Graham Pyke

Biography

I was an undergraduate at Sydney University where I majored in mathematics and mathematical statistics, but minored in biology. I commenced a PhD in Mathematical Statistics before leaving in 1970 to pursue a PhD in the USA.. While in the USA, I completed my PhD in Mathematical Biology in 1974 and then took a position as an Assistant Professor in Biology at the University of Utah. After three years in that position, I returned to Australia as a Queen Elizabeth II Fellow, based at the University of Sydney. I have remained based in Australia ever since.

Research Interest

Research goal has been, and continues to be: understand ecological, behavioural and evolutionary processes, and thereby inform environmental appreciation and stewardship. In terms of ecological research, I have sought to determine the factors that control the distribution and abundance of various kinds of animal, including honeyeaters (group of Australian nectar-feeding birds) and frogs, and how these factors operate