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Publications

Newly Published: Salinity drives the distribution of a top-order predator in an inverse estuary

Ben D’Antonio publishes his final PhD chapter on hypersalinity's impact on tiger sharks, marking a strong contribution to the lab’s GAT project and our research into tiger sharks in that region.

Publications

Hot off the press: Natural and artificial seafloor structures influence whale shark movement

Sequeira Lab PhD candidate Ben D'Antonio has just publisehd his second PhD chapter on whale sharks and the influence of natural and artificial structures on their movements!

Publications

Newly published: Preserving bio-logging data for the future of wildlife

Lab Lead Ana Sequeira has just contributed to a new paper focused on maintaining access to bio-logging data.

Lab Updates

Sequeira Lab 2024 highlights: celebrating a year of growth, achievements, and adventure!

Reflecting on an incredible year, we’re excited to share some Lab highlights—especially our three field trips, each centred on capturing and satellite tagging different species!

Events

Workshop on 'Ocean Fronts' at ANU Kioloa Campus

Lab lead Ana Sequeira has just returned from a workshop on the importance of ocean fronts for marine biodiversity!

Field Work

Another successful dugong tagging trip at Shark Bay, Western Australia!

The Sequeira Lab team just returned from a very productive trip tagging dugongs at Shark Bay, Western Australia!

Events

Celebrating the Gathaagudu Animal Tracking Project

The Sequeira Lab hosted a sundowner event to celebrate the Gathaagudu Animal Tracking Project.

Conferences

Ana attends the 2024 Pew Marine Fellows annual meeting in Bali, Indonesia

Assoc Prof Ana Sequeira attended the Pew Fellows annual meeting in Bali, gaining insights, networking, and collaboration opportunities in marine conservation.

Conferences

Sequeira Lab attends the 25th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals!

Lab lead Ana Sequeira and PhD Student Olga M Azevedo were in Perth, Western Australia, for the 25th Biennial Conference in the Biology of Marine Animals.

Collaborations

Oceans Decade Working Group 2 unveils "Vision 2030" in a white paper

Lab Lead Ana Sequeira has contributed to a White Paper for the Oceans Decade Vision 2030 process.

Publications

Biodiversity conservation lessons from a Rubik’s Cube

Sequeira Lab lead Assoc Prof Ana Sequeira has just published a new paper titled “Lessons from a Rubik’s Cube: Solving the biodiversity crisis requires strict alignment across multiple dimensions” in the journal Conservation Biology.

Lab Updates

PhD Candidate Michelle VanCompernolle visits Canberra

PhD Candidate Michelle VanCompernolle visited the Sequeira Lab in Canberra for collaboration and team bonding!

Events

Ana presents at the ANU College of Science’s STEMM Lecture Series

Sequeira Lab lead Ana was invited to give a guest lecture at the ANU College of Science's STEMM Lecture Series.

Lab Updates

Sequeira lab social: a team outing to solve puzzles outside of the lab!

The Sequeira Lab team takes on a new challenge: escape rooms!

Awards

A productive 3-month research visit in Germany by our PhD student Nils Kreuter

PhD student Nils Kreuter has just returned from his three-month visit to the Helmholtz Information and Data Science Academy in Germany!

Publications

New publication: Climate change may drive whale sharks into shipping lanes

Sequeira Lab lead Ana Sequeira has just been interviewed by ABC News for her recent contribution to a paper in Nature Climate Change on the impact that climate change has on the co-occurrence between whale sharks and ships.

Lab Updates

PhD candidate Ben D'Antonio has submitted his thesis and presented his PhD completion seminar!

Sequeira Lab is excited to share that PhD candidate Ben D'Antonio has just submitted his thesis and presented his PhD completion seminar!

Field Work

The Sequeira Lab returns from another successful turtle tagging trip to Gathaagudu (Shark Bay), Western Australia!

Sequeira Lab team members have returned from a successful field trip to satellite tag green and loggerhead turtles in Gathaagudu (Shark Bay), Western Australia!

Lab Updates

Introducing Priscilla - Sequeira Lab's first Communications Assistant!

Sequeira Lab is excited to welcome Priscilla Seah to our lab at the Australian National University as a Communications Assistant.

Publications

Publication on DNA metabarcoding use for fish species identification in ichthyoplankton

Sequeira Lab PhD student Olga M. Azevedo is thrilled to share the paper “Multi-marker DNA metabarcoding for precise species identification in ichthyoplankton samples” has just been published in the journal Scientific Reports.

Lab Updates

Welcoming Dahlia, a new postdoctoral fellow with the MegaMove project!

We are excited to welcome Dr Dahlia Foo to our lab at the Australian National University as a postdoctoral researcher. Dahlia brings a unique mix of skills in marine science and software development.

Awards

Ana attends the Science at the Shine Dome 2024 & receives the prestigious Fenner Medal 2024

This week, our Lab lead Associate Professor Ana Sequeira has been at the Canberra’s iconic Shine Dome to attend the fantastic event: Science at the Shine Dome 2024, the Australian Academy of Science’s flagship event... A significant highlight for Ana was the Awards Ceremony where she received the pr

Collaborations

Ana visits the Max Planck Institute for Animal Behaviour in Germany

Ana has just returned from her visit to the Max Planck Institute for Animal Behaviour in Germany, where she gave a seminar and connected with incredible researchers.

Lab Updates

Introducing Jaiden Lane, our new Honours student!

Jaiden Lane has joined us as an Honours student at the Sequeira Lab at the Research School of Biology, Australian National University (ANU)! Jaiden's research will focus on developing methods for mitogenome sequencing which test natal homing hypotheses in green sea turtles, under the supervision of

Publications

Proposing a new framework for optimising global collaborative projects in conservation

The Sequeira Lab is excited to share the paper “A framework for optimising opportunistic collaborative syntheses to propel ecological conservation” led by Ana Sequeira has just been published in the journal Biological Conservation.