Assoc Prof Richard Reina - Researcher Profile

Biography

Richard works in the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University as a Senior Lecturer and Deputy Associate Dean

 

 

Richard’s research areas of interest are:

 

• Stress and habitat fragmentation in native vertebrates
• Diving physiology and ecology of sea turtles and penguins
• Marine conservation biology and management of national marine parks
• Effects of secondary salinisation on physiology and ecology of native frogs
• Stress and physiological responses of sharks following capture by fisheries

Qualifications

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2006

PH D

Institution: Australian National University

Year awarded: 1997

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE WITH HONOURS

Institution: Australian National University

Year awarded: 1989

Publications

Journal Articles

Rafferty, A., Reina, R., 2012, Arrested embryonic development: a review of strategies to delay hatching in egg-laying reptiles, Proceedings of the Royal Society - Biological Sciences (Series B) [P], vol 279, issue 1737, Royal Society, London England, pp. 2299-2308.

Rafferty, A., Brazer Jr, E.O., Reina, R., 2012, Depredation by harbor seal and spiny dogfish in a Georges Bank gillnet fishery, Fisheries Management And Ecology [P], vol 19, issue 3, Wiley-Blackwell, Malden USA, pp. 264-272.

Johnstone, C.P., Lill, A., Reina, R., 2012, Does habitat fragmentation cause stress in the agile antechinus? A haematological approach, Journal Of Comparative Physiology B-Biochemical Systemic And Environmental Physiology [P], vol 182, issue 1, Springer, Dordrecht Netherlands, pp. 139-155.

Frick, L., Walker, T.I., Reina, R., 2012, Immediate and delayed effects of gill-net capture on acid-base balance and intramuscular lactate concentration of gummy sharks, Mustelus antarticus, Comparative Biochemistry And Physiology A-Molecular & Integrative Physiology [P], vol 162, issue 2, Elsevier Science, New York USA, pp. 88-93.

Johnstone, C., Reina, R., Lill, A., 2012, Interpreting indices of physiological stress in free-living vertebrates, Journal Of Comparative Physiology B-Biochemical Systemic And Environmental Physiology [P], vol 182, issue 7, Springer, Heidelberg Germany, pp. 861-879.

Kearney, B.D., Byrne, P.G., Reina, R., 2012, Larval tolerance to salinity in three species of Australian anuran: an indication of saline specialisation in Litoria aurea, PLoS ONE [P], vol 7, issue 8, Public Library Science, San Francisco USA, pp. 1-6.

Amorocho, D.F., Abreu-Grobois, A.F., Dutton, P.H., Reina, R., 2012, Multiple distant origins for green sea turtles aggregating off Gorgona Island in the Colombian Eastern Pacific, PLoS ONE [P], vol 7, issue 2, Public Library Science, San Francisco USA, pp. 1-12.

Rafferty, A., Tomillo, P., Spotila, J., Paladino, F., Reina, R., 2011, Embryonic death is linked to maternal identity in the Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), PLoS ONE [P], vol 6, issue 6, Public Library of Science, San Francisco USA, pp. 1-7.

Johnstone, C., Lill, A., Reina, R., 2011, Response of the agile antechinus to habitat edge, configuration and condition in fragmented forest, PLoS ONE [P], vol 6, issue 11, Public Library Science, San Francisco USA, pp. 1-15.

Sieg, A.E., Binckley, C.A., Wallace, B.P., Tomillo, P.S., Reina, R., Paladino, F.V., Spotila, J.R., 2011, Sex ratios of leatherback turtles: hatchery translocation decreases metabolic heating and female bias, Endangered Species Research [P], vol 15, Inter-Research, Germany, pp. 195-204.

Squires, Z.E., Bailey, P.C., Reina, R., Wong, B.B.M., 2010, Compensatory growth in tadpoles after transient salinity stress, Marine and Freshwater Research [P], vol 61, issue 2, CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood Vic Australia, pp. 219-222.

Van Rijn, J., Reina, R., 2010, Distribution of leukocytes as indicators of stress in the Australian swellshark, Cephaloscyllium laticeps, Fish and Shellfish Immunology [E], vol 29, issue 3, Academic Press Ltd - Elsevier Science Ltd, London England, pp. 534-538.

Preston, T.J., Chiaradia, A., Caarels, S., Reina, R., 2010, Fine scale biologging of an inshore marine animal, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology [P], vol 390, issue 2, Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 196-202.

Hamann, M., Godfrey, M.H., Seminoff, J.A., Arthur, K., Barata, P.C.R., Bjorndal, K.A., Bolten, A.B., Broderick, A.C., Campbell, L.M., Carreras, C., Casale, P., Chaloupka, M., Chan, S.K.F., Coyne, M.S., Crowder, L.B., Diez, C.E., Dutton, P.H., Epperly, S.P., FitzSimmons, N.N., Formia, A., Girondot, M., Hays, G.C., Cheng, I.J., Kaska, Y., Lewison, R., Mortimer, J.A., Nichols, W.J., Reina, R.D., Shanker, K., Spotila, J.R., Tomas, J., Wallace, B.P., Work, T.M., Zbinden, J., Godley, B.J., 2010, Global research priorities for sea turtles: Informing management and conservation in the 21st century, Endangered Species Research [P], vol 11, issue 3, Inter-Research ESR, Germany, pp. 245-269.

Johnstone, C., Reina, R., Lill, A., 2010, Impact of anthropogenic habitat fragmentation on population health in a small, carnivorous marsupial, Journal Of Mammalogy [P], vol 91, issue 6, American Society of Mammalogists, USA, pp. 1332-1341.

Frick, L., Reina, R., Walker, T.I., 2010, Stress related physiological changes and post-release survival of Port Jackson sharks (Heterodontus portusjacksoni) and gummy sharks (Mustelus antarcticus) following gill-net and longline capture in captivity, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology [P], vol 385, issue 1-2, Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 29-37.

Frick, L., Walker, T., Reina, R., 2010, Trawl capture of port jackson sharks, Heterodontus portusjacksoni, and gummy sharks, Mustelus antarcticus, in a controlled setting: Effects of tow duration, air exposure and crowding, Fisheries Research [P], vol 106, issue 3, Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 344-350.

Reina, R., Spotila, J.R., Paladino, F.V., Dunham, A., 2009, Changed reproductive schedule of eastern Pacific leatherback turtles Dermochelys coriacea following the 1997-98 El Nino to La Nina transition, Endangered Species Research, vol 7, Inter-Research, Germany, pp. 155-161.

Fallow, P., Chiaradia, A., Ropert-Coudert, Y., Kato, A., Reina, R., 2009, Flipper bands modify the short-term diving behavior of little penguins, Biological Conservation [P], vol 73, issue 8, The Wildlife Society, Maryland USA, pp. 1348-1354.

Frick, L., Reina, R., Walker, T.I., 2009, The physiological response of Port Jackson Sharks and Australian Swellsharks to sedation, gill-net capture, and repeated sampling in captivity, North American Journal Of Fisheries Management [P], vol 29, American Fisheries Society, USA, pp. 127-139.

Giling, D.P., Reina, R., Hogg, Z., 2008, Anthropogenic influence on an urban colony of the little penguin eudyptula minor, Marine and Freshwater Biology, vol 59, issue 7, CSIRO, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 647-651.

Squires, Z., Bailey, P.C., Reina, R., Wong, B.B.M., 2008, Environmental deterioration increases tadpole vulnerability to predation, Biology Letters, vol 4, issue 4, Royal Society, UK, pp. 392-394.

Preston, T.J., Ropert-Coudert, Y., Kato, A., Chiaradia, A., Kirkwood, R., Dann, P., Reina, R., 2008, Foraging behaviour of little penguins Eudyptula minor in an artificially modified environment, Endangered Species Research, vol 4, Inter-Research, Germany, pp. 95-103.

Amorocho, D.F., Reina, R., 2008, Intake passage time, digesta composition and digestibility in East Pacific green turtles (Chelonia mydas agassizii) at Gorgona National Park, Colombian Pacific, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, vol 360, issue 2, Elsevier, Netherlands, pp. 117-124.

Amorocho, D., Reina, R.D., 2007, Feeding ecology of the East Pacific green sea turtle Chelonia mydas agassizii at Gorgona National Park, Colombia, Endangered Species Research, vol 3, Inter-Research, Germany, pp. 43-51.

Wallace, B.P., Sotherland, P.R., Tomillo, P.S., Reina, R.D., Spotila, J.R., Paladino, F.V., 2007, Maternal investment in reproduction and its consequences in leatherback turtles, Oecologia, vol 152, issue 1, Springer Verlag, Germany, pp. 37-47.

Jones, T.T., Reina, R.D., Darveau, C., Lutz, P.L., 2007, Ontogeny of energetics in leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) and olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) sea turtle hatchlings, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A, vol 147, Elsevier Science Inc., New York NY USA, pp. 313-322.

Tomillo, P.S., Velez, E., Reina, R., Piedra, R., Paladino, F.V., Spotila, J.R., 2007, Reassessment of the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) nesting population at Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas, Costa Rica: Effects of conservation efforts, Chelonian Conservation and Biology, vol 6, issue 1, Chelonian Research Foundation, USA, pp. 54-62.

Daniel, T.A., Chiaradia, A., Logan, M.D., Quinn, G.P., Reina, R., 2007, Synchronized group association in little penguins, Eudyptula minor, Animal Behaviour, vol 74, Academic Press, UK, pp. 1241-1248.

Saba, V.S., Tomillo, P.S., Reina, R.D., Spotila, J.R., Musick, J.A., Evans, D.A., Paladino, F.V., 2007, The effect of the El Nino Southern Oscillation on the reproductive frequency of eastern Pacific leatherback turtles, Journal of Applied Ecology, vol 44, issue 2, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford England, pp. 395-404.

Chinathamby, K., Reina, R.D., Bailey, P.C., Lees, B.K., 2006, Effects of salinity on the survival, growth and development of tadpoles of the brown tree frog, Litoria ewingii, Australian Journal of Zoology, vol 54, issue 2, CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood Vic Australia, pp. 97-105.

Wallace, B.P., Sotherland, P.R., Tomillo, P.S., Bouchard, S.S., Reina, R.D., Spotila, J.R., Paladino, F.V., 2006, Egg components, egg size, and hatchling size in leatherback turtles, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part A, vol 145, Elsevier Science Inc., New York NY USA, pp. 524-532.

Southwood, A.L., Reina, R.D., Jones, V.S., Speakman, J.R., Jones, D.R., 2006, Seasonal metabolism of juvenile green turtles (Chelonia mydas) at Heron Island, Australia, Canadian Journal of Zoology, vol 84, issue 1, NRC Research Press Web, Ottawa Canada, pp. 125-135.

Ralph, C.R., Reina, R.D., Wallace, B.P., Sotherland, P.R., Spotila, J.R., Paladino, F.V., 2005, Effect of egg location and respiratory gas concentrations on developmental success in nests of the leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, Australian Journal of Zoology, vol 53, issue 5, CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood Vic Australia, pp. 289-294.

Reina, R.D., Abernathy, K.J., Marshall, G.J., Spotila, J.R., 2005, Respiratory frequency, dive behaviour and social interactions of leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea during the inter-nesting interval, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, vol 316, issue 1, Elsevier, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 1-16.

Wallace, B.P., Sotherland, P.R., Spotila, J.R., Reina, R.D., Franks, B.F., Paladino, F.V., 2004, Biotic and abiotic factors affect the nest environment of embryonic leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, vol 77, issue 3, University Chicago Press, Chicago USA, pp. 423-432.

Nordmoe, E.D., Sieg, A.E., Sotherland, P.R., Spotila, J.R., Paladino, F.V., Reina, R.D., 2004, Nest site fidelity of leatherback turtles at Playa Grande, Costa Rica, Animal Behaviour, vol 68, Elsevier Ltd., London England, pp. 387-394.

Price, E.R., Wallace, B.P., Reina, R.D., Spotila, J.R., Paladino, F.V., Piedra, R., Velez, E., 2004, Size, growth, and reproductive output of adult female leatherback turtles Dermochelys coriacea, Endangered Species Research, vol 5, Inter-Research, Germany, pp. 1-8.

Bell, B.A., Spotila, J.R., Paladino, F.V., Reina, R.D., 2003, Low reproductive success of leatherback turtles, Dermochelys coriacea, is due to high embryonic mortality, Biological Conservation, vol 115, issue 1, Elsevier, Oxford England, pp. 131-138.

Southwood, A.L., Reina, R.D., Jones, V.S., Jones, D.R., 2003, Seasonal diving patterns and body temperatures of juvenile green turtles at Heron Island, Australia, Canadian Journal of Zoology, vol 81, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa Canada, pp. 1014-1024.

Reina, R.D., Mayor, P.A., Spotila, J.R., Piedra, R., Paladino, F.V., 2002, Nesting ecology of the leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, at Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas, Costa Rica: 1988-1989 to 1999-2000, Copeia, vol 3, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, New York NY USA, pp. 653-664.

Reina, R.D., Jones, T.T., Spotila, J.R., 2002, Salt and water regulation by the leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea, Journal of Experimental Biology, vol 205, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 1853-1860.

Crim, J.L., Spotila`, L.D., Spotila, J.R., O'Connor, M., Reina, R.D., Willams, C.J., Paladino, F.V., 2002, The leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, exhibits both polyandry and polygyny, Molecular Ecology, vol 11, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford UK, pp. 2097-2106.

Reina, R.D., Spotila, J.R., Paladino, F.V., 2001, The effects of nest environment on calcium mobilization by leatherback turtle embryos (Dermochelys coriacea) during development, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, vol 130, Elsevier Science, New York NY USA, pp. 151-162.

Reina, R.D., 2000, Blood flow in the lachrymal salt gland of the green turtle, Chelonia mydas, Journal Comparative Physiology B, vol 170, Springer-Verlag, New York NY USA, pp. 573-580.

Reina, R.D., Cooper, P.D., 2000, Control of salt gland activity in the hatchling green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, Journal of Comparative Physiology B, vol 170, Springer-Verlag, New York NY USA, pp. 27-35.

Spotila, J.R., Reina, R.D., Steyermark, A.C., Plotkin, P.T., Paladino, F.V., 2000, Pacific leatherback turtles face extinction, Nature, vol 405, Nature Publishing Group, London UK, pp. 529-530.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Developmental sensitivity and acclimation to elevated salinity in south-east Australian Anurans.

Supervisors:

Reina, R (Main), Byrne, P (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Embryonic Development in Marine Turtles (Chelonioidea), Implications for Conservation.

Supervisors:

Reina, R (Main), Evans, R (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Examining and predicting the post-capture fate in elasmobranchs following capture on commercial fishing gears.

Supervisors:

Reina, R (Main).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Linking predator diet and reproductive success with environmental variability in a semi-enclosed coastal bay: little penguins of St Kilda..

Supervisors:

Reina, R (Main), Chiaradia, A (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Post-release effects of Australian longline fisheries on native chondrichthyans..

Supervisors:

Reina, R (Main).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The ecology, biology and invasion dynamics of the bleating tree frog (litoria dentata) on lord howe island.

Supervisors:

Chapple, D (Main), Reina, R (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The effects of fishing on target, byproduct and bycatch chondrichthyan species in southern Australia.

Supervisors:

Reina, R (Main).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Amorocho, D.

Program of Study:

Foraging ecology and population structurre of the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in the eastern pacific coast of Colombia. (PHD) 2009.

Supervisors:

Reina, R (Main).

Student:

Frick, L.

Program of Study:

Capture-related stress physiology and delayed mortality of sharks. (PHD) 2010.

Supervisors:

Reina, R (Main).

Student:

Johnstone, C.

Program of Study:

An ecophysiological investigation of the effects of anthropogenic habitat loss, fragmentation and degradation on the agile antechinus. (PHD) 2010.

Supervisors:

Lill, A (Main), Reina, R (Associate).

Student:

Preston, T.

Program of Study:

Relationships between foraging behaviour, diet and reproductive success at an urban colony of little penguins (Eudyptula minor), St Kilda, Australia. (PHD) 2010.

Supervisors:

Reina, R (Main).

Student:

Rafferty, A.

Program of Study:

Environmental influences and ecological significance of arrested embryonic development in chelonians. (PHD) 2012.

Supervisors:

Reina, R (Main).