Reid Tingley
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Phone: 02 9351 8679
Fax: 02 9351 5609
Location: Room 447, A08 - Heydon-Laurence Building, University of Sydney, NSW 2006
Current Research
The invasion dynamics of the cane toad (Rhinella marina) in Australia
Species are often poorly adapted to biotic and abiotic conditions outside of their native geographic ranges, yet some species thrive and spread widely once introduced to new locations. How do successful invaders overcome the myriad of novel challenges present in their new homes? Through a combination of field studies, laboratory experiments, and statistical modeling, my research aims to understand why some introduced species go on to become successful invaders, whereas others do not.
In 2009, I joined Team Bufo to study the invasion dynamics of the cane toad (Rhinella marina) across the globe. Studying the spread of invasive species is not only of interest to wildlife managers attempting to ameliorate biodiversity impacts, but also provides crucial insights into how species will shift their distributions in response to climate change. This is because an invasive species is a species that is shifting its range in response to the availability of adjacent, uncolonised habitat, which is the same reason that native species shift their ranges in response to climate change. Thus, invasive species provide model systems to test our ability to predict the eventual geographic range of a species, as well as its rate of range-shift.
Publications
| # | Publication |
|---|---|
| 17 | Tingley, R., and Kearney, M. (Submitted). Realized niche shift during a global biological invasion. |
| 16 | Tingley, R., Greenlees, M.J., and Shine, R. (Submitted) Hydric balance and locomotor performance of an anuran (Rhinella marina) invading the Australian arid zone. |
| 15 | Brischoux, F., Tingley, R., Shine, R., and Lillywhite, H.B. (Submitted) Salinity influences the distribution of marine snakes: Implications for evolutionary transitions to marine life **Brischoux and Tingley contributed equally to this work. |
| 14 | Tingley, R., and Shine, R. (2011) Desiccation risk drives the spatial ecology of an invasive anuran (Rhinella marina) in the Australian semi-desert. PLoS ONE 6:e25979. |
| 13 | Amiel, J.J., Tingley, R., and Shine, R. (2011) Smart moves: effects of relative brain size on establishment success of invasive amphibians and reptiles. PLoS ONE 6:e18277. **Read coverage in Conservation Magazine |
| 12 | Tingley, R., Phillips, B.L., and Shine, R. (2011) Establishment success of introduced amphibians increases in the presence of congeneric species. American Naturalist 177:382-388. DOI: 10.1086/658342 **Read coverage in Nature and The New York Times and selected by the Faculty of 1000. |
| 11 | Tingley, R., Pulsifer, M.D., McCurdy, D.G., Herman, T.B., and Stephens, J.P. (2010) Intra-specific niche partitioning obscures the importance of fine-scale habitat data in species distribution models. Biodiversity and Conservation 19:2455-2467. DOI: 10.1007/s10531-010-9852-7 |
| 10 | Tingley, R., Romagosa, C.M., Kraus, F., Bickford, D., Phillips, B.L., and Shine, R. (2010) The frog filter: amphibian introduction bias driven by taxonomy, body size and biogeography. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 19:496-503. DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00530.x |
| 9 | Tingley, R., and Herman, T.B. (2009) Land-cover data improve bioclimatic models for anurans and turtles at a regional scale. Journal of Biogeography 36:1656-1672. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02117.x |
| 8 | Tingley, R., McCurdy, D.G., Pulsifer, M.D., and Herman, T.B. (2009) Spatio-temporal differences in the use of agricultural fields by male and female Wood Turtles (Glyptemys insculpta) inhabiting an agri-forest mosaic. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 4:185-190. |
| 7 | Hunter, N., Tingley, R., Peori, B., and Vaughan, K. (2007) Triazene Derivatives of (1,x)-Diazacycloalkanes. Part VIII. Synthesis and Characterization of a series of 1,4-Di[2-aryl-1-diazenyl]-2-methylpiperazines. Canadian Journal of Chemistry 85:189-196. |
| 6 | Tingley, R., and Vaughan, K. (2006) Triazene derivatives of (1,x)-diazacycloalkanes. Part VII. Synthesis of a series of 1-aryl-2-[3-(3-[2-aryl-1-diazenyl]-1,3-diazepan-1-ylmethyl)-1,3-diazepan-1-yl]-1-diazenes from the reaction of diazonium salts with mixtures of formaldehyde and 1,4-diaminobutane. Canadian Journal of Chemistry 84:1434-1441. |
| 5 | Vaughan, K., Moser, S.L., Tingley, R., Peori, B., and Bertolasi, V. (2006) Triazene derivatives of (1,x-)diazacycloalkanes. Part VIa. 3-({5,5-dimethyl-3-[2-aryl-1-diazenyl]-1-imidazolidinyl}methyl)-4,4-dimethyl-1-[2-aryl-1-diazenyl] imidazolidines: synthesis, characterization and X-Ray crystal structure. Canadian Journal of Chemistry 84:1294-1300. |
| 4 | Tingley, R., Bertolasi, V., and Vaughan, K. (2006) X-Ray Crystal Structure determination of a series of 1-aryl-2-[3-(3-[2-aryl-1-diazenyl]-1,3-diazepan-1-ylmethyl)-1,3-diazepan-1-yl]-1-diazenes obtained from the reaction of diazonium salts with mixtures of formaldehyde and 1,4-diaminobutane. Journal of Chemical Crystallography 36:831-839. |
| 3 | Tingley, R., Peori, B., Church, R., and Vaughan, K. (2005) Triazene derivatives of (1,x)-diazacycloalkanes. Part V. synthesis and characterization of 4-ethyl-3-({6-ethyl-3-[2-aryl-1-diazenyl]hexahydro-1-pyrimidinyl} methyl)-1-[2-aryl-1 diazenyl)hexahydropyrimidines from the reaction of diazonium salts with mixtures of formaldehyde and 1,3-diaminopentane. Canadian Journal of Chemistry 83:1799-1807. |
| 2 | Little, V.R., Tingley, R., and Vaughan, K. (2005) Triazene derivatives of (1,x)-diazacycloalkanes. Part III. synthesis and characterization of a series of 1,4-di[2-aryl-1-diazenyl]piperazines. Canadian Journal of Chemistry 83:471-476. |
| 1 | Tingley, R., Bertolasi, V., and Vaughan, K. (2005) X-Ray Crystal Structures of two polymorphic forms, monoclinic and triclinic, of 1-[(E)-2-(4-bromophenyl)-1-diazenyl]-3-({3-[(E)-2-(4-bromophenyl)-1-diazenyl]-6-ethylhexahydro-1-pyrimidinyl}methyl)-4-ethylhexahydro-pyrimidine. Journal of Chemical Crystallography 35:821-828. |
Conference Presentations
| Year | Conference |
|---|---|
| November 2011 | Behavioural and physiological adaptations to aridity in the cane toad (Rhinella marina). Thirty-sixth Meeting of the Australian Society of Herpetologists, Paluma, QLD, Australia. |
| March 2011 | An evolutionary perspective on species invasions. Country Women’s Association of New South Wales: “The Ones That Got Away” Seminar. Sydney, NSW, Australia. |
| September 2010 | Do interactions with congeneric species influence the success of amphibian introductions? Third Meeting of the Australasian Societies for Herpetology, Adelaide, SA, Australia. |
| September 2009 | The frog filter: amphibian introduction bias driven by taxonomy, body size, and biogeography. Annual Meeting of the Canadian Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Network, Saskatoon, SK, Canada. |
| February 2009 | Predicting the distribution of a riparian species at risk: the North American wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta). Second Meeting of the Australasian Societies for Herpetology, Albany, Auckland, New Zealand. |
| June 2008 | Painted turtle soup. Plenary speaker at the Annual Meeting of the Lagoon Society, Pender Harbour, BC, Canada. |
| May 2008 | Land-cover improves bioclimatic models for anurans and turtles at a regional scale. Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Zoologists, Halifax, NS, Canada. |
| March 2008 | Land-cover improves bioclimatic models for anurans and turtles at a regional scale. Northeast Biological Graduate Student Conference, Biddeford, ME, USA. |
| September 2007 | Does climate limit anuran distributions in Nova Scotia? Annual Meeting of the Canadian Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Network, Kingston, ON, Canada. |
| February 2007 | Does climate limit the distributions of amphibians and reptiles in Nova Scotia? Northeast Biological Graduate Student Conference, Halifax, NS, Canada. |
| October 2006 | Identifying critical habitats for species at risk: statistical and methodological issues. Atlantic Canadian Species at Risk Conference, Lunenburg, NS, Canada. |
| October 2006 | Sustainable management in the Acadian forest: a wood turtle’s perspective. Nova Forest Alliance Forum, Pictou, NS, Canada. |
| February 2006 | Wood turtle habitat selection: a matter of scale. Northeast Biological Graduate Student Conference, Bar Harbor, ME, USA. |
| March 2005 | Species richness, incidence and turnover in Nova Scotia amphibians. Atlantic Universities Undergraduate Biology Colloquium, Antigonish, NS, Canada. |
| March 2005 |
The structure and dynamics of amphibian communities in central Nova Scotia. Environmental Studies Symposium, Saint John, NB, Canada. |
Academic Scholarships and Awards
| Date | Academic Scholarships and Awards |
|---|---|
| November 2011 | Australian Society of Herpetologists Runner-up for Best Presentation |
| November 2010 | University of Sydney Postgraduate Excellence Prize |
| September 2010 | Australian Society of Herpetologists Travel Grant |
| June 2010 | University of Sydney Postgraduate Research Support Scheme Travel Grant |
| July 2009 | ARC Environmental Futures Network Travel Grant |
| June 2009 | University of Sydney Postgraduate Research Support Scheme Travel Grant |
| May 2009 - October 2011 | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Postgraduate Scholarship |
| March 2009 - October 2011 | Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (EIPRS) |
| March 2009 - October 2011 | University of Sydney International Postgraduate Award (IPA) |
| September 2007 - May 2008 | Acadia University Dr. J. Murray Beardsley Scholarship |
| April 2007 | Research funded by Nova Scotia Habitat Conservation Fund: Assessing the effects of forest management practices on wood turtle distribution, movements and habitat at multiple scales in the Acadian Forest |
| September 2006 - May 2007 | Acadia University Graduate Award |
| September 2006 - May 2007 | Acadia University David Cartwright and Cyril Coldwell Memorial Award |
| September 2006 - May 2007 | Acadia University Dr. J. Murray Beardsley Scholarship |
| April 2006 | Research funded by Nova Forest Alliance: Effects of agriculture and forestry on the distribution, movements and survival of wood turtles in an intensively managed landscape |
| September 2005 - May 2006 | Acadia University Graduate Award |
| March 2005 |
Atlantic Provinces Council on the Sciences Undergraduate Science Communication Award |
| March 2005 |
Saint Mary’s University Best Research Poster in Honours Program |
| September 2004-May 2005 |
St. Mary’s University Academic Achievement Scholarship |
| September 2001 - May 2002 | St. Mary’s University Entrance Scholarship |