Associate ProfessorCamilla Whittington
(she/her)
Associate Professor
Faculty of Science
RESEARCH INTERESTs
My team's research aims to understand the genetic basis of complex evolutionary innovations. We're especially interested in understanding the evolution of pregnancy and the placenta. We use comparative genomics, physiology, and morphological techniques in our research with a range of non-traditional model species, including reptiles, sharks, bony fish and marsupials.
My research aligns with the Faculty of Science Research Strengths - Understanding Life on Earth, Healthy Animals, Biodiversity Conservation.
Please see my website for further information.
FUNDED RESEARCH
- GRANTAustralian Research Council1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2028People funded by this grant:
- While G,
- Whittington C,
- Whiting M,
- Feiner N,
- Uller T
- GRANTCalcium transport in the pot-bellied seahorse (Hippocampus abdominalis) brood pouchAustralian Society for Fish Biology1 Jan 2024People funded by this grant:
- Whittington C
- GRANTWhen pregnant males deliver: how do seahorse fathers transport nutrients to embryos?Australia & Pacific Science Foundation1 Jul 2023People funded by this grant:
- Whittington C,
- Dowland S
- GRANTLeristra bougainvilli behaviourAustralian Museum1 Jan 2023People funded by this grant:
- Whittington C,
- Pathirana D
- GRANTWatching evolution in action using transitional forms of lizard pregnancyAustralian Research Council (ARC)30 Jun 2021 - 30 Jun 2026People funded by this grant:
- Whittington C,
- Edwards SV,
- Grueber C
- GRANTBimodal reproduction in Saiphon equalis, and if oviparous and viviparous lizards interbreedAustralian Museum1 Jan 2020People funded by this grant:
- Whittington C,
- Liang S
- GRANTPlacental nutrient transport and the evolution of complex organ systemsAustralian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2018People funded by this grant:
- Murphy C,
- Simpfendorfer C,
- Thompson M,
- Whittington C
- GRANTAustralian Research Council1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2022People funded by this grant:
- Whittington C,
- Thompson M,
- Murphy C,
- Simpfendorfer C
