Udovicic, Frank (1966 - )

Summary

Frank Udovicic was the first molecular systematist to be appointed to the National Herbarium of Victoria. His research is on the phylogeny and classification of Australian plants with a strong emphasis on molecular phylogenetics of eucalypts and other genera in the family Myrtaceae. In 2003 he became Manager, Plant Sciences, at the Herbarium. He retired in 2026 as a molcular systematist and Director Research (Research Branch, Science Division), Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne.

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Chronology

1990

Education - Bachelor of Science (Honours), First Class, University of Melbourne

1995

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne

1995 - 1997

Career position - Postdoctoral Fellow, CSIRO Plant Industry, Canberra

1997 - 1999

Career position - Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Melbourne

1999 - 2003

Career position - Molecular Systematist, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne

2003 -

Career position - Manager, Plant Sciences, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne

2003

Education - Diploma of Business (Frontline Management), Box Hill Institute

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Published resources

Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

• McCarthy, Gavan; Smith, Ailie; Moje, Christine; Rigby, Rebecca, The Study of Australian Eucalypts, eScholarship Research Centre, 2013, http://www.eoas.info/eucalypts/index.html. Details

Journal Articles

• Bayly, M. J.; Udovicic, F.; Gibbs, A. K.; Parra-O, C.; and Ladiges, P. Y., 'Ribosomal DNA pseudogenes are widespread in the eucalypt group (Myrtaceae): implications for phylogenetic analysis.', Cladistics, 24 (2) (2008), 131-146. Details
• Bayly, M.J.; Rigault, P.; Spokevicius, A.; Ladiges, P.Y.; Ades, P.K.; Anderson, C.; Bossinger, G.; Merchant, A.; Udovicic, F.; Woodrow, I.; and Tibbits, J., 'Chloroplast genome analysis of Australian eucalypts - Eucalyptus, Corymbia, Angophora, Allosyncarpia and Stockwellia (Myrtaceae).', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 69 (2013), 704-716. Details
• Gibbs, A. K.; Udovicic, F.; Drinnan, A. N.; and Ladiges, P. Y., 'Phylogeny and classification of Eucalyptus subgenus Eudesmia (Myrtaceae) based on nuclear ribosomal DNA, chloroplast DNA and morphology.', Australian Systematic Botany, 22 (3) (2009), 158-179. Details
• Kellermann, J.; and Udovicic, F., 'A revision of the Cryptandra propinqua complex (Rhamnaceae: Pomaderreae).', Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 128 (2007), 81-98. Details
• Ladiges, P. Y.; Udovicic, F.; and Drinnan, A. N., 'Eucalypt phylogeny - molecules and morphology.', Australian Systematic Botany, 8 (1995), 483-497. Details
• Ladiges, P. Y.; Udovicic, F.; and Drinnan, A. N., 'Eucalypt phylogeny: molecules and morphology.', Australian Systematic Botany, 8 (4) (1995), 483-497. Details
• Ladiges, P.; Parra-O C.; Gibbs, A.; Udovicic, F.; Nelson, G.; and Bayly, M., 'Historical biogeographical patterns in continental Australia: congruence among areas of endemism of two major clades of eucalypts.', Cladistics, 27 (1) (2011), 29-41. Details
• Ladiges, P.Y.; and Udovicic, F., 'Comment on molecular dating of the age of eucalypts.', Australian Systematic Botany, 18 (2005), 291-293. Details
• Ladiges, Pauline, Udovicic, Frank and Nelson, Gareth, 'Australian biogeographical connections and the phylogeny of large genera in the plant family Myrtaceae', Journal of Biogeography, 30 (7) (2003), 989-998. Details
• Parra-O, C.; Bayly, M.; Udovicic, F.; and Ladiges, P., 'ETS sequences support the monophyly of the eucalypt genus Corymbia (Myrtaceae).', Taxon, 55 (3) (2006), 653-663. Details
• Parra-O, C.; Bayly, M.J.; Drinnan, A.; Udovicic, F.; and Ladiges, P., 'Phylogeny, major clades and infrageneric classification of Corymbia (Myrtaceae), based on nuclear ribosomal DNA and morphology.', Australian Systematic Botany, 22 (2009), 384-399. Details
• Sauquet, H.; Ho, S.Y.W.; Gandolfo, M.A.; Jordan, G.J.; Wilf, P.; Cantrill D.J.; Bayly, M.J.; Bromham, L.; Brown, G.K.; Carpenter, R.J.; Lee, D.M.; Murphy, D.J.; Sniderman J.M.K.; and Udovicic F., 'Testing the impact of calibration on molecular divergence times using a fossil-rich group: the case of Nothofagus (Fagales).', Systematic Biology, 61 (2) (2012), 289-313. Details
• Udovicic, F.; and Murphy, D. J., 'Successful DNA amplification from Acacia (Leguminosae) and other refractory Australian plants and fungi using a nested/semi-nested PCR protocol.', Muelleria, 16 (2002), 47-53. Details
• Udovicic, F.; Ladiges, P.Y., 'Informativeness of nuclear and chloroplast DNA regions and the phylogeny of the eucalypts and related genera (Myrtaceae).', Kew Bulletin, 55 (2000), 633-645. Details
• Udovicic, F.; McFadden, G. I.; and Ladiges, P. Y., 'Phylogeny of Eucalyptus and Angophora based on 5S rDNA spacer sequence data.', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 4 (3) (1995), 247-256. Details

Resources

• Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21611146. Details
• 'Udovicic, Frank (1966-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1540431. Details