David Morgan
Associate Professor
Environmental and Conservation Sciences
Murdoch University
Australia
Biography
David Morgan is currently the Director (Acting) of the Centre for Fish & Fisheries Research at Murdoch University. He joined Murdoch in 1989 and in 1991 completed a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences. He grew up in the area and attended Rossmoyne Senior High School.
Research Interest
Endangered fishes, biology of feral fishes and impacts of habitat change.
Publications
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Bradney, D., Davidson, A., Evans, S., Wueringer, B., Morgan, D., Clausen, P., (2017), Sawfishes stealth revealed using computational fluid dynamics, Journal of Fish Biology, 90, 4, pages 1584 - 1596.
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Gleiss, A., Morgan, D., Whitty, J., Keleher, J., Fossette, S., Hays, G., (2017), Are vertical migrations driven by circadian behaviour? Decoupling of activity and depth use in a large riverine elasmobranch, the freshwater sawfish (Pristis pristis), Hydrobiologia: the international journal on limnology and marine sciences, 787, 1, pages 181 - 191.
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Phillips, N., Chaplin, J., Peverell, S., Morgan, D., (2017), Contrasting population structures of three Pristis sawfishes with different patterns of habitat use, Marine & Freshwater Research, 68, 3, pages 452 - 460.