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

Search Professor Stephen Barker’s works on UQ eSpace

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

141 - 160 of 200 works

1999

Journal Article

The novel mitochondrial gene arrangement of the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus: fivefold tandem repetition of a coding region

Campbell, N J and Barker, S C (1999). The novel mitochondrial gene arrangement of the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus: fivefold tandem repetition of a coding region. Molecular biology and evolution, 16 (6), 732-40. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026158

The novel mitochondrial gene arrangement of the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus: fivefold tandem repetition of a coding region

1999

Journal Article

Phylogeny of the hard ticks (Ixodidae) inferred from 18S rRNA indicates that the genus Aponomma is paraphyletic

Dobson, S. J. and Barker, S.C. (1999). Phylogeny of the hard ticks (Ixodidae) inferred from 18S rRNA indicates that the genus Aponomma is paraphyletic. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 11 (2), 288-295. doi: 10.1006/mpev.1998.0565

Phylogeny of the hard ticks (Ixodidae) inferred from 18S rRNA indicates that the genus Aponomma is paraphyletic

1999

Conference Publication

Molecular basis of resistance to insecticides in arthropods, particularly ticks

Barker, S. C. (1999). Molecular basis of resistance to insecticides in arthropods, particularly ticks. Annual Scientific Meeting Australian Society for Parasitology ASP'99, Yeppoon, Central Qld, 26-30 September 1999. Yeppoon: The Australian Society for Parasitology.

Molecular basis of resistance to insecticides in arthropods, particularly ticks

1999

Conference Publication

Molecular evolution of the internal transcribed spacer 2 and phylogenetic relationships among species of the tick subfamily Rhipicephalinae

Murrell, A., Campbell, N. and Barker, S. C. (1999). Molecular evolution of the internal transcribed spacer 2 and phylogenetic relationships among species of the tick subfamily Rhipicephalinae. The Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian Society for Parasitology, Yeppoon, Central Qld, 26-30 September 1999. Yeppoon, Central Qld: The Aust. Society for Parasitology.

Molecular evolution of the internal transcribed spacer 2 and phylogenetic relationships among species of the tick subfamily Rhipicephalinae

1999

Journal Article

Isolation of a cDNA for an octopamine-like, G-protein coupled receptor from the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus

Baxter, G. D. and Barker, S. C. (1999). Isolation of a cDNA for an octopamine-like, G-protein coupled receptor from the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 29 (5), 461-467. doi: 10.1016/S0965-1748(99)00023-5

Isolation of a cDNA for an octopamine-like, G-protein coupled receptor from the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus

1999

Journal Article

Identification and characterisation of a cytochrome P450 gene and processed pseudogene from an arachnid: the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus

Crampton, A. L., Baxter, G. D. and Barker, S. C. (1999). Identification and characterisation of a cytochrome P450 gene and processed pseudogene from an arachnid: the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 29 (4), 377-384. doi: 10.1016/S0965-1748(99)00013-2

Identification and characterisation of a cytochrome P450 gene and processed pseudogene from an arachnid: the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus

1999

Journal Article

Detecting resistance to organophosphates and carbamates in the Cattle Tick Boophilus microplus, with a propoxur-based biochemical test

Baxter, GD, Green, P, Stuttgen, M and Barker, SC (1999). Detecting resistance to organophosphates and carbamates in the Cattle Tick Boophilus microplus, with a propoxur-based biochemical test. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 23 (11), 907-914. doi: 10.1023/A:1006364816302

Detecting resistance to organophosphates and carbamates in the Cattle Tick Boophilus microplus, with a propoxur-based biochemical test

1999

Conference Publication

Is Rickettsia prowazekii the closest relative to mitochondria

Dobson, S. J. and Barker, S. C. (1999). Is Rickettsia prowazekii the closest relative to mitochondria. Annual Scientific Meeting Australian Society for Parasitology ASP'99, Yeppoon, Central Qld, 26-30 September 1999. Yeppoon: The Australian Society for Parasitology.

Is Rickettsia prowazekii the closest relative to mitochondria

1999

Journal Article

V4 region of small subunit rDNA indicates polyphyly of the Fellodistomidae (Digenea) which is supported by morphology and life-cycle data

Hall, Kathryn A., Cribb, Thomas H. and Barker, Stephen C. (1999). V4 region of small subunit rDNA indicates polyphyly of the Fellodistomidae (Digenea) which is supported by morphology and life-cycle data. Systematic Parasitology, 43 (2), 81-92. doi: 10.1023/A:1006113721899

V4 region of small subunit rDNA indicates polyphyly of the Fellodistomidae (Digenea) which is supported by morphology and life-cycle data

1999

Conference Publication

Radiation of faustulid trematodes in Great Barrier Reef Fishes

Cribb, T. H., Bray, R. A., Barker, S. C. and Morgan, J. A. (1999). Radiation of faustulid trematodes in Great Barrier Reef Fishes. Australian Society for Parasitology Annual Scientific Meeting, Yepoon, Central Qld, 26-30 September 1999. Brisbane: The Aust. Society for Parasitology.

Radiation of faustulid trematodes in Great Barrier Reef Fishes

1999

Journal Article

A new family of cytochrome P450 genes (CYP41) from the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus

Crampton, AL, Baxter, CD and Barker, SC (1999). A new family of cytochrome P450 genes (CYP41) from the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 29 (9), 829-834. doi: 10.1016/S0965-1748(99)00061-2

A new family of cytochrome P450 genes (CYP41) from the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus

1999

Journal Article

The novel mitochondrial gene arrangement of the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus: Fivefold tandem repetition of a coding region

Campbell, N. J. H. and Barker, S. C. (1999). The novel mitochondrial gene arrangement of the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus: Fivefold tandem repetition of a coding region. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 16 (6), 732-740.

The novel mitochondrial gene arrangement of the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus: Fivefold tandem repetition of a coding region

1999

Journal Article

Monooxygenases play only a minor role in resistance to synthetic pyrethroids in the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus

Crampton, A. L., Green, P., Baxter, G. D. and Barker, S. C. (1999). Monooxygenases play only a minor role in resistance to synthetic pyrethroids in the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 23 (11), 897-905. doi: 10.1023/A:1006245800759

Monooxygenases play only a minor role in resistance to synthetic pyrethroids in the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus

1999

Conference Publication

Heteroplasmy and concerted evolution of tandem repeats of a coding region in the mt genome of the tick, Boophilus microplus

Campbell, N. and Barker, S.C. (1999). Heteroplasmy and concerted evolution of tandem repeats of a coding region in the mt genome of the tick, Boophilus microplus. The Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian Sciety for Parasitology, Yeppoon, Central Qld, 26-30 September 1999. Yeppoon, Central Qld: The Aust. Society for Parasitology.

Heteroplasmy and concerted evolution of tandem repeats of a coding region in the mt genome of the tick, Boophilus microplus

1998

Journal Article

Distinguishing species and populations of Rhipicephaline ticks with its 2 ribosomal RNA

Barker, SC (1998). Distinguishing species and populations of Rhipicephaline ticks with its 2 ribosomal RNA. Journal of Parasitology, 84 (5), 887-892. doi: 10.2307/3284614

Distinguishing species and populations of Rhipicephaline ticks with its 2 ribosomal RNA

1998

Journal Article

Molecules and morphology in phylogenetic studies of the Hemiuroidea (Digenea : Trematoda : Platyhelminthes)

Blair, D, Bray, RA and Barker, SC (1998). Molecules and morphology in phylogenetic studies of the Hemiuroidea (Digenea : Trematoda : Platyhelminthes). Molecular Phylogenetics And Evolution, 9 (1), 15-25. doi: 10.1006/mpev.1997.0437

Molecules and morphology in phylogenetic studies of the Hemiuroidea (Digenea : Trematoda : Platyhelminthes)

1998

Journal Article

Inference of phylogeny and taxonomy within the Didymozoidae (Digenea) from the second internal transcribed spacer (ITS2) of ribosomal DNA

Anderson, GR and Barker, SC (1998). Inference of phylogeny and taxonomy within the Didymozoidae (Digenea) from the second internal transcribed spacer (ITS2) of ribosomal DNA. Systematic Parasitology, 41 (2), 87-94. doi: 10.1023/A:1006024128098

Inference of phylogeny and taxonomy within the Didymozoidae (Digenea) from the second internal transcribed spacer (ITS2) of ribosomal DNA

1998

Journal Article

Expressed sequenced tags and new genes from the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus

Crampton, AL, Miller, C, Baxter, GD and Barker, SC (1998). Expressed sequenced tags and new genes from the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus. Experimental And Applied Acarology, 22 (3), 177-186. doi: 10.1023/A:1006058113409

Expressed sequenced tags and new genes from the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus

1998

Journal Article

Acetylcholinesterase cDNA of the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus: characterisation and role in organophosphate resistance

Baxter, GD and Barker, SC (1998). Acetylcholinesterase cDNA of the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus: characterisation and role in organophosphate resistance. Insect Biochemistry And Molecular Biology, 28 (8), 581-589. doi: 10.1016/S0965-1748(98)00034-4

Acetylcholinesterase cDNA of the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus: characterisation and role in organophosphate resistance

1998

Journal Article

An unprecedented major rearrangement in an arthropod mitochondrial genome

Campbell, NJH and Barker, SC (1998). An unprecedented major rearrangement in an arthropod mitochondrial genome. Molecular Biology And Evolution, 15 (12), 1786-1787. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025904

An unprecedented major rearrangement in an arthropod mitochondrial genome

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

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Master Philosophy

    Ticks of reptiles of Australasia

    Principal Advisor

Completed supervision

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