Dr JP Hobbs
Dr

JP Hobbs

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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

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129 works between 1958 and 2025
All (129) Journal Article (125) Book Chapter (1) Conference Publication (3)

1 - 20 of 129 works

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

Conserving Nemo: Genomic insights into the history and status of the endangered anemonefish Amphiprion mccullochi and its sister species Amphiprion akindynos

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

Links between climatic histories and the rise and fall of a Pacific chiefdom

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, 1-18. doi: 10.3390/d16090569

Structure of reef fish families (butterflyfishes and angelfishes) at isolated oceanic reefs in the Indian Ocean: Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands

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

Global trends and biases in biodiversity conservation research

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

Gut microbial communities of hybridising pygmy angelfishes reflect species boundaries

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

Variation in the physiological condition of common coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) unrelated to coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

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

Macroalgae exhibit diverse responses to human disturbances on coral reefs

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

Rapid resource depletion on coral reefs disrupts competitor recognition processes among butterflyfish species

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

The use of environmental DNA to monitor impacted coastal estuaries

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

Hybridisation and the evolution of coral reef biodiversity

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

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

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

Growth patterns of specialized reef fishes distributed across the Red Sea to Gulf of Aden

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

Keep your friends close and your anemones closer – ecology of the endemic wideband anemonefish, Amphiprion latezonatus

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

Species integrity, introgression, and genetic variation across a coral reef fish hybrid zone

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

Angels in disguise: sympatric hybridization in the marine angelfishes is widespread and occurs between deeply divergent lineages

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

Population genomic response to geographic gradients by widespread and endemic fishes of the Arabian Peninsula

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

Distinct patterns of hybridization across a suture zone in a coral reef fish (Dascyllus trimaculatus)

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

Comparative phylogeography of three host sea anemones in the Indo-Pacific

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

Widespread low abundance despite habitat availability elevates extinction risk in pygmy seahorses

2019

Journal Article

Recovery potential of mutualistic anemone and anemonefish populations

Frisch, Ashley J., Hobbs, Jean-Paul A., Hansen, Scott T., Williamson, David H., Bonin, Mary C., Jones, Geoffrey P. and Rizzari, Justin R. (2019). Recovery potential of mutualistic anemone and anemonefish populations. Fisheries Research, 218, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.fishres.2019.04.018

Recovery potential of mutualistic anemone and anemonefish populations

Past funding

  • 2020 - 2023
    Conserving the evolutionary processes that generate coral reef biodiversity
    ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
    Open grant

Availability

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