Overview
Background
My research examines human impacts on the evolution of coral reef fishes. The ultimate goal is to characterise and mitigate threats to marine biodiversity and fisheries resources.
This research covers a range of scales from global studies on macroecology, phylogeography and biogeography through to long-term monitoring of population changes and studies of life history traits, behaviour, sensory systems and stress responses of individuals. To conduct this research requires a combination of fieldwork, aquarium experiments, and laboratory analyses. Although this research spans a range of organisms, the main study group is anemonefishes (clownfishes).
Availability
- Dr JP Hobbs is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Masters (Coursework), James Cook University
- Doctor of Philosophy, James Cook University
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Conserving Nemo: Genomic insights into the history and status of the endangered anemonefish Amphiprion mccullochi and its sister species Amphiprion akindynos
Lei, Chuan, Hobbs, Jean-Paul A., Riginos, Cynthia, Prata, Katharine E., Heatwole, Siobhan J. and Popovic, Iva (2025). Conserving Nemo: Genomic insights into the history and status of the endangered anemonefish Amphiprion mccullochi and its sister species Amphiprion akindynos. Conservation Genetics. doi: 10.1007/s10592-025-01678-2
2024
Journal Article
Links between climatic histories and the rise and fall of a Pacific chiefdom
Shen, Chuan-Chou, Beardsley, Felicia, Gong, Shou-Yeh, Kataoka, Osamu, Yoneda, Minoru, Yokoyama, Yusuke, Hu, Hsun-Ming, Huang, Chun-Yuan, Liu, Sze-Chieh, Chiang, Hong-Wei, Wei, Hsin-Lin, Chung, Yun-Chuan, Jiang, Leilei, Lin, Albert Yu-Min, Fox, James, David, Mordain, Lebehn, Jason, Barnabas, Jason, Kohler, Gus, Richards, Zoe T, Hobbs, Jean-Paul A and McCoy, Mark D (2024). Links between climatic histories and the rise and fall of a Pacific chiefdom. PNAS Nexus, 3 (10) pgae399, pgae399. doi: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae399
2024
Journal Article
Structure of Reef Fish Families (Butterflyfishes and Angelfishes) at Isolated Oceanic Reefs in the Indian Ocean: Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Hobbs, Jean-Paul A. and Srinivasan, Maya (2024). Structure of Reef Fish Families (Butterflyfishes and Angelfishes) at Isolated Oceanic Reefs in the Indian Ocean: Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Diversity, 16 (9) 569, 569. doi: 10.3390/d16090569
2024
Journal Article
Global trends and biases in biodiversity conservation research
Caldwell, Iain R., Hobbs, Jean-Paul A., Bowen, Brian W., Cowman, Peter F., DiBattista, Joseph D., Whitney, Jon L., Ahti, Pauliina A., Belderok, Roy, Canfield, Sean, Coleman, Richard R., Iacchei, Matthew, Johnston, Erika C., Knapp, Ingrid, Nalley, Eileen M., Staeudle, Timo M. and Láruson, Áki Jarl (2024). Global trends and biases in biodiversity conservation research. Cell Reports Sustainability, 1 (5) 100082. doi: 10.1016/j.crsus.2024.100082
2023
Journal Article
Gut microbial communities of hybridising pygmy angelfishes reflect species boundaries
Huggett, Megan J., Hobbs, Jean-Paul A., Vitelli, Federico, Stat, Michael, Sinclair-Taylor, Tane H., Bunce, Michael and DiBattista, Joseph D. (2023). Gut microbial communities of hybridising pygmy angelfishes reflect species boundaries. Communications Biology, 6 (1) 542, 1-9. doi: 10.1038/s42003-023-04919-7
2023
Journal Article
Variation in the physiological condition of common coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) unrelated to coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Pratchett, Morgan S., Caballes, Ciemon F., Hobbs, Jean-Paul A., DiBattista, Joseph D., Bergseth, Brock, Waldie, Peter, Champion, Curtis, Mc Cormack, Samuel P. and Hoey, Andrew S. (2023). Variation in the physiological condition of common coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) unrelated to coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Fishes, 8 (10) 497, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/fishes8100497
2023
Journal Article
Macroalgae exhibit diverse responses to human disturbances on coral reefs
Cannon, Sara E., Donner, Simon D., Liu, Angela, González Espinosa, Pedro C., Baird, Andrew H., Baum, Julia K., Bauman, Andrew G., Beger, Maria, Benkwitt, Cassandra E., Birt, Matthew J., Chancerelle, Yannick, Cinner, Joshua E., Crane, Nicole L., Denis, Vianney, Depczynski, Martial, Fadli, Nur, Fenner, Douglas, Fulton, Christopher J., Golbuu, Yimnang, Graham, Nicholas A. J., Guest, James, Harrison, Hugo B., Hobbs, Jean-Paul A., Hoey, Andrew S., Holmes, Thomas H., Houk, Peter, Januchowski-Hartley, Fraser A., Jompa, Jamaluddin, Kuo, Chao-Yang ... Wilson, Shaun K. (2023). Macroalgae exhibit diverse responses to human disturbances on coral reefs. Global Change Biology, 29 (12), 3318-3330. doi: 10.1111/gcb.16694
2023
Journal Article
Rapid resource depletion on coral reefs disrupts competitor recognition processes among butterflyfish species
Keith, S. A., Hobbs, J.-P. A., Boström-Einarsson, L., Hartley, I. R. and Sanders, N. J. (2023). Rapid resource depletion on coral reefs disrupts competitor recognition processes among butterflyfish species. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 290 (1990) 20222158, 1-9. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2022.2158
2022
Journal Article
The use of environmental DNA to monitor impacted coastal estuaries
DiBattista, Joseph D., Fowler, Ashley M., Riley, Indiana J., Reader, Sally, Hay, Amanda, Parkinson, Kerryn and Hobbs, Jean-Paul A. (2022). The use of environmental DNA to monitor impacted coastal estuaries. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 181 113860, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113860
2021
Journal Article
Hybridisation and the evolution of coral reef biodiversity
Hobbs, Jean-Paul A., Richards, Zoe T., Popovic, Iva, Lei, Chuan, Staeudle, Timo M., Montanari, Stefano R. and DiBattista, Joseph D. (2021). Hybridisation and the evolution of coral reef biodiversity. Coral Reefs, 41 (3), 535-549. doi: 10.1007/s00338-021-02193-9
2021
Journal Article
Regional versus latitudinal variation in the life‐history traits and demographic rates of a reef fish, Centropyge bispinosa, in the Coral Sea and Great Barrier Reef Marine Parks, Australia
Lowe, Jake R., Payet, Samuel D., Harrison, Hugo B., Hobbs, Jean‐Paul A., Hoey, Andrew S., Taylor, Brett M., Sinclair‐Taylor, Tane H. and Pratchett, Morgan S. (2021). Regional versus latitudinal variation in the life‐history traits and demographic rates of a reef fish, Centropyge bispinosa, in the Coral Sea and Great Barrier Reef Marine Parks, Australia. Journal of Fish Biology, 99 (5) jfb.14865, 1602-1612. doi: 10.1111/jfb.14865
2021
Journal Article
Growth patterns of specialized reef fishes distributed across the Red Sea to Gulf of Aden
DiBattista, Joseph D., Taylor, Brett M., Hobbs, Jean-Paul A., Sinclair-Taylor, Tane H., Coker, Darren J., Trip, Elizabeth D. L., Choat, J. Howard, Lozano-Cortés, Diego, Kandler, Nora M. and Berumen, Michael L. (2021). Growth patterns of specialized reef fishes distributed across the Red Sea to Gulf of Aden. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 104 (8), 967-976. doi: 10.1007/s10641-021-01129-0
2020
Journal Article
Keep your friends close and your anemones closer – ecology of the endemic wideband anemonefish, Amphiprion latezonatus
Steinberg, Rosemary K., van der Meer, Martin H., Pratchett, Morgan S., van Herwerden, Lynne and Hobbs, Jean-Paul A. (2020). Keep your friends close and your anemones closer – ecology of the endemic wideband anemonefish, Amphiprion latezonatus. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 103 (12), 1513-1526. doi: 10.1007/s10641-020-01035-x
2020
Journal Article
Species integrity, introgression, and genetic variation across a coral reef fish hybrid zone
Gainsford, Ashton, Jones, Geoffrey P., Hobbs, Jean‐Paul A., Heindler, Franz Maximilian and Herwerden, Lynne (2020). Species integrity, introgression, and genetic variation across a coral reef fish hybrid zone. Ecology and Evolution, 10 (21) ece3.6769, 11998-12014. doi: 10.1002/ece3.6769
2020
Journal Article
Angels in disguise: sympatric hybridization in the marine angelfishes is widespread and occurs between deeply divergent lineages
Tea, Yi-Kai, Hobbs, Jean-Paul A., Vitelli, Federico, DiBattista, Joseph D., Ho, Simon Y. W. and Lo, Nathan (2020). Angels in disguise: sympatric hybridization in the marine angelfishes is widespread and occurs between deeply divergent lineages. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 287 (1932) 20201459, 20201459. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2020.1459
2020
Journal Article
Population genomic response to geographic gradients by widespread and endemic fishes of the Arabian Peninsula
DiBattista, Joseph D., Saenz-Agudelo, Pablo, Piatek, Marek J., Cagua, Edgar Fernando, Bowen, Brian W., Choat, John Howard, Rocha, Luiz A., Gaither, Michelle R., Hobbs, Jean-Paul A., Sinclair-Taylor, Tane H., McIlwain, Jennifer H., Priest, Mark A., Braun, Camrin D., Hussey, Nigel E., Kessel, Steven T. and Berumen, Michael L. (2020). Population genomic response to geographic gradients by widespread and endemic fishes of the Arabian Peninsula. Ecology and Evolution, 10 (10), 4314-4330. doi: 10.1002/ece3.6199
2020
Journal Article
Distinct patterns of hybridization across a suture zone in a coral reef fish (Dascyllus trimaculatus)
Salas, Eva, Hobbs, Jean-Paul A., Bernal, Moisés A., Simison, W. Brian, Berumen, Michael L., Bernardi, Giacomo and Rocha, Luiz A. (2020). Distinct patterns of hybridization across a suture zone in a coral reef fish (Dascyllus trimaculatus). Ecology and Evolution, 10 (6) ece3.6068, 2813-2837. doi: 10.1002/ece3.6068
2020
Journal Article
Comparative phylogeography of three host sea anemones in the Indo-Pacific
Emms, Madeleine A., Saenz-Agudelo, Pablo, Giles, Emily C., Gatins, Remy, Nanninga, Gerrit B., Scott, Anna, Hobbs, Jean-Paul A., Frisch, Ashley J., Mills, Suzanne C., Beldade, Ricardo and Berumen, Michael L. (2020). Comparative phylogeography of three host sea anemones in the Indo-Pacific. Journal of Biogeography, 47 (2), 487-500. doi: 10.1111/jbi.13775
2020
Journal Article
Widespread low abundance despite habitat availability elevates extinction risk in pygmy seahorses
De Brauwer, Maarten, Hobbs, Jean-Paul A. and Jompa, Jamaluddin (2020). Widespread low abundance despite habitat availability elevates extinction risk in pygmy seahorses. Coral Reefs, 39 (4), 847-852. doi: 10.1007/s00338-020-01913-x
2019
Journal Article
Do ecological traits of low abundance and niche overlap promote hybridisation among coral-reef angelfishes?
Vitelli, Federico, Hyndes, Glenn A., Saunders, Benjamin J., Blake, David, Newman, Stephen J. and Hobbs, Jean-Paul A. (2019). Do ecological traits of low abundance and niche overlap promote hybridisation among coral-reef angelfishes?. Coral Reefs, 38 (5), 931-943. doi: 10.1007/s00338-019-01816-6
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr JP Hobbs is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
The Genomics of Hybridization and Introgression in Anemonefishes: Implications for Conservation and Evolutionary Dynamics
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Karen Cheney, Professor Cynthia Riginos
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Doctor Philosophy
Cohabitation and hybridization in anemonefishes: behaviour, ecology, and exploring restoration
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Fabio Cortesi, Associate Professor Karen Cheney
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Doctor Philosophy
Cohabitation and hybridization in anemonefish: behaviour, ecology, and strategies for mitigation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Fabio Cortesi, Associate Professor Karen Cheney
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Doctor Philosophy
Climate change and the genetic consequences of hybridisation in clownfishes
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Karen Cheney, Professor Cynthia Riginos
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Doctor Philosophy
Cohabitation and hybridization in anemonefish: behaviour, ecology, and strategies for mitigation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Fabio Cortesi, Associate Professor Karen Cheney
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