; Funk, WC; Grueber, CE; Heuertz, M; Hohenlohe, P; Hunter, ME; Jaffé, R; Fernandes, ML; Mergeay, J; Moharrek, F; OBrien, D; Segelbacher, G; Vernesi, C; Waits, L; Laikre, L
Conservation Genetics (2021)
22:499-512
Genomics for conservation: a case study of behavioural genes in Tasmanian devils
Silver, LW; Hogg, CJ; Wright, BR; Grueber, CE
Conservation Biology
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Moving from trends to benchmarks: regression tree analysis to find the critical inbreeding threshold in the endangered Hawaiian crow.
Flanagan, A; Masuda, B; Grueber, CE; Sutton, J
Molecular Ecology Resources (2021)
21:721-732
Characterisation of reproductive gene diversity in the endangered Tasmanian devil.
Brandies, PA; Wright, BR; Hogg, CJ Grueber, CE; Belov, K
Conservation Genetics (2020)
21: 869-877
Genetic impacts of conservation management actions in a critically endangered parrot species.
Morrison, CE; Johnson, RL; Grueber, CE; Hogg, CJ
Evolutionary Ecology (2020)
34:803-830
Assessment of the dunnocks' introduction to New Zealand using innate immune-gene diversity.
Lara, CE; Grueber, CE; Holtmann, B; Santos, ESA; Johnson, SL; Robertson, BC; Castaño-Villa, GJ; Lagisz, M; Nakagawa, S
Biological Conservation (2020)
248:108654
Genetic diversity targets and indicators in the CBD post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework must be improved.
Hoban, S; Bruford, M; D'Urban Jackson, J; Lopes-Fernandes, M; Heuertz, M; Hohenlohe, PA; Paz-Vinas, I; Sögren-Gulve, P; Segelbacher, G; Vernesi, C; Aitken, S; Bertola, LD; Bloomer, P; Breed, M; Rodríguez-Correa, H; Funk, WC; Grueber, CE; Hunter, ME; Jaffe, R; Liggins, L; Mergeay, J; Moharrek, F; O'Brien, D; Ogden, R; Palma-Silva, C; Pierson, J; Ramakrishnan, U; Simo-Droissart, M; Tani, N; Waits, L; Laikre, L
Molecular Ecology Resources (2020)
20:1526-1541
A demonstration of conservation genomics for threatened species management.
Wright, BR; Farquharson, KA; McLennan, EA; Belov, K; Hogg, CJ; Grueber, CE
Conservation Genetics (2020)
21:665-675
Investigating inbreeding in a free-ranging, captive population of an Australian marsupial.
Mulvena, SR; Pierson, JC; Farquharson, KA; McLennan, EA; Hogg, CJ; Grueber, CE
Evolutionary Applications (2020)
13:2179-2189
Deciphering genetic mate choice: not so simple in group-housed conservation breeding programs.
Farquharson, KA; Hogg, CJ; Belov, K; Grueber, CE
Animal Conservation (2020)
23:700-712
Mixing genetically differentiated populations successfully boosts diversity of an endangered carnivore.
McLennan, EA; Grueber, CE; Wise, P; Belov, K; Hogg, CJ
PeerJ (2020)
8:e9220
Inbreeding depression in one of the last DFTD-free wild populations of Tasmanian devils.
Gooley, RM; Hogg, CJ; Fox, S; Pemberton, D; Belov, K; Grueber, CE
Intl Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife (2020)
12:113-120
MHC-associated Baylisascaris schroederi load informs the giant panda reintroduction program.
Zhu, Y; Grueber, CE; Li, Y; He, M; Hu, L; He, K; Liu, H; Zhang, H; Wu, H
Australian Zoologist (2020)
40: 492-504
Genetic analysis of scat samples to inform conservation of the Tasmanian devil.
Grueber, CE; Chong, R; Gooley, RM; McLennan, EA; Barrs, VR; Belov, K; Hogg, CJ
Emu - Austral Ornithology (2020)
120: 56-64
Low innate immune-gene diversity in the critically endangered orange-bellied parrot (Neophema chrysogaster).
Morrison, CE; Hogg, CJ; Gales, R; Johnson, RN; Grueber, CE
Biological Conservation (2020)
241: 108318
Preserving the demographic and genetic integrity of a single source population during multiple translocations.
Hogg, CJ; McLennan, EA; Wise, P; Lee, AV: Pemberton, D; Fox, S; Belov, K; Grueber, CE
CSIRO Publishing (2019)
Genetic tools - maintaining genetic diversity in the Tasmanian devil metapopulation. Pages 55-65 in "Saving the Tasmanian Devil: Recovery Through Science-based Management", CJ Hogg, S Fox, D Pemberton and K Belov (editors).
Grueber, CE; McLennan, EA
Elsevier (2019)
MHC genes and mate choice. Pages 331-336 in "Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, 2nd edn", J Choe (editor).
Brandies, P; Grueber, CE; Hogg, CJ; Belov, K
Molecular Biology Reports (2019)
46: 5575-5580
Impact of reduced-representation sequencing protocols on detecting population structure in a threatened marsupial.
Wright, BR; Grueber, CE; Lott, MJ; Belov, K; Johnson RN; Hogg, CJ
Animal Microbiome (2019)
1: 8
Looking like the locals - gut microbiome changes post-release in an endangered species.
Chong, R; Grueber, CE; Fox, S; Wise, P; Barrs, VR; Hogg, CJ; Belov, K;
Behavioral Ecology (2019)
30: 1196-1204
MHC-associated mate choice under competitive conditions in captive versus wild Tasmanian devils.
Day, J; Gooley, RM; Hogg, CJ; Belov, K; Whittington, CM; Grueber, CE
Conservation Genetics (2019)
20: 1187-1193
A case for genetic parentage assignment in captive group housing.
Farquharson, KA; Hogg, CJ / Grueber, CE
Animal Conservation (2019)
22: 348-361
Founder relationships and conservation management: empirical kinships reveal the effect on breeding programmes when founders are assumed to be unrelated.
Hogg, CJ; Wright, B; Morris, KM; Lee, AV; Ivy, JA; Grueber, CE / Belov, K
Reproduction, Fertility and Development (2019)
31: 1296–1304
A Tasmanian devil breeding program to support wild recovery.
Grueber, CE; Peel, E; Wright, BR; Hogg, CJ; Belov, K
BMC Genomics (2019)
20: 453
From reference genomes to population genomics: comparing three reference-aligned reduced-representation sequencing pipelines in two wildlife species.
Wright, B / Farquharson, KA; McLennan, EA; Belov, K; Hogg, CJ; Grueber, CE
Journal of Virology (2019)
93: e00205-19
Fecal viral diversity of captive and wild Tasmanian devils characterized using virion-enriched metagenomics and meta-transcriptomics.
Chong, R; Shi, M; Grueber, CE; Holmes, EC; Hogg, CJ; Belov, K; Barrs VR
Molecular Ecology Resources (2019)
19: 659-671
Too much of a good thing? Finding the most informative genetic dataset to answer conservation questions.
McLennan, EA; Hogg, CJ; Wright, BR; Belov, K; Grueber, CE
Evolutionary Applications (2019)
12: 280-291
Complex problems need detailed solutions: Harnessing multiple data types to inform genetic management in the wild.
Grueber, CE; Fox, S; McLennan, EA; Gooley, RM; Pemberton, D; Hogg, CJ; Belov, K
Australian Veterinary Journal (2018)
96: 442-449
High blood lead concentrations in captive Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii): a threat to the conservation of the species?
Hivert, LG; Clarke, JR; Peck, SJ; Lawrence, C; Brown, WE; Huxtable, SJ; Schaap, D; Pemberton, D; Grueber, CE
Pacific Conservation Biology (2018)
24: 271-279
Devil women.
Fox, S; Hogg, CJ; Grueber, CE; Belov, K
Nature Genetics (2018)
50: 1102-1111
Adaptation and conservation insights from the koala genome.
Johnson, RN / O’Meally, D / Chen, Z; Etherington, GJ; Ho, SYW; Nash, WJ; Grueber, CE; Cheng, Y; Whittington, CM; Dennison, S; Peel, E; Haerty, W; O’Neill, RJ; Colgan, D; Russell, TL; Alquezar-Planas, DE; Attenbrow, V; Bragg, JG; Brandies, PA; Chong, AY-Y; Deakin, JE; Di, Palma, F; Duda, Z; Eldridge, MDB; Ewart, KM; Hogg, CJ; Frankham, GJ; Georges, A; Gillett, AK; Govendir, M; Greenwood, AD; Hayakawa, T; Helgen, KM; Hobbs, M; Holleley, CE; Heider, TN; Jones, EA; King, A; Madden, D; Graves, JAM; Morris, KM; Neaves, LE; Patel, HR; Polkinghorne, A; Renfree, MB; Robin, C; Salinas, R; Tsangaras, K; Waters, PD; Waters, SA; Wright, B; Wilkins, MR / Timms, P / Belov, K
PeerJ (2018)
6: e5438
Disentangling the mechanisms of mate choice in a captive koala population.
Brandies, PA; Grueber, CE; Ivy, JA; Hogg, CJ; Belov, K
Nature Communications (2018)
9: 1055
A meta-analysis of birth-origin effects on reproduction in diverse captive environments.
Farquharson, KA; Hogg, CJ; Grueber, CE
Biological Conservation (2018)
222: 287-288
Response to Britt et al. 2018 “The importance of non-academic co-authors in bridging the conservation genetics gap†Biological Conservation 218, 118–123
Hogg, CJ; Taylor, HR; Fox, S; Grueber, CE
Mammalian Biology (2018)
91: 41-45
Landscape-level field data reveal broad-scale effects of a fatal, transmissible cancer on population ecology of the Tasmanian devil.
Grueber, CE; Fox, S; Belov, K; Pemberton, D; Hogg, CJ
Wildlife Research (2018)
45: 31-37
Are any populations safe? Unexpected reproductive decline in a population of Tasmanian devils free of devil facial tumour disease.
Farquharson, KA / Gooley, RM; Fox, S; Huxtable, S; Belov, K; Pemberton, D; Hogg CJ / Grueber, CE
BMC Zoology (2018)
3: 2
The effects of group versus intensive housing on the retention of genetic diversity in insurance populations.
Gooley, RM; Hogg, CJ; Belov, K; Grueber, CE
Biological Reviews (2018)
93: 1108–1124
Intergenerational effects of nutrition on immunity: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Grueber, CE; Gray, LJ; Morris, KM; Simpson, SJ; Senior, AM
Conservation Genetics (2018)
19: 439-450
Pedigree reconstruction using molecular data reveals an early warning sign of gene diversity loss in an island population of Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii)
McLennan, EA; Gooley, RM; Wise, P; Belov, K; Hogg, CJ / Grueber, CE
Molecular Ecology (2017)
26: 4631–4643
Population demography and heterozygosity-fitness correlations in natural guppy populations: an examination using sexually selected fitness traits
Grueber, CE; Fitzpatrick, JL; Devigili, A; Gasparini, C; Ramnarine, IW; Evans, JP
Scientific Reports (2017)
7: 2161
Increasing generations in captivity is associated with increased vulnerability of Tasmanian devils to vehicle strike following release to the wild
Grueber, CE / Reid-Wainscoat, EE; Fox, S; Belov, K; Shier, DM; Hogg, CJ / Pemberton, D
Scientific Reports (2017)
7: 1830
No evidence of inbreeding depression in a Tasmanian devil insurance population despite significant variation in inbreeding
Gooley, RM; Hogg, CJ; Belov, K / Grueber, CE
Journal of Heredity (2017)
108: 488-495
Pedigree analysis reveals a generational decline in reproductive success of captive Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii): implications for captive management of threatened species
Farquharson, KA; Hogg, CJ; Grueber, CE
Molecular Ecology (2017)
26: 2660–2673
Reciprocal translocation of small numbers of inbred individuals rescues immunogenetic diversity.
Grueber, CE / Sutton, JT; Heber, S; Briskie, JV; Jamieson, IG; Robertson, BC
Animal Conservation (2017)
20: 14-15
Making the best of a bad situation: genetic rescue in the absence of an ideal source population.
Grueber, CE
New Zealand Journal of Ecology (2017)
41: 98-106
Differential patterns of diversity at microsatellite, MHC, and TLR loci in South Island saddleback populations that have been affected by translocations and disease.
Knafler, GJ; Grueber, CE; Sutton, JT; Jamieson, IG
Conservation Letters (2017)
10: 133–138
“Devil tools & techâ€: a synergy of conservation research and management practice.
Hogg, CJ; Grueber, CE; Pemberton, D; Fox, S; Lee, AV; Ivy, JA; Belov, K
Ecology (2016)
97: 3293-3299
Heterogeneity in ecological and evolutionary meta-analyses: its magnitude and implications.
Senior, AM; Grueber, CE; Kamiya, T; Lagisz, M; O’Dwyer, K; Santos, ESA; Nakagawa, S
Mammalian Biology (2016)
81: 523–526
Macronutritional consequences of food generalism in an invasive mammal, the wild boar.
Senior, AM / Grueber, CE; Machovsky-Capuska, GE; Simpson, SJ; Raubenheimer, D
Archives of Virology (2016)
161: 811-820
Comparison of beak and feather disease virus prevalence and immunity-associated genetic diversity over time in an island population of the Red-crowned Parakeet.
Knafler, GJ; Ortiz-Catedral, L; Jackson, B; Vasarni, A; Grueber, CE; Robertson, BC; Jamieson, IG
Evolution (2016)
70: 154-166
Unexpected positive and negative effects of continuing inbreeding in one of the world`s most inbred wild animals.
Weiser, EL; Grueber, CE; Kennedy, ES; Jamieson, IG
BMC Genomics (2015)
16: 791
Development of a SNP-based assay for measuring genetic diversity in the Tasmanian devil insurance population.
Wright, B; Morris, K; Grueber, CE; Willet, C; Gooley, R; Hogg, CJ; O’Meally, D; Hamede, R; Jones, M; Wade, C; Belov, K
Trends in Genetics (2015)
31: 528-535
Genomic insights into a contagious cancer in Tasmanian devils.
Grueber, CE; Peel, E; Gooley, R; Belov, K
Molecular Ecology (2015)
24: 3860–3872
Lack of genetic diversity across diverse immune genes in an endangered mammal, the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii).
Morris, KM; Wright, B; Grueber, CE; Hogg, C; Belov, K
Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal (2015)
13: 370-375
Comparative genomics for biodiversity conservation.
Grueber, CE
Conservation Genetics (2015)
16: 595-611
Toll-like receptor diversity in 10 threatened bird species: relationship with microsatellite heterozygosity.
Grueber, CE; Knafler, GJ; King, TM; Senior, AM; Grosser, S; Robertson, B; Weston, KA; Brekke, P; Harris, CLW; Jamieson, IG
BMC Evolutionary Biology (2015)
15: 63
Selection on MHC class II supertypes in the New Zealand endemic Hochstetter’s frog.
Lillie, M; Grueber, CE; Sutton, JT; Howitt, R; Bishop, PJ; Gleeson, D; Belov, K
Molecular Ecology (2015)
24: 1645–1653
Impacts of early viability selection on management of inbreeding and genetic diversity in conservation.
Grueber, CE; Hogg, CJ; Ivy, JA; Belov, K
PLoS ONE (2014)
9: e89632
Episodic positive selection in the evolution of avian Toll-like receptor innate immunity genes.
Grueber, CE; Wallis, GP; Jamieson, IG
Evolution (2014)
68: 987-955
Severe inbreeding depression and no evidence of purging in an extremely inbred wild species - the Chatham Island black robin.
Kennedy, ES / Grueber, CE; Duncan, RP; Jamieson, IG
Conservation Genetics Resources (2013)
5: 1043-1047
Primers for amplification of innate immunity Toll-like receptors in threatened birds of the Apterygiformes, Gruiformes, Psittaciformes and Passeriformes.
Grueber, CE; Jamieson, IG
Molecular Ecology (2013)
22: 4470–4482
Genetic drift outweighs natural selection at toll-like receptor (TLR) immunity loci in a reintroduced population of a threatened species.
Grueber, CE; Wallis, GP; Jamieson, IG
Immunogenetics (2013)
65: 619–633
Characterization of MHC class II B polymorphism in bottlenecked New Zealand saddlebacks reveals low levels of genetic diversity.
Sutton, JT; Robertson, BC; Grueber, CE; Stanton, JL; Jamieson, IG
PLoS ONE (2013)
8: e61471
Parallel tagged next-generation sequencing on pooled samples – a new approach for population genetics in ecology and conservation.
Zavodna, M; Grueber, CE; Gemmell, NJ
Conservation Biology (2013)
27: 335-344
Simulating retention of rare alleles in small populations to assess management options for species with different life histories.
Weiser, EL; Grueber, CE; Jamieson, IG
PLoS ONE (2012)
7: e45011
Variation at innate immunity Toll-like receptor genes in a bottlenecked population of a New Zealand robin.
Grueber, CE; Wallis, GP; King, TM; Jamieson, IG
Molecular Ecology Resources (2012)
12: 1161–1167
AlleleRetain: a program to assess management options for conserving allelic diversity in small, isolated populations.
Weiser, EL; Grueber, CE; Jamieson, IG
NZ Journal of Ecology (2012)
36: 223-227
Are introduced takahe populations on offshore islands at carrying capacity? Implications for genetic management.
Grueber, CE; Maxwell, JM; Jamieson, IG
Ibis (2011)
153: 384-394
Low genetic diversity and small population size of Takahe Porphyrio hochstetteri on European arrival in New Zealand.
Grueber, CE; Jamieson, IG
Journal of Evolutionary Biology (2011)
24: 699-711
Multimodel inference in ecology and evolution: challenges and solutions.
Grueber, CE; Nakagawa, S; Laws, RL; Jamieson, IG
Molecular Ecology (2011)
20: 67-79
The imprecision of heterozygosity-fitness correlations hinders the detection of inbreeding and inbreeding depression in a threatened species.
Grueber, CE; Waters, JM; Jamieson, IG
Conservation Biology (2010)
24: 1617-1625
Inbreeding depression accumulation across life-history stages of the endangered takahe.
Grueber, CE; Laws RJ; Nakagawa S; Jamieson IG
Conservation Genetics (2008)
9: 645-651
Quantifying and managing the loss of genetic variation in a free-ranging population of takahe through the use of pedigrees.
Grueber, CE; Jamieson IG
NZ Journal of Ecology (2008)
32: 130-137
Managing genetic diversity in threatened populations: a New Zealand perspective.
Jamieson, IG; Grueber, CE; Waters, JM; Gleeson, DM
Molecular Ecology Resources (2008)
8: 884-886
Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci from the endangered New Zealand takahe (Gruiformes; Rallidae; Porphyrio hochstetteri).
Grueber, CE; King, TM; Waters, JM; Jamieson, IG
Molecular Ecology (2008)
17: 3978-3984
Heterozygosity-fitness correlations and their relevance to studies on inbreeding depression in threatened species.
Grueber, CE; Wallis, GP; Jamieson, IG