Rate My Professor Brenton Pember

Dr. Brenton Pember serves as a Lecturer in the School of Environmental and Conservation Sciences at Murdoch University in Perth, Western Australia. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Murdoch University, completed in 2006, with a thesis entitled 'Characteristics of fish communities in coastal waters of north-western Australia.' This doctoral research determined the characteristics of fish assemblages in nearshore coastal waters of the remote Canning region of tropical Western Australia. Currently, Pember is the unit coordinator for BIO244 Animal Diversity, where he contributes to teaching in animal biology and diversity. His affiliation includes the Centre for Fish, Fisheries and Aquatic Ecosystem Research, reflecting his focus on aquatic ecosystems.

Pember's research investigates population genetics and connectivity in fishes, with a particular emphasis on shark species in the Indo-West Pacific region. A notable project supported by funding (grant no. 18333 awarded to supervisor Jennifer Chaplin) examines temporal patterns of connectivity in the sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) in the Indo-West Pacific region. Key peer-reviewed publications include 'Population genetic structure of Indo-West Pacific carcharhinid sharks: what do we know and where to from here?', published in 2020 in Pacific Conservation Biology (volume 26, issue 4, pages 319-337), co-authored with Jennifer A. Chaplin and Neil R. Lampson. Another publication is 'Population genomic and size distribution data suggest high genetic connectivity in the sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) along a 2700 km coastline', appearing in 2023 in Fisheries Research (volume 266, article 106779), with co-authors Jennifer A. Chaplin, Matias Braccini, and Neil R. Lampson. He also produced 'Fine scale connectivity of the sandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus, along the Western Australian coast' in 2023 through Murdoch University. These works address genetic structure and connectivity in carcharhinid sharks, contributing data on population dynamics along Western Australian coastlines.