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Professor William Sherwin

Professor William Sherwin

Emeritus Professor

BScHons (University of Melbourne); PhD (University of Melbourne); Cert H Ed (UNSW)

Science
School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences

Molecular genetics in biodiversity management and fundamental evolutionary biology:  Sherwin’s multidisciplinary team introduced information theory methods to forecasting and measuring biodiversity levels from molecules to ecosystems.  This is used by many researchers and is underpinned by the work of Sherwin’s lab on molecular diversity of endangered, pest, and harvested wildlife.  

1986-1990: Various teaching or research positions at government agencies and universities

1991-2019: UNSW Sydney EERC BEES (and predecessors) finishing as Professor

2020-present:  UNSW Sydney EERC BEES Emeritus Professor
Phone
+61-400-925-289
E-mail
W.Sherwin@unsw.edu.au
Location
Room 4109, Level 4 West Biological Sciences South (E26) UNSW, Kensington 2052
  • Book Chapters | 2010
    Sherwin WB, 2010, 'Mechanisms of Evolution', in 4 (ed.), Biology: An Australian Focus, McGraw-Hill, North Ryde, pp. 783 - 808
    Book Chapters | 2006
    Sherwin WB; Graves JA, 2006, 'What marsupials can do for genetics and what genetics can do for marsupials', in Marsupials, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 22 - 82
    Book Chapters | 2000
    Sherwin WB; Moritz C, 2000, 'Managing and monitoring genetic erosion', in Genetics, Demography and Viability of Fragmented Populations, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 9 - 34
    Book Chapters | 1998
    Alpers D; Taylor AC; Sherwin WB, 1998, 'Genetic structure of populations of the southern hairy-nosed wombat Lasiorhinus latifrons', in Wombats, Surrey Beatty & Sons, Sydney, pp. 192 - 197
    Book Chapters | 1998
    Hoyle SD; Alpers D; Sherwin WB, 1998, 'A population simulation of the northern hairy-nosed wombat Lasiorhinus krefftii for conservation and management', in Wombats, Surrey Beatty & Sons, Sydney, pp. 165 - 179
    Book Chapters | 1998
    Taylor AC; Alpers D; Sherwin WB, 1998, 'Remote censusing of the northern hairy-nosed wombat Lasiorhinus krefftii via genetic typing of hairs collected in the field', in Wombats, Surrey Beatty & Sons, Sydney, pp. 156 - 164
  • Journal articles | 2024
    O'Reilly GD; Manlik O; Vardeh S; Sinclair J; Cannell B; Lawler ZP; Sherwin WB, 2024, 'A new method for ecologists to estimate heterozygote excess and deficit for multi-locus gene families', Ecology and Evolution, 14,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Sherwin WB, 2024, 'DnaDot - fixing ecology and evolution's blind spot, population size', Ecological Indicators, 160,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Sherwin WB, 2024, 'Pan-Evo: The Evolution of Information and Biology’s Part in This', Biology, 13,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Frère CH; O'Reilly GD; Strickland K; Schultz A; Hohwieler K; Hanger J; de Villiers D; Cristescu R; Powell D; Sherwin W, 2023, 'Evaluating the genetic consequences of population subdivision as it unfolds and how to best mitigate them: A rare story about koalas', Molecular Ecology, 32, pp. 2174 - 2185,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Hofmeister NR; Stuart KC; Warren WC; Werner SJ; Bateson M; Ball GF; Buchanan KL; Burt DW; Cardilini APA; Cassey P; De Meyer T; George J; Meddle SL; Rowland HM; Sherman CDH; Sherwin WB; Vanden Berghe W; Rollins LA; Clayton DF, 2023, 'Concurrent invasions of European starlings in Australia and North America reveal population-specific differentiation in shared genomic regions', Molecular Ecology,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Li-Williams S; Stuart KC; Comte S; Forsyth DM; Dawson M; Sherwin WB; Rollins LA, 2023, 'Genetic analysis reveals spatial structure in an expanding introduced rusa deer population', Wildlife Research, 50, pp. 757 - 769,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Shofner R; Sherwin W; Reid C; Runagall-McNaull A; Cassis G; Laffan S, 2023, 'Genetic diversity of a flightless dung beetle appears unaffected by wildfire', Journal of Insect Conservation, 27, pp. 795 - 803,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Stuart KC; Edwards RJ; Sherwin WB; Rollins LA, 2023, 'Contrasting Patterns of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Structural Variation Across Multiple Invasions', Molecular Biology and Evolution, 40,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Stuart KC; Sherwin WB; Edwards RJ; Rollins LA, 2023, 'Evolutionary genomics: Insights from the invasive European starlings', Frontiers in Genetics, 13,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Brandenburger CR; Maslen B; Sherwin WB; Moles AT, 2022, 'Weedy and seedy: the rapid evolution of life-history characteristics in an introduced daisy', AoB PLANTS, 14,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Connor RC; Krutzen M; Allen SJ; Sherwin WB; King SL, 2022, 'Strategic intergroup alliances increase access to a contested resource in male bottlenose dolphins', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 119,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Gerber L; Connor RC; Allen SJ; Horlacher K; King SL; Sherwin WB; Willems EP; Wittwer S; Krützen M, 2022, 'Social integration influences fitness in allied male dolphins', Current Biology, 32, pp. 1664 - 1669.e3,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Manlik O; Lacy RC; Sherwin WB; Finn H; Loneragan NR; Allen SJ, 2022, 'A stochastic model for estimating sustainable limits to wildlife mortality in a changing world', Conservation Biology, 36, pp. e13897,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Mijangos JL; Bino G; Hawke T; Kolomyjec SH; Kingsford RT; Sidhu H; Grant T; Day J; Dias KN; Gongora J; Sherwin WB, 2022, 'Fragmentation by major dams and implications for the future viability of platypus populations', Communications Biology, 5, pp. 1127,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Nelson CMV; Sherwin WB; Ord TJ, 2022, 'Why does the complexity of functionally equivalent signals vary across closely related species?', Behavioral Ecology, 33, pp. 926 - 936,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Sentinella AT; Moles AT; Bragg JG; Rossetto M; Sherwin WB, 2022, 'Detecting steps in spatial genetic data: Which diversity measures are best?', PLoS ONE, 17, pp. e0265110,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Sentinella AT; Warton D; Sherwin WB; Offord CA; Moles AT, 2022, 'Corrigendum', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 31, pp. 1461 - 1464,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Sherwin WB, 2022, 'Bray-Curtis (AFD) differentiation in molecular ecology: Forecasting, an adjustment (AA), and comparative performance in selection detection', Ecology and Evolution, 12, pp. e9176,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Stuart K; Sherwin W; Cardilini APA; Rollins LA, 2022, 'Genetics and plasticity are responsible for climate induced ecogeographical patterns in a recent invasion', Frontiers in Genetics,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Stuart KC; Edwards RJ; Cheng Y; Warren WC; Burt DW; Sherwin WB; Hofmeister NR; Werner SJ; Ball GF; Bateson M; Brandley MC; Buchanan KL; Cassey P; Clayton DF; De Meyer T; Meddle SL; Rollins LA, 2022, 'Transcript- and annotation-guided genome assembly of the European starling', Molecular Ecology Resources, 22, pp. 3141 - 3160,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Stuart KC; Sherwin WB; Austin JJ; Bateson M; Eens M; Brandley MC; Rollins LA, 2022, 'Historical museum samples enable the examination of divergent and parallel evolution during invasion', Molecular Ecology, 31, pp. 1836 - 1852,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Chabanne DBH; Allen SJ; Sherwin WB; Finn H; Krützen M, 2021, 'Inconsistency Between Socio-Spatial and Genetic Structure in a Coastal Dolphin Population', Frontiers in Marine Science, 7,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Gerber L; Wittwer S; Allen SJ; Holmes KG; King SL; Sherwin WB; Wild S; Willems EP; Connor RC; Krützen M, 2021, 'Cooperative partner choice in multi-level male dolphin alliances', Scientific Reports, 11,
    Journal articles | 2021
    O'Reilly G; Manlik O; Vardeh S; Sinclair J; Lawler Z; Sherwin W, 2021, 'Detecting non-random mating or selection in natural populations using multi-locus gene families', ,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Sherwin W, 2021, 'Is Bray-Curtis differentiation meaningful in Molecular Ecology?', ,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Sherwin WB; Chao A; Jost L; Smouse PE, 2021, 'Erratum: Information theory broadens the spectrum of molecular ecology and evolution: (Trends in Ecology and Evolution 32:12, p:948–963, 2017) (Trends in Ecology & Evolution (2017) 32(12) (948–963), (S0169534717302550), (10.1016/j.tree.2017.09.012))', Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 36, pp. 955 - 956,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Stuart K; Sherwin W; Austin J; Bateson M; Eens M; Brandley M; Rollins L, 2021, 'Using historical museum samples to examine divergent and parallel evolution in the invasive starling', ,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Stuart KC; Cardilini APA; Cassey P; Richardson MF; Sherwin WB; Rollins LA; Sherman CDH, 2021, 'Signatures of selection in a recent invasion reveal adaptive divergence in a highly vagile invasive species', Molecular Ecology, 30, pp. 1419 - 1434,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Brandenburger CR; Kim M; Slavich E; Meredith FL; Salminen JP; Sherwin WB; Moles AT, 2020, 'Evolution of defense and herbivory in introduced plants—Testing enemy release using a known source population, herbivore trials, and time since introduction', Ecology and Evolution, 10, pp. 5451 - 5463,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Gerber L; Connor RC; King SL; Allen SJ; Wittwer S; Bizzozzero MR; Friedman WR; Kalberer S; Sherwin WB; Wild S; Willems EP; Krutzen M, 2020, 'Affiliation history and age similarity predict alliance formation in adult male bottlenose dolphins', Behavioral Ecology, 31, pp. 361 - 370,
    Journal articles | 2020
    O’Reilly GD; Jabot F; Gunn MR; Sherwin WB, 2020, 'Predicting Shannon’s information for genes in finite populations: new uses for old equations', Conservation Genetics Resources, 12, pp. 245 - 255,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Sentinella AT; Warton DI; Sherwin WB; Offord CA; Moles AT, 2020, 'Tropical plants do not have narrower temperature tolerances, but are more at risk from warming because they are close to their upper thermal limits', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 29, pp. 1387 - 1398,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Bino G; Kingsford RT; Archer M; Connolly JH; Day J; Dias K; Goldney D; Gongora J; Grant T; Griffiths J; Hawke T; Klamt M; Lunney D; Mijangos L; Munks S; Sherwin W; Serena M; Temple-Smith P; Thomas J; Williams G; Whittington C, 2019, 'The platypus: Evolutionary history, biology, and an uncertain future', Journal of Mammalogy, 100, pp. 308 - 327,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Brandenburger CR; Cooke J; Sherwin WB; Moles AT, 2019, 'Rapid evolution of leaf physiology in an introduced beach daisy', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 286, pp. 20191103,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Brandenburger CR; Sherwin WB; Creer SM; Buitenwerf R; Poore AGB; Frankham R; Finnerty PB; Moles AT, 2019, 'Rapid reshaping: The evolution of morphological changes in an introduced beach daisy', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 286, pp. 20181713,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Chao A; Chiu CH; Villéger S; Sun IF; Thorn S; Lin YC; Chiang JM; Sherwin WB, 2019, 'An attribute-diversity approach to functional diversity, functional beta diversity, and related (dis)similarity measures', Ecological Monographs, 89,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Manlik O; Krützen M; Kopps AM; Mann J; Bejder L; Allen SJ; Frère C; Connor RC; Sherwin WB, 2019, 'Is MHC diversity a better marker for conservation than neutral genetic diversity? A case study of two contrasting dolphin populations', Ecology and Evolution, 9, pp. 6986 - 6998,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Raphael KA; Sved JA; Pearce S; Oakeshott JG; Gilchrist AS; Sherwin WB; Frommer M, 2019, 'Differences in gene regulation in a tephritid model of prezygotic reproductive isolation', Insect Molecular Biology, 28, pp. 689 - 702,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Sherwin WB; Fornells NPI, 2019, 'The introduction of entropy and information methods to ecology by ramon margalef', Entropy, 21, pp. 794,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Whitehead MR; Sherwin WB; Crayn D; Rossetto M, 2019, 'A predominantly southern distribution conceals a northern reservoir of diversity in a wet sclerophyll tree', Australian Journal of Botany, 67, pp. 455 - 462,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Cardilini APA; Sherman CDH; Sherwin WB; Rollins LA, 2018, 'Simulated Disperser Analysis: Determining the number of loci required to genetically identify dispersers', PeerJ, 2018, pp. e4573,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Manlik O; Chabanne D; Daniel C; Bejder L; Allen S; Sherwin W, 2018, 'Demography and genetics suggest reversal of dolphin source‐sink dynamics, with implications for conservation', Marine Mammal Science, 35, pp. 732 - 759,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Manlik O; Lacy RC; Sherwin WB, 2018, 'Applicability and limitations of sensitivity analyses for wildlife management', Journal of Applied Ecology, 55, pp. 1430 - 1440,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Sherwin WB, 2018, 'Entropy, or information, unifies ecology and evolution and beyond', Entropy, 20,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Richardson MF; Sherwin WB; Rollins LA, 2017, 'De Novo Assembly of the Liver Transcriptome of the European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris.', Journal of Genomics, 5, pp. 54 - 57,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Sherwin WB; Chao A; Jost L; Smouse PE, 2017, 'Information Theory Broadens the Spectrum of Molecular Ecology and Evolution', Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 32, pp. 948 - 963,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Alpers DL; Walker FM; Taylor AC; Sunnucks P; Bellman S; Hansen BD; Sherwin WB, 2016, 'Evidence of subdivisions on evolutionary timescales in a large, declining marsupial distributed across a phylogeographic barrier', PLoS ONE, 11, pp. e0162789,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Cooke GM; Schlub TE; Sherwin WB; Ord TJ, 2016, 'Understanding the spatial scale of genetic connectivity at sea: Unique insights from a land fish and a meta-analysis', PLoS ONE, 11, pp. e0150991,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Manlik O; McDonald JA; Mann J; Raudino HC; Bejder L; Krützen M; Connor RC; Heithaus MR; Lacy RC; Sherwin WB, 2016, 'The relative importance of reproduction and survival for the conservation of two dolphin populations', Ecology and Evolution, 6, pp. 3496 - 3512,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Rollins LA; Woolnough AP; Fanson BG; Cummins ML; Crowley TM; Wilton AN; Sinclair R; Butler A; Sherwin WB, 2016, 'Selection on mitochondrial variants occurs between and within individuals in an expanding invasion', Molecular Biology and Evolution, 33, pp. 995 - 1007,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Schwanz LE; Sherwin WB; Ognenovska K; Lacey EA, 2016, 'Paternity and male mating strategies of a ground squirrel (Ictidomys parvidens) with an extended mating season', Journal of Mammalogy, 97, pp. 576 - 588,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Sved JA; Chen Y; Shearman D; Frommer M; Gilchrist AS; Sherwin WB, 2016, 'Extraordinary conservation of entire chromosomes in insects over long evolutionary periods', Evolution, 70, pp. 229 - 234,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Chao A; Jost L; Hsieh TC; Ma KH; Sherwin WB; Rollins LA, 2015, 'Expected Shannon entropy and Shannon differentiation between subpopulations for neutral genes under the finite island model', PLoS ONE, 10, pp. e0125471,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Kopps AM; Kang J; Sherwin WB; Palsbøll PJ, 2015, 'How well do molecular and pedigree relatedness correspond, in populations with diverse mating systems, and various types and quantities of molecular and demographic data?', G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 5, pp. 1815 - 1826,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Rollins LA; Whitehead MR; Woolnough A; Sinclair R; Sherwin WB, 2015, 'Is there evidence of selection in the dopamine receptor D4 gene in Australian invasive starling populations.', Current Zoology, 61, pp. 505 - 519
    Journal articles | 2015
    Sherwin WB; Frommer M; Sved JA; Raphael KA; Oakeshott JG; Shearman DCA; Gilchrist AS, 2015, 'Tracking invasion and invasiveness in Queensland fruit flies: From classical genetics to ‘omics’', Current Zoology, 61, pp. 477 - 487,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Sherwin WB; Frommer M; Sved JA; Raphael KA; Oakeshott JG; Shearman DCA; Gilchrist AS, 2015, 'Tracking invasion and invasiveness in queensland fruit flies: From classical genetics to ‘omics’', Current Zoology, 61, pp. 477 - 487,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Sherwin WB, 2015, 'Genes are information, so information theory is coming to the aid of evolutionary biology', Molecular Ecology Resources, 15, pp. 1259 - 1261,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Sved JA; Chen Y; Shearman D; Frommer M; Gilchrist AS; Sherwin WB, 2015, 'Extraordinary conservation of entire chromosomes in insects over long evolutionary periods', Evolution,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Chan JT; Sherwin WB; Taylor MD, 2014, 'A tool for tracking genetic contributions of wild Penaeus (Melicertus) plebejus broodstock to hatchery populations', Animal Genetics, 45, pp. 888 - 892,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Gilchrist AS; Shearman DCA; Frommer M; Raphael KA; Deshpande NP; Wilkins MR; Sherwin WB; Sved JA, 2014, 'The draft genome of the pest tephritid fruit fly Bactrocera tryoni: Resources for the genomic analysis of hybridising species', BMC Genomics, 15, pp. 1 - 17,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Gilchrist AS; Shearman DCA; Frommer M; Raphael KA; Deshpande NP; Wilkins MR; Sherwin WB; Sved JA, 2014, 'The draft genome of the pest tephritid fruit fly Bactrocera tryoni: Resources for the genomic analysis of hybridising species', BMC Genomics, 15,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Holleley CE; Nichols RA; Whitehead MR; Adamack AT; Gunn MR; Sherwin WB, 2014, 'Testing single-sample estimators of effective population size in genetically structured populations', Conservation Genetics, 15, pp. 23 - 35,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Kopps AM; Krützen M; Allen SJ; Bacher K; Sherwin WB, 2014, 'Characterizing the socially transmitted foraging tactic "sponging" by bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.) in the western gulf of Shark Bay, Western Australia', Marine Mammal Science, 30, pp. 847 - 863,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Raphael KA; Shearman DCA; Gilchrist AS; Sved JA; Morrow JL; Sherwin WB; Riegler M; Frommer M, 2014, 'Australian endemic pest tephritids: genetic, molecular and microbial tools for improved Sterile Insect Technique', BMC Genetics, 15, pp. S9 - S9,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Sherwin W; Cardoso M; Mooney N; Eldridge MDB; Firestone KB, 2014, 'Genetic monitoring reveals significant population structure in eastern quolls – implications for the conservation of a threatened carnivorous marsupial.', Australian Mammalogy, 36, pp. 169 - 177,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Sherwin W; Kopps AM; Ackermann C; Allen SJ; Bejder L; Krutzen M, 2014, 'Cultural transmission of tool use combined with habitat specialisations leads to fine-scale genetic structure in bottlenose dolphins.', Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 281, pp. 1 - 8,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Rollins LA; Moles AT; Lam S; Buitenwerf R; Buswell JM; Brandenburger CR; Flores-Moreno H; Nielsen KB; Couchman E; Brown GS; Thomson FJ; Hemmings F; Frankham R; Sherwin WB; Flores Moreno H, 2013, 'High genetic diversity is not essential for successful introduction', Ecology and Evolution, 3, pp. 4501 - 4517,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Cristescu R; Cahill V; Sherwin WB; Handasyde K; Carlyon K; Whisson D; Herbert CA; Carlsson BLJ; Wilton AN; Cooper DW, 2012, 'Erratum: Inbreeding and testicular abnormalities in a bottlenecked population of koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) (Wildlife Research (2009) 36 (299-308) DOI: 10.1071/WR08010)', Wildlife Research, 39, pp. 374,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Kopps A; Sherwin WB, 2012, 'Modelling the emergence and stability of a vertically transmitted cultural trait in bottlenose dolphins', Animal Behaviour, 84, pp. 1347 - 1362,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Randic S; Connor RC; Sherwin WB; Krutzen MC, 2012, 'A novel mammalian social structure in Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.): Complex male alliances in an open social network', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B - Biological Sciences, 279, pp. 3083 - 3090,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Thurlby KAG; Wilson PG; Sherwin WB; Connelly C; Rossetto M, 2012, 'Reproductive bet-hedging in a rare yet widespread rainforest tree, Syzygium paniculatum (Myrtaceae)', Austral Ecology, 37, pp. 936 - 944,
    Journal articles | 2011
    Cannell B; Pollock K; Bradley S; Wooller R; Sherwin WB; Sinclair JJK, 2011, 'Augmenting mark-recapture with beach counts to estimate the abundance of little penguins on Penguin Island, Western Australia', Wildlife Research, 38, pp. 491 - 500,
    Journal articles | 2011
    Connor RC; Watson-Capps JJ; Sherwin WB; Krützen M, 2011, 'A new level of complexity in the male alliance networks of Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.)', Biology Letters, 7, pp. 623 - 626,
    Journal articles | 2011
    Dewar R; Sherwin WB; Thomas E; Holleley CE; Nichols RA, 2011, 'Predictions of single-nucleotide polymorphism differentiation between two populations in terms of mutual information', Molecular Ecology, 20, pp. 3156 - 3166,
    Journal articles | 2011
    Holleley CE; Nichols RA; Whitehead MR; Gunn M; Gupta J; Sherwin WB, 2011, 'Induced dispersal in wildlife management: Experimental evaluation of the risk of hybrid breakdown and the benefit of hybrid vigor in the F1 generation', Conservation Genetics, 12, pp. 31 - 40,
    Journal articles | 2011
    Rollins LA; Woolnough A; Sinclair R; Mooney N; Sherwin WB, 2011, 'Mitochondrial DNA offers unique insights into invasion history of the common starling', Molecular Ecology,
    Journal articles | 2010
    Connor RC; Watson-capps J; Sherwin WB; Krutzen M, 2010, 'A new level of complexity in the male alliance networks of Indian ocean bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.)', Biology Letters, 6, pp. 1 - 4
    Journal articles | 2010
    Cristescu R; Sherwin WB; Handasyde K; Cahill V; Cooper DW, 2010, 'Detecting bottlenecks using BOTTLENECK 1.2.02 in wild populations: The importance of the microsatellite structure', Conservation Genetics, 11, pp. 1043 - 1049,
    Journal articles | 2010
    Frere CH; Kruetzen MC; Mann J; Connor RC; Bejder L; Sherwin WB, 2010, 'Social and genetic interactions drive fitness variation in a free-living dolphin population', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 107, pp. 19949 - 19954,
    Journal articles | 2010
    Frere CH; Krutzen M; Kopps A; Mann J; Sherwin WB, 2010, 'Geographic proximity, matrilineal and biparental kinship drive female association patterns in Shark Bay bottlenose dolphins', Animal Behaviour, 80, pp. 481 - 486
    Journal articles | 2010
    Frere CH; Krutzen M; Mann J; Watson-capps J; Tsai Y; Patterson E; Connor RC; Bejder L; Sherwin WB, 2010, 'Home range overlap, matrilineal and biparental kinship drive female associations in bottlenose dolphins', Animal Behaviour, 80, pp. 481 - 486
    Journal articles | 2010
    Frere CH; Krutzen M; Ward P; Kopps A; Mann J; Sherwin WB, 2010, 'Inbreeding Tolerance and Fitness Costs in Wild Bottlenose Dolphins', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B - Biological Sciences, 277, pp. 2667 - 2673,
    Journal articles | 2010
    Sherwin WB, 2010, 'Review: Entropy and Information Approaches to Genetic Diversity and its Expression', Entropy, 12, pp. 1765 - 1798,
    Journal articles | 2010
    Valsecchi E; Corkeron P; Galli P; Sherwin WB; Bertorelle G, 2010, 'Genetic evidence for sex-specific migratory behaviour in the western South Pacific humpback whales', Marine Ecology Progress Series, 398, pp. 275 - 286
    Journal articles | 2009
    Cardoso MJ; Eldridge MDB; Oakwood M; Rankmore B; Sherwin WB; Firestone KB, 2009, 'Effects of founder events on the genetic variation of translocated island populations: Implications for conservation management of the northern quoll', Conservation Genetics, 10, pp. 1719 - 1733,
    Journal articles | 2009
    Cristescu R; Cahill V; Sherwin WB; Handasyde K; Carlyon KM; Whisson D; Herbert C; Carlsson B; Wilton AN; Cooper DW, 2009, 'Inbreeding and testicular abnormalities in a bottlenecked population of koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus)', Wildlife Research, 36, pp. 299 - 308,
    Journal articles | 2009
    Rollins LA; Woolnough AP; Wilton AN; Sinclair R; Sherwin WB, 2009, 'Invasive species can`t cover their tracks: Using microsatellites to assist management of starling (Sturnus vulgaris) populations in Western Australia', Molecular Ecology, 18, pp. 1560 - 1573,
    Journal articles | 2008
    Rossetto M; Kooyman R; Sherwin WB; Jones RF, 2008, 'Dispersal limitations, rather than bottlenecks or habitat specificity, can restrict the distribution of rare and endemic rainforest trees', American Journal of Botany, 95, pp. 321 - 329
    Journal articles | 2007
    Holleley CE; Sherwin WB, 2007, 'Two robust multiplex PCR reactions for high-throughout microsatellite genotyping in Drosophila melanogaster.', Drosophila information service, 90, pp. 140 - 144,
    Journal articles | 2006
    Barclay SD; Costello B; Sherwin WB, 2006, 'Limited cross-species microsatellite amplification and the isolation and characterization of new microsatellite markers for the greater stick-nest rat (Leporillus conditor)', Molecular Ecology Notes, 6, pp. 882 - 885
    Journal articles | 2006
    Rollins LA; Woolnough A; Sherwin WB, 2006, 'Population genetic tools for pest management: a review', Wildlife Research, 33, pp. 251 - 261
    Journal articles | 2006
    Sherwin WB; Jabot F; Rush R; Rossetto M, 2006, 'Measurement of biological information with applications from genes to landscapes', Molecular Ecology, 15, pp. 2857 - 2869
    Journal articles | 2005
    Kruetzen MC; Mann J; Heithaus MR; Connor RC; Bejder L; Sherwin WB, 2005, 'Cultural transmission of tool use in bottlenose dolphins', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 102, pp. 8939 - 8943
    Journal articles | 2004
    Alpers DL; Taylor AC; Sunnucks P; Bellman SA; Sherwin WB, 2004, 'Pooling hair samples to increase DNA yield for PCR', Conservation Genetics, 4, pp. 779 - 788
    Journal articles | 2004
    Kruetzen MC; Barre LM; Connor RC; Mann J; Sherwin WB, 2004, '`O father:where art thou?` Paternity assessment in an open fission-fusion society of wild bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.) in Shark Bay, Western Australia', Molecular Ecology, 13, pp. 1975 - 1990
    Journal articles | 2004
    Kruetzen MC; Sherwin WB; Berggren P; Gales N, 2004, 'Population structure in an inshore cetacean revealed by microsatelliteand mtDNA analysis: Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.) in Shark Bay,Western Australia', Marine Mammal Science, 20, pp. 28 - 47
    Journal articles | 2004
    Valsecchi E; Amos W; Raga J; Podesta M; Sherwin WB, 2004, 'The effects of inbreeding on mortality during a morbillivirus outbreakin the Mediterranean striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba)', Animal Conservation, 7, pp. 139 - 146
    Journal articles | 2003
    Kruetzen MC; Sherwin WB; Connor RC; Van de Casteele T; Mann J; Brooks RC, 2003, 'Contrasting relatedness in bottlenose dolphins (tursiops sp.)with different alliance strategies', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B - Biological Sciences, 270, pp. 497 - 502
    Journal articles | 2003
    Penn AM; Sherwin WB; Lunney D; Banks P, 2003, 'The effects of a low-intensity fire on small mammals and lizards in a logged, burnt forest', Wildlife Research, 30, pp. 477 - 486
    Journal articles | 2002
    Kruetzen MC; Barre LM; Moller LM; Heithaus MR; Colleen S; Sherwin WB, 2002, 'A biopsy system for small cetaceans: Darting success and wound healing in Tursiops SPP.', Marine Mammal Science, 18, pp. 863 - 878
    Journal articles | 2002
    Lunney D; O Neill L; Matthews A; Sherwin WB, 2002, 'Modelling mammalian extinction and forecasting recovery: koalas at Iluka (NSW, Australia)', Biological Conservation, 106, pp. 101 - 113
    Journal articles | 2001
    Krützen M; Valsecchi E; Connor RC; Sherwin WB, 2001, 'Characterization of microsatellite loci in Tursiops aduncus', Molecular Ecology Notes, 1, pp. 170 - 172,
    Journal articles | 2000
    Firestone K; Houlden BA; Sherwin WB; Geffen E, 2000, 'Variability and differentiation of microsatellites in the genus Dasyurus and conservation implications for the large Australian carnivorous marsupials', Conservation Genetics, 1, pp. 115 - 133
    Journal articles | 2000
    Penn AM; Gordon GL; Lunney D; Melzer A; Lacy R; Sherwin WB, 2000, 'Demographic forecasting in Koala conservation', Conservation Biology, 14, pp. 629 - 638
    Journal articles | 2000
    Sherwin WB; Timms P; Wilcken J; Houlden BA, 2000, 'Analysis and conservation implications of koala genetics', Conservation Biology, 14, pp. 639 - 649
    Journal articles | 1999
    Firestone K; Elphinstone MS; Sherwin WB; Houlden BA, 1999, 'Phylogeographical population structure of tiger quolls Dasyurus maculatus (Dasyuridae:Marsupialia), an endangered carnivorous marsupial', Molecular Ecology, pp. 1616 - 1623
    Journal articles | 1999
    Firestone KB; Elphinstone MS; Sherwin WB; Houlden BA, 1999, 'Phylogeographical population structure of tiger quolls Dasyurus maculatus (Dasyuridae: Marsupialia), an endangered carnivorous marsupial', Molecular Ecology, 8, pp. 1613 - 1625,
    Journal articles | 1998
    Fowler E; Houlden BA; Sherwin WB; Hoeben P; Timms P, 1998, 'Genetic variation in captive koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) - parentage determination and individual indentification', Biochemical Genetics, pp. 193 - 206
    Journal articles | 1998
    Luikart G; Allendorf FW; Cornuet JM; Sherwin WB, 1998, 'Distortion of allele frequency distributions provides a test for recent population bottlenecks', Journal of Heredity, pp. 238 - 247
    Journal articles | 1998
    Luikart G; Sherwin WB; Steele BJ; Allendorf FW, 1998, 'Usefulness of molecular markers for detecting population bottlenecks via monitoring genetic change', Molecular Ecology, pp. 963 - 974
    Journal articles | 1997
    Luikart G; Painter J; Crozier R; Westerman M; Sherwin WB, 1997, 'Characterization of microsatellite loci in the endangered long-footed potoroo Potorous longipes', Molecular Ecology, pp. 497 - 498
    Journal articles | 1997
    Taylor AC; Graves JM; Murray ND; O'Brien SJ; Yuhki N; Sherwin B, 1997, 'Conservation genetics of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus): Low mitochondrial DNA variation amongst southern Australian populations', Genetical Research, 69, pp. 25 - 33,
    Journal articles | 1997
    Taylor AJ; Horsup A; Johnson C; Sunnucks P; Sherwin WB, 1997, 'Relatedness structure detected by microsatellite analysis and attempted pedigree construction in an endangered marsupial, the northern hairy-nosed wombat, Lasiorhinus krefftii', Molecular Ecology, 6, pp. 9 - 19,
    Journal articles | 1996
    Houlden BA; England P; Sherwin WB, 1996, 'Paternity exclusion in koalas using hypervariable microsatellites', Journal of Heredity, 87, pp. 149 - 152,
    Journal articles | 1996
    Houlden BA; England P; Taylor AJ; Greville WD; Sherwin WB, 1996, 'Low genetic variability of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) in south eastern Australia following a severe population bottleneck', Molecular Ecology, pp. 269 - 281
    Journal articles | 1996
    Houlden BA; Greville WD; Sherwin WB, 1996, 'Erratum: Evolution of MHC class I loci in marsupials: Characterization of sequences from Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) (Molecular Biology and Evolution 13 (81))', Molecular Biology and Evolution, 13, pp. 1407,
    Journal articles | 1996
    Houlden BA; Greville WD; Sherwin WB, 1996, 'Evolution of MHC class I in marsupials: Characterisation of sequences from the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)', Molecular Biology and Evolution, 13, pp. 1119 - 1127
    Journal articles | 1996
    Houlden BA; Greville WD; Sherwin WB, 1996, 'Evolution of MHC class I loci in marsupials: Characterization of sequences from koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) (vol 13, pg 1124, 1996)', MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 13, pp. 1407 - 1407,
    Journal articles | 1994
    TAYLOR AC; SHERWIN WB; WAYNE RK, 1994, 'Genetic variation of microsatellite loci in a bottlenecked species: the northern hairy‐nosed wombat Lasiorhinus krefftii', Molecular Ecology, 3, pp. 277 - 290,
    Journal articles | 1993
    ROBINSON NA; MURRAY ND; SHERWIN WB, 1993, 'VNTR loci reveal differentiation between and structure within populations of the eastern barred bandicoot Perameles gunnii', Molecular Ecology, 2, pp. 195 - 207,
    Journal articles | 1991
    Robinson NA; Sherwin WB; Brown PR, 1991, 'A note on the status of the eastern barred bandicoot, perameles gunnii, in tasmania', Wildlife Research, 18, pp. 451 - 457,
    Journal articles | 1991
    SHERWIN WB; MURRAY ND; GRAVES JAM; BROWN PR, 1991, 'Measurement of Genetic Variation in Endangered Populations: Bandicoots (Marsupialia: Peramelidae) as an Example', Conservation Biology, 5, pp. 103 - 108,
    Journal articles | 1991
    SHERWIN WB, 1991, 'Collecting mammalian tissue and data for genetic studies', Mammal Review, 21, pp. 21 - 30,
    Journal articles | 1991
    Taylor AC; Graves JAM; Murray ND; Sherwin WB, 1991, 'Conservation genetics of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) II. Limited variability in minisatellite DNA sequences', Biochemical Genetics, 29, pp. 355 - 363,
    Journal articles | 1990
    Sherwin WB; Brown PR, 1990, 'Problems in the estimation of the effective population size of the eastern barred bandicoot Perameles gunnii at Hamilton, Victoria', Bandicoots and bilbies, pp. 367 - 374
    Journal articles | 1990
    Sherwin WB, 1990, 'Posttranslational modification of α1-antitrypsin (protease inhibitor) and alkaline phosphatase in the marsupial, Perameles gunnii', Biochemical Genetics, 28, pp. 111 - 115,
    Journal articles | 1989
    Sherwin WB; Murray ND, 1989, 'Population and conservation genetics of marsupials', Australian Journal of Zoology, 37, pp. 161 - 180,
  • Working Papers | 2021
    Stuart K; Edwards R; Cheng Y; Warren W; Burt D; Sherwin W; Hofmeister N; Werner S; Ball G; Bateson M; Brandley M; Buchanan K; Cassey P; Clayton D; De Meyer T; Meddle S; Rollins L, 2021, Transcript- and annotation-guided genome assembly of the European starling,
  • Preprints | 2024
    Sentinella A; Moles A; Bragg J; Rossetto M; Sherwin W, 2024, Detecting steps in spatial genetic data: which diversity measures are best?,
    Preprints | 2024
    Sherwin WB, 2024, Pan-Evo: The Evolution of Information, and Biology’s Part in This,
    Preprints | 2023
    O'Reilly G; Manlik O; Vardeh S; Sinclair J; Lawler Z; Sherwin W, 2023, Inference of assortative mating and selection on heterozygotes from multi-locus gene families., ,
    Preprints | 2023
    Shofner R; Sherwin W; Reid C; Runagall-McNaull A; Cassis G; Laffan S, 2023, Genetic diversity of a flightless dung beetle appears unaffected by wildfire,
    Preprints | 2023
    Vardeh S; Sinclair J; Cairns K; Cannell B; Rollins L; Sherwin W, 2023, Genetic connectivity of little penguin colonies in Australia, ,
    Preprints | 2022
    Frere C; O'Reilly G; Strickland K; Schultz A; Hohwieler K; Hanger J; Villiers DD; Cristescu R; Powell D; Sherwin W, 2022, Immediate and long-term genetic consequences of linear transport infrastructure: can fauna crossing mitigate its cost?,
    Preprints | 2022
    Mijangos J; Bino G; Hawke T; Kolomyjec S; Kingsford R; Sidhu H; Grant T; Day J; Dias K; Gongora J; Sherwin W, 2022, Fragmentation by major dams and implications for the future viability of platypus populations,
    Preprints | 2022
    O'Reilly G; Frere C; Schultz A; Kirkland L; Sherwin W, 2022, Methods for detection of recent population subdivisions,
    Preprints | 2022
    Stuart K; Edwards R; Sherwin W; Rollins L, 2022, Contrasting patterns of single nucleotide polymorphisms and structural variations across multiple invasions,
    Preprints | 2021
    Hofmeister NR; Stuart K; Warren WC; Werner SJ; Bateson M; Ball GF; Buchanan KL; Burt DW; Cardilini APA; Cassey P; De Meyer T; George J; Meddle SL; Rowland HM; Sherman CDH; Sherwin W; Berghe WV; Rollins LA; Clayton DF, 2021, Concurrent invasions by European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) suggest selection on shared genomic regions even after genetic bottlenecks,
    Preprints | 2021
    Sentinella A; Sherwin W; Offord C; Moles A, 2021, Unexpected global patterns in plant vulnerability to climate change, ,
    Conference Presentations | 2021
    Sherwin WB, 2021, 'Do Entropic Biodiversity Methods Outcompete Alternatives?', presented at Entropy 2021: The Scientific Tool of the 21st Century, 05 May 2021 - 07 May 2021,
    Preprints | 2020
    Byrnes J; Murray J; Tanaka MM; Goldys B; Bellanto A; Cayetano L; Sherwin W, 2020, Are there Physical Linkages between Genes that have Synergistic Fitness Effects?,
    Preprints | 2019
    Cardilini APA; Stuart KC; Cassey P; Richardson MF; Sherwin W; Rollins LA; Sherman CDH, 2019, Signatures of selection in a recent invasion reveals adaptive divergence in a highly vagile invasive species,
    Conference Papers | 2017
    Mijangos L; Holleley C; Nichols R; Towers I; Jovanoski Z; Sidhu HS; Watt S; Adamack A; Sherwin W, 2017, 'Genetic linkage to explain genetic variation', in Syme G; Hatton MacDonald D; Fulton B; Piantadosi J (eds.), MODSIM2017, 22nd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation., The 22nd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Hobart, Tasmania, pp. 127 - 133, presented at The 22nd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Hobart, Tasmania, 03 December 2017 - 08 December 2017,
    Conference Presentations | 2015
    Manlik O; Mann J; Krützen M; Connor RC; Allen SJ; Raudino HC; Sprogis K; Bejder L; Kopps AM; Vardeh S; Sherwin W, 2015, 'Fitness and major histocompatibility complex variation in bottlenose dolphins', presented at 34th International Ethological Conference—Behaviour, Cairns, QLD, Australia, 09 August 2015 - 14 August 2015
    Conference Presentations | 2015
    Manlik O; Mann J; Krützen M; Kopps AM; Smith HC; Sprogis KR; Bejder L; Allen SJ; Connor RC; Sherwin WB, 2015, 'Female dolphins who are heterozygous for MHC do not produce more offspring, but their offspring are more viable', presented at Society for Marine Mammalogy 21st Biennial Conference, San Francisco, U.S.A., 14 December 2015 - 18 December 2015
    Conference Presentations | 2014
    Manlik O; Krützen M; Mann J; Smith HC; McDonald JA; Allen SJ; Bejder L; Connor RC; Heithaus MR; Daniel C; Lacy RC; Sherwin WB, 2014, 'Population viability and major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genetic diversity of two dolphin populations in Western Australia', presented at Genetics Society of Australasia Annual Conference 2014, Sydney, Australia, 06 July 2014 - 09 July 2014
    Conference Presentations | 2014
    Manlik O; Mann J; Krützen M; Smith H; McDonald JA; Allen SJ; Bejder L; Connor RC; Heithaus MR; Daniel C; Lacy RC; Sherwin WB, 2014, 'Population viability and major histocompatibility complex genetic diversity of two dolphin populations in Western Australia', presented at Society for Conservation Biology Oceania 2014, Suva, Fiji, 07 July 2014 - 11 July 2014
    Conference Presentations | 2013
    Manlik O; Mcdonald JA; Mann J; Raudino HC; Bejder L; Krutzen M; Connor RC; Heithaus MR; Lacy RC; Sherwin W, 2013, 'The relative importance of reproduction and survival for the viability of slow-growing animal populations: lessons learned from two dolphin populations', presented at 20th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals,, Dunedin, New Zealand, 09 August 2013 - 16 August 2013
    Conference Papers | 1999
    Wilton AN; Mokany E; Steward DJ; Sherwin WB, 1999, 'Genetic differentiation between Australian dingo domestic dogs and hybrids', in Proceedings of the Genetics Society of Australia, Genetics Society of AustralAsia, Melbourne, Vic, pp. p36 - p36, presented at 46th Annual meeting of the Genetics Society of Australia Inc, Griffith University, Qld, 14 July 1999 - 16 July 1999
    Conference Papers | 1989
    ROBINSON NA; SHERWIN WB; MURRAY ND; GRAVES JAM, 1989, 'APPLICATIONS OF CONSERVATION GENETICS TO THE EASTERN BARRED BANDICOOT, PERAMELES-GUNNII', in CLARK TW; SEEBECK JH (ed.), MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF SMALL POPULATIONS, CHICAGO ZOOLOGICAL SOC PUBLICATION DEPT, AUSTRALIA, ROYAL MELBOURNE ZOOL GARDENS, MELBOURNE, pp. 109 - 129, presented at CONF ON MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF SMALL POPULATIONS, AUSTRALIA, ROYAL MELBOURNE ZOOL GARDENS, MELBOURNE, 26 September 1989 - 27 September 1989,

Molecular genetics in biodiversity management and fundamental evolutionary biology:  Sherwin’s multidisciplinary team introduced information theory methods to forecasting and measuring biodiversity levels from molecules to ecosystems.  This is used by many researchers and is underpinned by the work of Sherwin’s lab on molecular diversity of endangered, pest, and harvested wildlife.