Dr Livia Gerber
Visiting Fellow

Dr Livia Gerber

Science
School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences
  • Journal articles | 2023
    Wittwer S; Gerber L; Allen SJ; Willems EP; Marfurt SM; Krützen M, 2023, 'Reconstructing the colonization history of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus) in Northwestern Australia', Molecular Ecology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.16984
    Journal articles | 2023
    2023, 'An epigenetic DNA methylation clock for age estimates in Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus)', Evolutionary Applications, 16, pp. 126 - 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eva.13516
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Association patterns and community structure among female bottlenose dolphins: environmental, genetic and cultural factors', Mammalian Biology, 102, pp. 1373 - 1387, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42991-022-00259-x
    Journal articles | 2022
    2022, 'Social integration influences fitness in allied male dolphins', Current Biology, 32, pp. 1664 - 1669.e3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2022.03.027
    Journal articles | 2021
    2021, 'Cooperative partner choice in multi-level male dolphin alliances', Scientific Reports, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85583-x
    Journal articles | 2020
    2020, 'Affiliation history and age similarity predict alliance formation in adult male bottlenose dolphins', Behavioral Ecology, 31, pp. 361 - 370, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/BEHECO/ARZ195
    Journal articles | 2019
    Bizzozzero MR; Allen SJ; Gerber L; Wild S; King SL; Connor RC; Friedman WR; Wittwer S; Krützen M, 2019, 'Tool use and social homophily among male bottlenose dolphins', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 286, pp. 20190898, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.0898
    Journal articles | 2019
    Wild S; Allen SJ; Krutzen M; King SL; Gerber L; Hoppitt WJE, 2019, 'Multi-network-based diffusion analysis reveals vertical cultural transmission of sponge tool use within dolphin matrilines', Biology Letters, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0227
    Journal articles | 2019
    Wild S; Krützen M; Rankin RW; Hoppitt WJE; Gerber L; Allen SJ, 2019, 'Long-term decline in survival and reproduction of dolphins following a marine heatwave', Current Biology, 29, pp. R239 - R240, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.02.047
    Journal articles | 2018
    Kedzierska KZ; Gerber L; Cagnazzi D; Krützen M; Ratan A; Kistler L, 2018, 'SONiCS: PCR stutter noise correction in genome-scale microsatellites', Bioinformatics, 34, pp. 4115 - 4117, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/bty485
    Journal articles | 2018
    King SL; Friedman WR; Allen SJ; Gerber L; Jensen FH; Wittwer S; Connor RC; Krützen M, 2018, 'Bottlenose Dolphins Retain Individual Vocal Labels in Multi-level Alliances', Current Biology, 28, pp. 1993 - 1999.e3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2018.05.013
    Journal articles | 2016
    Allen SJ; Bryant KA; Kraus RHS; Loneragan NR; Kopps AM; Brown AM; Gerber L; Krützen M, 2016, 'Genetic isolation between coastal and fishery-impacted, offshore bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops spp.) populations', Molecular ecology, 25, pp. 2735 - 2753, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.13622
    Journal articles | 2016
    Gerber L; Krützen M; de Ruiter JR; van Schaik CP; van Noordwijk MA, 2016, 'Postdispersal nepotism in male long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis)', Ecology and Evolution, 6, pp. 46 - 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1839
    Journal articles | 2014
    Gosselin MC; Neufeld E; Moser H; Huber E; Farcito S; Gerber L; Jedensjo M; Hilber I; Gennaro FD; Lloyd B; Cherubini E; Szczerba D; Kainz W; Kuster N, 2014, 'Development of a new generation of high-resolution anatomical models for medical device evaluation: The Virtual Population 3.0', Physics in Medicine and Biology, 59, pp. 5287 - 5303, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/59/18/5287
  • Conference Papers | 2013
    2013, 'Kin Matters: Effects of Male Relatives on Residence and Tenure Length and Thus Reproductive Success in Wild Long-Tailed Macaques', in FOLIA PRIMATOLOGICA, KARGER, pp. 276 - 276, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000323807400071&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Through a combination of behavioural and (epi)genetic data, I am investigating the evolution of cooperation and its adaptive benefits.