Shannon Corrigan

PhD Student

Molecular Ecology Lab
Macquarie University
Sydney, NSW 2109 Australia
Phone: 61 (2) 9850 8205; Fax: 61 (2) 9850 8245
E-mail: scorriga@bio.mq.edu.au

Career History

In November 2003 I completed my BSc at Macquarie University, majoring in aspects of biodiversity and conservation. In 2004, I completed my honours year with a focus in molecular ecology. During the first semester I investigated aspects of the phylogeography and conservation genetics of an Amazonian flooded-forest fish. During the second semester I conducted a preliminary parentage analysis for a population of bottlenose dolphins with the long term goal of optimizing our approach to enable us to answer questions regarding reproductive success and mate choice within this population.
In February 2005 I started my PhD under the supervision of Dr Luciano Beheregaray at Macquarie University. I am now working on the Phylogeography and conservation genetics of wobbegong sharks where I hope to further develop the skills obtained during my honours year and apply these skills to answer questions relevant to wobbegong sharks.

Research Interests

- Molecular Ecology
- Conservation Biology
- Biogeography and Evolution

Research Project (click here for details)

- Phylogeography and Conservation Genetics of Wobbegong Sharks

Publications

- Corrigan S, Huveneers C, Schwartz TS, Harcourt R, Beheregaray LB (in review) Genetic and reproductive evidence for a cryptic species of wobbegong shark on the Australian east coast.

- Corrigan S, Möller LM, Allen SJ, Beheregaray LB (in preparation) Paternity analysis in bottlenose dolphins: An assessment of the performance of different methods.