Rosser, Natalie

Overview

I’m a marine biologist who is fascinated by corals. I've been studying the causes and consequences of biannual coral spawning on Indo-Pacific reefs for many years. At a broader level I'm endlessly interested in marine ecology and evolutionary biology, and understanding the processes that drive speciation and biodiversity. Understanding the evolutionary origins and maintenance of biodiversity are key challenges for conservation scientists, because high genetic diversity guards against future contingencies, such as disease or climate change. My research investigates the way genetic diversity is originated and maintained in the marine realm, and is an integration of biology, ecology and genetics.

Top Publications

Year	Title
2017	Phylogenomics provides new insight into evolutionary relationships and genealogical discordance in the reef-building coral genus Acropora Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
2015	Asynchronous spawning in sympatric populations of a hard coral reveals cryptic species and ancient genetic lineages Published in Molecular Ecology

Research Areas

Geographic Focus

Australia and International Continent

Available as Research Supervisor

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2021	Factors limiting the range extension of corals into high-latitude reef regions Published In Diversity
2020	Geography and spawning season drive genetic divergence among populations of the hard coral Acropora tenuis from Indonesia and Western Australia Published In Coral Reefs
2017	Phylogenomics provides new insight into evolutionary relationships and genealogical discordance in the reef-building coral genus Acropora Published In Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
2016	Demographic history and asynchronous spawning shape genetic differentiation among populations of the hard coral Acropora tenuis in Western Australia Published In Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
2016	Is Tridacna maxima (Bivalvia: Tridacnidae) at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia? Published In Molluscan Research
2015	A diverse assemblage of reef corals thriving in a dynamic intertidal reef setting (Bonaparte archipelago, Kimberley, Australia) Published In PLoS One
2015	Asynchronous spawning in sympatric populations of a hard coral reveals cryptic species and ancient genetic lineages Published In Molecular Ecology
2013	Biannual coral spawning decreases at higher latitudes on Western Australian reefs Published In Coral Reefs
2012	Abundance, distribution and new records of scleractinian corals at Barrow Island and Southern Montebello Islands, Pilbara (Offshore) Bioregion Published In Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia
2012	Is monitoring for mass spawning events in coral assemblages in north Western Australia likely to detect spawning? Published In Marine Pollution Bulletin
2011	Australian corals thriving out of water in an extreme environment Published In Coral Reefs
2008	New insights into patterns of coral spawning on Western Australian reefs Published In CORAL REEFS

Chapter

Year	Title
2014	Marine ecology Published In Ecological Studies of the Bonaparte Archipelago and Browse Basin Publisher Perth, Western Australia

Available as Research Supervisor

Potential Supervision Topics

Coral reproduction, coral spawning, molecular ecology, population genetics, phylogenetics

Teaching Activities

BIOL252 Evolution and Behaviour Lecturer
BIOL361 Conservation Biology Lecturer

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8289-3898 (confirmed)

Top Publications

Year	Title
2017	Phylogenomics provides new insight into evolutionary relationships and genealogical discordance in the reef-building coral genus Acropora Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
2015	Asynchronous spawning in sympatric populations of a hard coral reveals cryptic species and ancient genetic lineages Published in Molecular Ecology

Research Areas

Geographic Focus

Australia and International Continent

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2021	Factors limiting the range extension of corals into high-latitude reef regions Published In Diversity
2020	Geography and spawning season drive genetic divergence among populations of the hard coral Acropora tenuis from Indonesia and Western Australia Published In Coral Reefs
2017	Phylogenomics provides new insight into evolutionary relationships and genealogical discordance in the reef-building coral genus Acropora Published In Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
2016	Demographic history and asynchronous spawning shape genetic differentiation among populations of the hard coral Acropora tenuis in Western Australia Published In Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
2016	Is Tridacna maxima (Bivalvia: Tridacnidae) at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia? Published In Molluscan Research
2015	A diverse assemblage of reef corals thriving in a dynamic intertidal reef setting (Bonaparte archipelago, Kimberley, Australia) Published In PLoS One
2015	Asynchronous spawning in sympatric populations of a hard coral reveals cryptic species and ancient genetic lineages Published In Molecular Ecology
2013	Biannual coral spawning decreases at higher latitudes on Western Australian reefs Published In Coral Reefs
2012	Abundance, distribution and new records of scleractinian corals at Barrow Island and Southern Montebello Islands, Pilbara (Offshore) Bioregion Published In Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia
2012	Is monitoring for mass spawning events in coral assemblages in north Western Australia likely to detect spawning? Published In Marine Pollution Bulletin
2011	Australian corals thriving out of water in an extreme environment Published In Coral Reefs
2008	New insights into patterns of coral spawning on Western Australian reefs Published In CORAL REEFS

Chapter

Year	Title
2014	Marine ecology Published In Ecological Studies of the Bonaparte Archipelago and Browse Basin Publisher Perth, Western Australia

Potential Supervision Topics

Coral reproduction, coral spawning, molecular ecology, population genetics, phylogenetics

Teaching Activities

BIOL252 Evolution and Behaviour Lecturer
BIOL361 Conservation Biology Lecturer

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8289-3898 (confirmed)

Rosser, Natalie Dr

Lecturer

Overview

Overview

Top Publications

Research Areas

Geographic Focus

Available as Research Supervisor

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Chapter

Supervision

Available as Research Supervisor

Potential Supervision Topics

Teaching Activities

Identity

Orcid Id

Overview

Top Publications

Research Areas

Geographic Focus

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Chapter

Supervision

Potential Supervision Topics

Teaching Activities

Identity

Orcid Id

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Research Areas

Geographic Focus