Mary Morgan-Richards Explained
Mary Morgan-Richards is a New Zealand biologist, and as of 2019 is a full professor at Massey University.[1]
Academic career
In 1995, Morgan-Richard's completed a PhD thesis titled 'Weta Karyotypes: the Systematic Significance of Their Variation' at the Victoria University of Wellington. Between 1996 and 2003, she worked at the University of St Andrews, University of Otago, the Natural History Museum, London, and the University of Canterbury successively. In 2005 Morgan-Richards moved to the Massey University, rising to full professor in 2018.[1]
Research
Morgan-Richard's research has focused on topics in evolutionary biology such as speciation[2] [3] and hybridisation,[4] [5] as well as conservation biology, using population genetics,[6] and phylogenetic methods.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]
Native New Zealand invertebrates including wētā,[16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] stick insects,[23] and snails[24] are often the subject of her research. She has scientifically described multiple species of wētā.[25] Morgan-Richard's phylogenetic research has also focused on birds and their parasites.[26]
Taxa named in Morgan-Richard's honour
Books
- Trewick, Steve, & Morgan-Richards, Mary. (2019). Wild Life New Zealand. Hand-in-Hand Press, New Zealand, .
Selected research
- Morgan-Richards, Mary, Trewick, Steve A., Bartosch-Härlid, Anna, Kardailsky, Olga, Phillips, Matthew J., McLenachan, Patricia A., & Penny, David. (2008). "Bird evolution: testing the Metaves clade with six new mitochondrial genomes." BMC Evolutionary Biology 8 (1): 20.
- Pratt, Renae C., Gibb, Gillian C., Morgan-Richards, Mary, Phillips, Matthew J., Hendy, Michael D., & Penny, David. (2008). "Toward resolving deep Neoaves phylogeny: data, signal enhancement, and priors." Molecular Biology and Evolution 26 (2): 313–326.
- Pratt, Renae C., Morgan-Richards, Mary, & Trewick, Steve A. (2008). "Diversification of New Zealand weta (Orthoptera: Ensifera: Anostostomatidae) and their relationships in Australasia." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 363 (1508): 3427–3437.
- Trewick, Steven A., & Morgan‐Richards, Mary. (2005). "After the deluge: mitochondrial DNA indicates Miocene radiation and Pliocene adaptation of tree and giant weta (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae)." Journal of Biogeography 32 (2): 295–309.
Notes and References
- Web site: Prof Mary Morgan-Richards - Professor in Evolutionary Biology - Massey University.
- 10.1111/bij.12665 . Lineages, splits and divergence challenge whether the terms anagenesis and cladogenesis are necessary . Biological Journal of the Linnean Society . 117 . 2 . 165–76 . 2016 . Vaux . Felix . Trewick . Steven A. . Morgan-Richards . Mary . free .
- 10.1111/bij.12872 . Speciation through the looking-glass . Biological Journal of the Linnean Society . 120 . 2 . 480–488 . 2017 . Vaux . Felix . Trewick . Steven A. . Morgan-Richards . Mary . free .
- Morgan-Richards . M. . Trewick . S. A. . 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2005.02575.x . Hybrid origin of a parthenogenetic genus? . Molecular Ecology . 14 . 7 . 2133–2142 . 2005 . 15910332 . 29709325 .
- Mckean. Natasha E.. Trewick. Steven A.. Morgan-Richards. Mary. 2016. Little or no gene flow despite F1hybrids at two interspecific contact zones. Ecology and Evolution. en. 6. 8. 2390–2404. 10.1002/ece3.1942. 2045-7758. 4783458. 27066230.
- 10.1093/biolinnean/bly142 . Genetic structure and shell shape variation within a rocky shore whelk suggest both diverging and constraining selection with gene flow . Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 125 . 4 . 827–843 . 2018 . Gemmell . Michael R. . Trewick . Steven A. . Crampton . James S. . Vaux . Felix . Hills . Simon F.K. . Daly . Elizabeth E. . Marshall . Bruce A. . Beu . Alan G. . Morgan-Richards . Mary . free .
- 10.1186/1471-2148-8-20 . 18215323 . Bird evolution: testing the Metaves clade with six new mitochondrial genomes . BMC Evolutionary Biology. 8 . 1 . 20 . 2008 . Morgan-Richards . Mary . Trewick . Steve A. . Bartosch-Härlid . Anna . Kardailsky . Olga . Phillips . Matthew J. . McLenachan . Patricia A. . Penny . David . 2259304 . free .
- Pratt. Renae C.. Morgan-Richards. Mary. Trewick. Steve A.. 2008. Diversification of New Zealand weta (Orthoptera: Ensifera: Anostostomatidae) and their relationships in Australasia. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences. en. 363. 1508. 3427–3437. 10.1098/rstb.2008.0112. 0962-8436. 2607373. 18782727.
- 10.1093/molbev/msn248 . 18981298 . Toward Resolving Deep Neoaves Phylogeny: Data, Signal Enhancement, and Priors . Molecular Biology and Evolution. 26 . 2 . 313–326 . 2008 . Pratt . Renae C. . Gibb . Gillian C. . Morgan-Richards . Mary . Phillips . Matthew J. . Hendy . Michael D. . Penny . David. free . 1885/57145 . free .
- Cook. Lorraine D.. Trewick. Steven A.. Morgan-Richards. Mary. Johns. Peter M.. 2010. Status of the New Zealand cave weta (Rhaphidophoridae) genera Pachyrhamma, Gymnoplectron and Turbottoplectron. Invertebrate Systematics. en. 24. 2. 131–138. 10.1071/IS09047. 1447-2600.
- 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2011.01756.x . Phylogenetic information of genes, illustrated with mitochondrial data from a genus of gastropod molluscs . Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 104 . 4 . 770–785 . 2011 . Hills . Simon F.K. . Trewick . Steven A. . Morgan-Richards . Mary . free .
- 10.1371/journal.pone.0052083 . 23284880 . DNA and Morphology Unite Two Species and 10 Million Year Old Fossils . PLOS ONE . 7 . 12 . e52083 . 2012 . Hills . Simon F.K. . Crampton . James S. . Trewick . Steven A. . Morgan-Richards . Mary . 3527379 . 2012PLoSO...752083H . free .
- Bulgarella. Mariana. Trewick. Steven A.. Minards. Niki A.. Jacobson. Melissa J.. Morgan-Richards. Mary. 2013. Shifting ranges of two tree weta species (Hemideina spp.): competitive exclusion and changing climate. Journal of Biogeography. en. 41. 3. 524–535. 10.1111/jbi.12224. 62892108 . 0305-0270.
- 10.1016/j.ympev.2017.06.018 . 28669812 . A phylogeny of Southern Hemisphere whelks (Gastropoda: Buccinulidae) and concordance with the fossil record . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 114 . 2017 . 367–381 . 2017 . Vaux . Felix . Hills . Simon F.K. . Marshall . Bruce A. . Trewick . Steven A. . Morgan-Richards . Mary .
- 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.06.009 . 29913310 . Evolutionary lineages of marine snails identified using molecular phylogenetics and geometric morphometric analysis of shells . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 127 . October 2018 . 626–637 . 2018 . Vaux . Felix . Crampton . James S.C. . Trewick . Steven A. . Marshall . Bruce A. . Beu . Alan G. . Hills . Simon F.K.. Morgan-Richards . Mary . 49303166 .
- Morgan-Richards. M. 1995. A new species of tree weta from the North Island of New Zealand (Hemideina: Stenopelmatidae: Orthoptera). New Zealand Entomologist. 18. 15–23. 10.1080/00779962.1995.9721996.
- Morgan-Richards. M. 1997. Intraspecific karyotype variation is not concordant with allozyme variation in the Auckland tree weta of New Zealand, Hemideina thoracica (Orthoptera: Stenopelmatidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 60. 4. 423–442. 10.1006/bijl.1996.0114.
- Griffin. Melissa J.. Morgan-Richards. Mary. Trewick. Steve A.. 2011. Is the tree weta Hemideina crassidens an obligate herbivore?. New Zealand Natural Sciences. 36. 11–19.
- Griffin. Melissa J.. Trewick. Steve A.. Wehi. Priscilla M.. Priscilla Wehi. Morgan-Richards. Mary. 2011. Exploring the concept of niche convergence in a land without rodents: the case of weta as small mammals. New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 35. 3. 302–307.
- Wehi. Priscilla M.. Priscilla Wehi. Jorgensen. Murray. Morgan-Richards. Mary. 2013. Sex- and season-dependent behaviour in a flightless insect, the Auckland tree weta (Hemideina thoracica). New Zealand Journal of Ecology. 37. 1. 75–83.
- Taylor Smith. Briar L.. Morgan-Richards. Mary. Trewick. Steve A.. 2013. New Zealand ground wētā (Anostostomatidae: Hemiandrus): descriptions of two species with notes on their biology. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 40. 4. 314–329. 10.1080/03014223.2013.804422.
- Mckean. NE. Trewick. SA. Morgan-Richards. M. 2015. Comparative cytogenetics of North Island tree wētā in sympatry. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. en. 42. 2. 73–84. 10.1080/03014223.2015.1032984. 56256942 . 0301-4223.
- Stringer. Ian A. N.. Morgan-Richards. Mary. Trewick. Steve A.. Geographic parthenogenesis and the common tea-tree stick insect of New Zealand. Molecular Ecology. 2010. 19. 6. 1227–1238. 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2010.04542.x. 20163549. 25972583 . 2 September 2017.
- 10.1080/13235818.2017.1279474 . Geometric morphometric analysis reveals that the shells of male and female siphon whelks Penion chathamensis are the same size and shape . Molluscan Research. 37 . 3 . 194–201 . 2017 . Vaux . Felix . Crampton . James S. . Marshall . Bruce A. . Trewick . Steven A. . Morgan-Richards . Mary . 90288210 .
- Taylor-Smith. Briar L.. Trewick. Steven A.. Morgan-Richards. Mary. 2016. Three new ground wētā species and a redescription of Hemiandrus maculifrons. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. en. 43. 4. 363–383. 10.1080/03014223.2016.1205109. 88565199 . 0301-4223.
- 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2018.09.005 . 30258780. The ectoparasites of hybrid ducks in New Zealand (Mallard x Grey Duck) . International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife. 7 . 3 . 335–342. 2018 . Bulgarella . Mariana . Quenu . Mathieu . Shepherd . Lara D. . Morgan-Richards . Mary. 6154467 .