Professor Stephen Barker
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Stephen Barker

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Fields of research

Genetics Microbiology Zoology

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), James Cook University
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Macquarie University

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200 works between 1989 and 2025
All (200) Journal Article (187) Book Chapter (2) Conference Publication (10) Other Outputs (1)

101 - 120 of 200 works

2005

Journal Article

Evolution of duplicate control regions in the mitochondrial genomes of metazoa: A case study with Australasian Ixodes ticks

Shao, Renfu, Barker, Stephen C., Mitani, Harumi, Aoki, Yayoi and Fukunaga, Masahito (2005). Evolution of duplicate control regions in the mitochondrial genomes of metazoa: A case study with Australasian Ixodes ticks. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 22 (3), 620-629. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msi047

Evolution of duplicate control regions in the mitochondrial genomes of metazoa: A case study with Australasian Ixodes ticks

2004

Journal Article

The mitochondrial genomes of soft ticks have an arrangement of genes that has remained unchanged for over 400 million years

Shao, R., Aoki, Y., Mitani, H., Tabuchi, N., Barker, S. C. and Fukunaga, M. (2004). The mitochondrial genomes of soft ticks have an arrangement of genes that has remained unchanged for over 400 million years. Insect Molecular Biology, 13 (3), 219-224. doi: 10.1111/j.0962-1075.2004.00447.x

The mitochondrial genomes of soft ticks have an arrangement of genes that has remained unchanged for over 400 million years

2004

Conference Publication

Diversity and evolution of the insect mitochondrial genome

Cameron, S., Whiting, M. and Barker, S. (2004). Diversity and evolution of the insect mitochondrial genome. 22nd Annual Meeting of the Willi Hennig Society, New York Botan Garden, Bronx, NY, 20-24 Jul 2003. Orlando, Fl: Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2003.00006.x

Diversity and evolution of the insect mitochondrial genome

2004

Journal Article

Infestation of people with lice in Kathmandu and Pokhara, Nepal

Poudel, S. K. S. and Barker, S. C. (2004). Infestation of people with lice in Kathmandu and Pokhara, Nepal. Medical And Veterinary Entomology, 18 (2), 212-213. doi: 10.1111/j.0269-283X.2004.00494.x

Infestation of people with lice in Kathmandu and Pokhara, Nepal

2004

Journal Article

Mitochondrial genome data alone are not enough to unambiguously resolve the relationships of Entognatha, Insecta and Crustacea sensu lato (Arthropoda)

Cameron, S. L., Miller, K. B., DHaese, C. A., Whiting, M. F. and Barker, S. C. (2004). Mitochondrial genome data alone are not enough to unambiguously resolve the relationships of Entognatha, Insecta and Crustacea sensu lato (Arthropoda). Cladistics, 20 (6), 534-557. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2004.00040.x

Mitochondrial genome data alone are not enough to unambiguously resolve the relationships of Entognatha, Insecta and Crustacea sensu lato (Arthropoda)

2004

Journal Article

Systematics and evolution of ticks with a list of valid genus and species names

Barker, S. C and Murrell, A. (2004). Systematics and evolution of ticks with a list of valid genus and species names. Parasitology, 129 (SUPPL.), S15-S36. doi: 10.1017/S0031182004005207

Systematics and evolution of ticks with a list of valid genus and species names

2003

Journal Article

The value of idiosyncratic markers and changes to conserved tRNA sequences from the mitochondrial genome of hard ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae) for phylogenetic inference

Murrell, Anna, Campbell, Nick J. H. and Barker, Stephen C. (2003). The value of idiosyncratic markers and changes to conserved tRNA sequences from the mitochondrial genome of hard ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae) for phylogenetic inference. Systematic Biology, 52 (3), 296-310. doi: 10.1080/10635150309325

The value of idiosyncratic markers and changes to conserved tRNA sequences from the mitochondrial genome of hard ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae) for phylogenetic inference

2003

Journal Article

The highly rearranged mitochondrial genome of the plague thrips, Thrips imaginis (Insecta : thysanoptera): Convergence of two novel gene boundaries and an extraordinary arrangement of rRNA genes

Shao, Renfu and Barker, Stephen C. (2003). The highly rearranged mitochondrial genome of the plague thrips, Thrips imaginis (Insecta : thysanoptera): Convergence of two novel gene boundaries and an extraordinary arrangement of rRNA genes. Molecular Biology And Evolution, 20 (3), 362-370. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msg045

The highly rearranged mitochondrial genome of the plague thrips, Thrips imaginis (Insecta : thysanoptera): Convergence of two novel gene boundaries and an extraordinary arrangement of rRNA genes

2003

Journal Article

A survey of bacterial diversity in ticks, lice and fleas from Australia

Murrell, Anna, Dobson, Susan J., Yang, Xiaoye, Lacey, Ernest and Barker, Stephen C. (2003). A survey of bacterial diversity in ticks, lice and fleas from Australia. Parasitology Research, 89 (4), 326-334. doi: 10.1007/s00436-002-0722-4

A survey of bacterial diversity in ticks, lice and fleas from Australia

2003

Journal Article

Susceptibility of head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) to pediculicides in Australia

Hunter, J. A. and Barker, S. C. (2003). Susceptibility of head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) to pediculicides in Australia. Parasitology Research, 90 (6), 476-478. doi: 10.1007/s00436-003-0881-y

Susceptibility of head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) to pediculicides in Australia

2003

Journal Article

Synonymy of Boophilus Curtice, 1891 with Rhipicephalus Koch, 1844 (Acari : Ixodidae)

Murrell, A. and Barker, S. C. (2003). Synonymy of Boophilus Curtice, 1891 with Rhipicephalus Koch, 1844 (Acari : Ixodidae). Systematic Parasitology, 56 (3), 169-172. doi: 10.1023/B:SYPA.0000003802.36517.a0

Synonymy of Boophilus Curtice, 1891 with Rhipicephalus Koch, 1844 (Acari : Ixodidae)

2003

Journal Article

The value of idiosyncratic markers and changes to conserved tRNA sequences from the mitochondrial genome of hard ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae) for phylogenetic inference

Murrell, Anna, Campbell, Nick J. H. and Barker, Stephen C. (2003). The value of idiosyncratic markers and changes to conserved tRNA sequences from the mitochondrial genome of hard ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae) for phylogenetic inference. Systematic Biology, 52 (3), 296-310. doi: 10.1080/10635150390196957

The value of idiosyncratic markers and changes to conserved tRNA sequences from the mitochondrial genome of hard ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae) for phylogenetic inference

2003

Journal Article

Potential role of head lice, Pediculus humanus capitis, as vectors of Rickettsia prowazekii

Robinson, D., Leo, N., Prociv, P. and Barker, S. C. (2003). Potential role of head lice, Pediculus humanus capitis, as vectors of Rickettsia prowazekii. Parasitology Research, 90 (3), 209-211. doi: 10.1007/s00436-003-0842-5

Potential role of head lice, Pediculus humanus capitis, as vectors of Rickettsia prowazekii

2003

Journal Article

The Australian paralysis may be the missing link tick in the transmission of Hendra virus from bats to horses to humans

Barker, S. C. (2003). The Australian paralysis may be the missing link tick in the transmission of Hendra virus from bats to horses to humans. Medical Hypotheses, 60 (4), 481-483. doi: 10.1016/S0306-9877(02)00377-8

The Australian paralysis may be the missing link tick in the transmission of Hendra virus from bats to horses to humans

2003

Journal Article

Rates of gene rearrangement and nucleotide substitution are correlated in the mitochondrial genomes of insects

Shao, Renfu, Dowton, Mark, Murrell, Anna and Barker, Stephen C. (2003). Rates of gene rearrangement and nucleotide substitution are correlated in the mitochondrial genomes of insects. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 20 (10), 1612-1619. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msg176

Rates of gene rearrangement and nucleotide substitution are correlated in the mitochondrial genomes of insects

2003

Journal Article

Phylogeny of the lice (Insecta, Phthiraptera) inferred from small subunit rRNA

Barker, S. C., Whiting, M., Johnson, K. P. and Murrell, A. (2003). Phylogeny of the lice (Insecta, Phthiraptera) inferred from small subunit rRNA. Zoologica Scripta, 32 (5), 407-414. doi: 10.1046/j.1463-6409.2003.00120.x

Phylogeny of the lice (Insecta, Phthiraptera) inferred from small subunit rRNA

2002

Journal Article

Intragenomic variation in ITS2 rDNA in the louse of humans, Pediculus humanus: ITS2 is not a suitable marker for population studies in this species

Leo, N. P. and Barker, S. C. (2002). Intragenomic variation in ITS2 rDNA in the louse of humans, Pediculus humanus: ITS2 is not a suitable marker for population studies in this species. Insect Molecular Biology, 11 (6), 651-657. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.2002.00367.x

Intragenomic variation in ITS2 rDNA in the louse of humans, Pediculus humanus: ITS2 is not a suitable marker for population studies in this species

2002

Conference Publication

Phylogeny, evolution and historical zoogeography of ticks: A review of recent progress

Barker, Stephen C. and Murrell, Anna (2002). Phylogeny, evolution and historical zoogeography of ticks: A review of recent progress. doi: 10.1023/A:1025333830086

Phylogeny, evolution and historical zoogeography of ticks: A review of recent progress

2002

Journal Article

Phylogeny, evolution and historical zoogeography of ticks: a review of recent progress

Barker, Stephen C. and Murrell, Anna (2002). Phylogeny, evolution and historical zoogeography of ticks: a review of recent progress. Experimental And Applied Acarology, 28 (1-4: Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens), 55-68. doi: 10.1023/A:1025333830086

Phylogeny, evolution and historical zoogeography of ticks: a review of recent progress

2002

Journal Article

The mitochondrial 12S gene is a suitable marker of populations of Sarcoptes scabiei from wombats, dogs and humans in Australia

Skerratt, L. F., Campbell, N. J. H., Murrell, A., Walton, S., Kemp, D. and Barker, S. C. (2002). The mitochondrial 12S gene is a suitable marker of populations of Sarcoptes scabiei from wombats, dogs and humans in Australia. Parasitology Research, 88 (4), 376-379. doi: 10.1007/s00436-001-0556-5

The mitochondrial 12S gene is a suitable marker of populations of Sarcoptes scabiei from wombats, dogs and humans in Australia

Past funding

  • 2012 - 2014
    Evolution and function of fragmented animal mitochondrial genomes (ARC Discovery Project administered by The University of the Sunshine Coast)
    University of the Sunshine Coast
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2007
    Do cleaner-fish control infections of parasitic protozoa transmitted by gnathiid isopods and leeches?
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2004
    Combating Head Lice With Marine Derived Anti-Parasitics
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2005
    Do cleaner fish control fish infections transmitted by parasites?
    UQ External Support Enabling Grant
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2006
    Susceptibility of Aedes Aegypti in North Queensland to insecticides (continuation of 'Biochemical tests for resistance to insecticides in Aedes Aegypti')
    Queensland Health Arbovirus Research
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2005
    Resistance to pediculicides in head lice, Pediculus humanus var. capitis.
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2004
    Origins of Parasitism in the Psocodea (Insecta)
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2001
    Evolution of lice
    University of Queensland Small Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2004
    Control of Perkinsus disease in abalone
    Fisheries Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2003
    Resistance to pediculicides in head lice
    New South Wales Department of Health
    Open grant
  • 2000
    Preliminary investigation of resistance to pediculicides in head lice in Queensland
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2000
    Phylogeny and evolution of rhipicephaline ticks.
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 1999
    Are the parasites of Spanish mackerel suitable markers of stocks of this species?
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 1999 - 2001
    Biopesticides for veterinary parasites
    ARC Collaborative Grant (SPIRT)
    Open grant
  • 1999
    Phylogeny and evolution of lice
    UQ External Support Enabling Grant
    Open grant
  • 1998 - 2000
    Evolution of the mitochondrial genomes of chelicerate arthropods
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant
  • 1998
    Phylogeny and evolution of lice
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 1993 - 1999
    Genetic variation, resistance to acaricides and immunological cross-reactivity in ticks that infest cattle in Zimbabwe and Australia
    Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
    Open grant

Availability

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Master Philosophy

    Ticks of reptiles of Australasia

    Principal Advisor

Completed supervision

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