Dr Linda Hernandez Duran ~ Laboratory and Technical Support Advisor (Pharmacy); Adjunct Research Associate

My passion is focused on arthropods. Most of my research has been focused on animal behaviour, sexual selection and using multiple disciplines to close the gap between basic and applied science. I am an environmental biologist from Jorge Tadeo Lozano University in Colombia. I conducted research on the sexual behaviour of the moth Drymoea viliterna. Following that, I pursued a master's degree in biological sciences at Los Andes University (Bogota, Colombia), where I focused on analysing the courtship and mating behaviour of the Tetragnathidae species Leucauge mariana. This study encompassed populations from both Colombia and Costa Rica.

Upon completing my master's degree, I pursued a PhD at James Cook University in Cairns, Australia. During my doctoral studies, I researched the behaviour, physiology, and venom composition of Australian funnel-web spiders. Specifically, I aimed to gain a comprehensive understanding of the ecological role of venom in Australian funnel-web spiders, considering various factors.

Teaching

• BS2460: Fundamentals of Ecology (Level 2; CNS & TSV)
• BS5460: Fundamentals of Ecology (Level 5; CNS & TSV)

Interests

Professional

• Entomology, Data analysis

Research

• Animal behaviour, Venomics, Data Analysis

Teaching

• Biology, Zoology, Experimental Design, Data Analysis

Experience

• 2023 - Academy, James Cook University (Australia)
• 2021 to 2023 - Demonstrator Diversity of life course, James Cook University (Australia)
• 2022 - Research Assistant, James Cook University (Australia)
• 2022 - Tutoring Design and Analyses in Ecological Studies, James Cook University (Australia)
• 2018 - Researcher, Jyväskylä University (Finland)
• 2017 - Plant physiology researcher, Botanical Garden José Celestino Mutis (Colombia)
• 2017 - Short term fellowship, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (Costa Rica)
• 2014 to 2016 - Graduate teaching assistant, Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)
• 2013 to 2014 - Young Researcher, Centro de Biosistemas (Colombia)
• 2012 to 2013 - Research Assistant, Centro de Biosistemas (Colombia)
• 2011 - Entomology laboratory assistant, Centro de Biosistemas (Colombia)

Research Disciplines

• Zoology (3109)
• Evolutionary biology (3104)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Expanding knowledge (2801)

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Journal Articles

• Hernandez Duran L, Wilson D, Salih M and Rymer T (2023) Interactions between physiology and behaviour provide insights into the ecological role of venom in Australian funnel-web spiders: Interspecies comparison. PLoS ONE, 18 (5).
• Hernandez Duran L, Wilson D and Rymer T (in press) Exploring behavioral traits over different contexts in four species of Australian funnel-web spiders. Current Zoology,
• Hernandez Duran L and Barrantes G (2023) The role of epigynal setae in mate choice in the orb-weaver Leucauge argyra. Ethology Ecology and Evolution, 35 (3). pp. 326-339
• Hernandez Duran L, Wilson D and Rymer T (2022) Behaviour of the Sydney funnel-web spider Atrax robustus over different contexts, time, and stimuli. Toxicon: X, 13.
• Hernandez Duran L, Wilson D, Briffa M and Rymer T (2021) Beyond spider personality: the relationships between behavioral, physiological, and environmental factors. Ecology and Evolution, 11 (7). pp. 2974-2989
• Maxwell S, Hernandez Duran L, Rowell M and Rymer T (2021) An iconography of extant Gibberulus Jousseaume, 1888 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Strombidae), and the introduction of a new species from the southwestern Pacific. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 134 (1). pp. 89-115
• Hernández Duran L, Rymer T and Wilson D (2020) Variation in venom composition in the Australian funnel-web spiders Hadronyche valida. Toxicon: X, 8.
• Maxwell S, Rowell M, Hernandez Duran L and Rymer T (2020) Population structure of Canarium labiatum (Röding, 1798) (Mollusca: Neostromboidae: Strombidae) on Green Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 128. pp. 13-20
• Segura-Hernández L, Aisenberg A, Vargas E, Hernandez-Duran L, Eberhard W and Barrantes G (2020) Tuning in to the male: evidence contradicting sexually antagonistic coevolution models of sexual selection in Leucauge mariana (Araneae Tetragnathidae). Ethology Ecology and Evolution, 32 (2). pp. 175-189

Other research outputs

• Maxwell S, Rymer T, Rowell M, Hernandez Duran L, Berschauer D, Underdown M, Petuch E and Dekkers A (2021) Defining and bringing relevance of meaning to species group-level taxa. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 134. pp. 27-28

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