Journal Articles
- DM Westaway, CJ Jolly, DM Watson, MJ Watson, DR Michael, GD Linley, B Holmes, EG Ritchie, DG Nimmo. 2024. Wildlife restoration in fragmented landscapes: Trialling wild-to-wild translocation with two common reptiles. Biological Conservation, 299, 110780.
- K Tkach, MJ Watson. 2023. Publication and use of genetics tools in conservation management applications—a systematic review. Journal of Applied Ecology, 60, 1522-1536.
- JA Dunlop, MJ Watson. 2022. The hitchhiker’s guide to Australian conservation: A parasitological perspective on fauna translocations. Austral Ecology, 47, 748–764.
- MA Cowan, MN Callan, MJ Watson, DM Watson, TS Doherty, DR Michael, JA Dunlop, JM Turner, HA Moore, DJ Watchorn, DG Nimmo 2021. Artificial refuges for wildlife conservation: what is the state of the science? Biological Reviews 96, 2735–2754.
- G Sion, MJ Watson, A Bouskila 2021. Measuring body condition of lizards: a comparison between non-invasive dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, chemical fat extraction and calculated indices, Frontiers in Zoology 18, 1–9.
- FD Scherping, MJ Watson 2021. A standardized protocol for measuring phenoloxidase in captive and wild Murray crayfish Euastacus armatus, Fish & Shellfish Immunology 111, 140–144.
- MJ Watson, DM Watson 2020. Post-Anthropocen conservation, Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 35, 1–3.
- DA Driscoll, MJ Watson 2019. Science denialism and compassionate conservation: response to Wallach et al. 2018, Conservation Biology, 33, 777–780.
- DA Driscoll, GL Worboys, H Allan, SC Banks, NJ Beeton, RC Cherubin, et al. MJ Watson, RM Williams 2019. Impacts of feral horses in the Australian Alps and evidence-based solutions, Ecological Management & Restoration, 20, 63–72.
- DHR Spennemann, MJ Watson 2018. Experimental studies on the impact of bird excreta on architectural metals, APT Bulletin, 49, 19–28.
- DHR Spennemann, M Pike, MJ Watson 2018. Behaviour of pigeon excreta on masonry surfaces, Restoration of Buildings and Monuments, 23, 15–28.
- DHR Spennemann, M Pike, MJ Watson 2018. Bird impacts on heritage buildings―Australian practitioner’s perspectives and experiences, Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development, 8, 62–75.
- M Pike, DHR Spennemann, MJ Watson 2017. Building use by urban commensal avifauna in Melbourne CBD, Australia Emu, 117, 284–289.
- DHR Spennemann, MJ Watson 2017. Dietary habits of urban pigeons (Columba livia) and implication of excreta pH—a review European Journal of Ecology, 3, 27–41.
- M Pike, DHR Spennemann, MJ Watson 2017. Effects of acid pigeon excreta on building conservation International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 35, 2–15.
- NR Haddaway, MJ Watson 2016. On the benefits of systematic reviews for wildlife parasitology International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites & Wildlife, 5: 184–191.
- DM Watson, MJ Watson 2015. Wildlife restoration: Mainstreaming translocations to keep common species common Biological Conservation, 191: 830–838.
- MJ Watson 2013. What drives population-level effects of parasites? Meta-analysis meets life-history International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites & Wildlife, 2: 190–196.
- MJ Watson 2012. A blood sampling technique for prehatched chicks Journal of Field Ornithology, Vol. 83, No. 4, pp. 406–410.
- MJ Watson, JA Spendelow, JJ Hatch 2012. Post-fledging brood and care division in the roseate tern Sterna dougallii Journal of Ethology, 30: 29–34.
- MJ Watson, JJ. Hatch 1999. Differences in foraging performance between juvenile and adult roseate terns at a pre-migratory staging area Waterbirds, 22: 463–465.
- P Trull, S Hecker, MJ Watson, ICT Nisbet 1999. Staging of roseate terns Sterna dougallii in the post-breeding period around Cape Cod, Massachusetts Atlantic Seabirds, 1: 145–158.
Books and Book Chapters
- MJ Watson, KE Doyle, C Brown 2022. Chapter 28. Crustaceans. In Wildlife Ethics (Waudby et al., eds.). CSIRO
- J Porter, J Spencer, L O’Neill, K Brandis, MJ Watson. 2022. Chapter 35. Aquatic birds. In Wildlife Ethics (Waudby et al., eds.). CSIRO
- KA Sainsbury, WH Morgan, MJ Watson, G Rotem, A Bouskila, RK Smith, & WJ Sutherland 2021. Reptile Conservation: Global Evidence for the Effects of Interventions for Reptiles. Conservation Evidence Series Synopsis. University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Conference Presentations
| Title | Conference | Type |
| Lord of the Flies: Hippoboscid flies as agents of transmission for beak & feather disease | 2023 AOC Brisbane, QLD | Oral presentation |
| The use of genetics tools in conservation management applications | 2023 ESA Darwin, NT | Oral presentation |
| The hitchhiker’s guide to Australian conservation: A parasitological perspective on fauna translocations | 2022 ESA-SCBO Wollongong, NSW | Oral presentation |
| Using DNA barcoding to identify undersampled and threatened alpine freshwater crayfish species | 2022 ASFB Gold Coast, QLD | Oral presentation |
| Jus Post Bellum for companion animals | 2022 Ethics of Exclusion of Displaced People | Oral presentation |
| Seabirds and ectoparasites: the benefits of hosting parasites for colonial species | 2021 WSC3 Hobart, TAS (online) | Oral presentation |
| Stop stressing me out! Measuring stress and health in the Murray crayfish | 2021 WFC Adelaide, SA (online) | Oral presentation |
| Thinking outside the nest box—conditioning sugar gliders to leave eggs off the menu | 2019 ESA Launceston, TAS | Oral presentation |
| When is art ‘art’ and when is it ‘scientific illustration’? | 2019 ASFB Canberra, ACT | Oral presentation, Symposium and workship organiser |
| Biting the host that feeds you — context-dependent relationships between symbionts and their hosts | 2018 ESA Brisbane, QLD | Oral presentation, Symposium organiser |
| Using biochemistry to monitor the Murray crayfish Euastacus armatus | 2018 ASFB Melbourne, VIC | Oral presentation |
| Normal biochemistry of the Murray crayfish Euastacus armatus (Parastacidae) | 2018 IAA22 Pittsburg, PA, USA | Oral presentation |
| A complicated symbiosis: understanding mutualisms along a changing continuum | 2017 ESA (ECOTas) Hunter Valley, NSW | Oral presentation |
| A complicated symbiosis: understanding the parasitic-mutualistic continuum between Temnocephala and spiny crayfish | 2017 ASFB Albany, WA | Oral presentation |
| 10 Things I hate about your review | 2016 ESA Fremantle, WA | Poster |
| Wildlife restoration: mainstreaming translocations to keep common species common | 2016 Species on the Move, Hobart, TAS | Poster |
| Drivers of population-level effects of parasite virulence | 2014 Invited speaker, Ben Gurion University, Israel | Oral presentation |
| Drivers of population-level effects of parasites and parasite virulence—life history meets meta-analysis | 2012 ESA, Melbourne, VIC | Oral presentation |
| Ontogeny of the avian immune system: a case study in a long-lived seabird Using leukocyte profiles in wild birds: the fallacy of the H/L ratio | 2011 AOC Cairns, QLD | Oral presentation Poster (winner 1st prize student poster) |
| Quantifying the effects of parasites: a medication experiment in crested terns | 2010 ESA Canberra, ACT | Oral presentation |
| Quantifying the effects of parasites: a field medication experiment in Thalasseus bergii | 2010 1st World Seabird Conference, Victoria, BC, Canada | Poster |
| Ptilochronology—a novel method to measure the cost of parasites to birds Quantifying the effects of parasites: a field medication experiment in Thalasseus bergii | 2010 ICOPA XII International Congress of Parasitology, Melbourne, VIC | Poster Poster |
| Exploring the real cost of parasites: a meta-analysis of experimental studies Exploring the subtle effects of parasites—seabirds and ptilochronology | 2009 The Seabird Group 10th International Conference, Brugge, Belgium | Oral presentation Poster |
| Exploring the real cost of parasites: a meta-analysis of experimental studies | 2009 Invited speaker U of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA | Oral presentation |
| Exploring the subtle effects of parasites—seabirds and ptilochronology | 2009 Association of Avian Veterinarians, Adelaide, SA | Poster |
| Exploring the real cost of parasites: a meta-analysis of experimental studies | 2008 Australian Society for Parasitology , Adelaide, SA | Oral presentation |
| Bird behavioural biology and rehabilitation | 2006 WIRES Conference, Sydney, NSW | Oral presentation |
| Post-fledging parental care in the roseate tern Sterna dougallii | 1997 Waterbird Society, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA | Poster |
Reports
- S Zukowski, N Whiterod, J Furse, R McCormack, S Chara, T Walsh, TA Raadik, M Lintermans, S Ahyong, C Austin, J Marshall, A Miller, MJ Watson, K Doyle 2021. Assessing the feasibility of conservation translocations for Australia’s endemic freshwater crayfish genus Euastacus, with reference to priority bushfire-impacted species. Aquasave-Glenelg Nature Trust, Victor Harbour, SA. A report funded by the Australian Government’s Bushfire Wildlife and Habitat Recovery Program.
- L Pearce, MJ Watson, DS Baldwin, K Doyle, L Baumgartner 2021. Long-term effects of the 2019–20 Bushfires—water quality and Murray crayfish. Lateral Lines—Australian Society for Fish Biology Newsletter. June, 15–19.
- R Freire, MJ Watson 2016. Review of the recent scientific literature concerning turkey welfare (2013–2016) Report–RSPCA Australia.
- MJ Watson 2013. Starling control and management in Macquarie Street, Dubbo Report—Institute of Land, Water and Society: Albury Australia: Report No. 77.
Online
- D Driscoll, DM Watson, D Whisson, MJ Watson 8 October 2021. Feral horses will rule one third of the fragile Kosciuszko National Park under a proposed NSW government plan. The Conversation https://theconversation.com/feral-horses-will-rule-one-third-of-the-fragile-kosciuszko-national-park-under-a-proposed-nsw-government-plan-169248
- R Davis, B Bateman, D Lettoof, MJ Watson, M Lohr 21 May 2021. Mouse plague: bromadiolone will obliterate mice, but it’ll poison eagles, snakes and owls, too. The Conversation https://theconversation.com/mouse-plague-bromadiolone-will-obliterate-mice-but-itll-poison-eagles-snakes-and-owls-too-160995#comment_2522526
- MJ Watson 16 April 2019. Why do eggs have a yolk? The Conversation https://theconversation.com/curious-kids-why-do-eggs-have-a-yolk-111605
- MJ Watson 30 March 2018. Can two chickens hatch out of a double-yolk egg? The Conversation https://theconversation.com/ive-always-wondered-can-two-chickens-hatch-out-of-a-double-yolk-egg-94165
- MJ Watson 21 October 2017. Why don’t chickens look down when they scratch? The Conversation https://theconversation.com/ive-always-wondered-why-dont-chickens-look-down-when-they-scratch-85820#comment_1436421
- MJ Watson, JU Van Dyke 28 August 2017. When do birds and reptiles take their first breath? The Conversation https://theconversation.com/i-have-always-wondered-when-do-baby-birds-begin-to-breathe-81754
- D Watson, MJ Watson 20 October 2015. Want good conservation? Treat animals like trees, and ‘plant’ them in new areas The Conversation https://theconversation.com/want-good-conservation-treat-animals-like-trees-and-plant-them-in-new-areas-49223
Dr Maggie J Watson 