Email: graham.mcculloch@otago.ac.nz
Research Interests
- Biogeography of endemic insects
- Molecular systematics
- Macroecology
- Evolutionary genetics/genomics
- Biological control
Current Postdoctoral project
Has deforestation reshaped our endemic insect fauna? Testing the evolutionary impacts of lowered treelines (Marsden Fast Start; Royal Society of New Zealand)
Publications
Ni, S., McCulloch, G. A., Kroos, G. C., King, T. M., Dutoit, L., Foster, B. J., Hema, K., Jandt, J. M., Peng, M., Dearden, P. K., & Waters, J. M. (2024). Human-driven evolution of color in a stonefly mimic. Science, 386(6270), 453-458. doi: 10.1126/science.ado5331 Journal - Research Article
McCulloch, G. A. (2024). Repeated body size evolution in island bats [Digest]. Evolution. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/evolut/qpae069 Journal - Research Other
Ara, M. G., McCulloch, G. A., Dutoit, L., Wallis, G. P., & Ingram, T. (2024). Genomics reveals repeated landlocking of diadromous fish on an isolated island. Ecology & Evolution, 14, e10987. doi: 10.1002/ece3.10987 Journal - Research Article
Waters, J. M., Ni, S., & McCulloch, G. A. (2024). Freshwater eDNA reveals dramatic biological shifts linked to deforestation of New Zealand. Science of the Total Environment, 908, 168174. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168174 Journal - Research Article
Nawaz, M., Brookes, D. R., McCulloch, G. A., & Walter, G. H. (2023). Host-specificity of biocontrol agents in the field : The significance of sampling sympatric relatives of target weeds (Acacia holosericea versus A. auriculiformis). Biological Control, 187, 105388. doi: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2023.105388 Journal - Research Article
2024
Journal - Research Article
Ni, S., McCulloch, G. A., Kroos, G. C., King, T. M., Dutoit, L., Foster, B. J., Hema, K., Jandt, J. M., Peng, M., Dearden, P. K., & Waters, J. M. (2024). Human-driven evolution of color in a stonefly mimic. Science, 386(6270), 453-458. doi: 10.1126/science.ado5331
Ara, M. G., McCulloch, G. A., Dutoit, L., Wallis, G. P., & Ingram, T. (2024). Genomics reveals repeated landlocking of diadromous fish on an isolated island. Ecology & Evolution, 14, e10987. doi: 10.1002/ece3.10987
Waters, J. M., Ni, S., & McCulloch, G. A. (2024). Freshwater eDNA reveals dramatic biological shifts linked to deforestation of New Zealand. Science of the Total Environment, 908, 168174. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168174
Journal - Research Other
McCulloch, G. A. (2024). Repeated body size evolution in island bats [Digest]. Evolution. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/evolut/qpae069
2023
Journal - Research Article
Nawaz, M., Brookes, D. R., McCulloch, G. A., & Walter, G. H. (2023). Host-specificity of biocontrol agents in the field : The significance of sampling sympatric relatives of target weeds (Acacia holosericea versus A. auriculiformis). Biological Control, 187, 105388. doi: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2023.105388
Foster, B. J., McCulloch, G. A., Foster, Y., Kroos, G. C., King, T. M., & Waters, J. M. (2023). ebony underpins Batesian mimicry in melanic stoneflies. Molecular Ecology, 32(18), 4986-4998. doi: 10.1111/mec.17085
Gurdasani, K., Makinson, J. R., Purcell, M. F., Walter, G., & McCulloch, G. A. (2023). Genetic structure and host associations of the noctuid moth Callopistria exotica, a potential biological control agent for Lygodium microphyllum. Biocontrol Science & Technology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/09583157.2023.2217676
McCulloch, G. A., Gurdasani, K., Hereward, J. P., Morin, L., Walter, G. H., & Raghu, S. (2023). Invasion history of Lycium ferocissimum in Australia: The impact of admixture on genetic diversity and differentiation. Diversity & Distributions. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/ddi.13702
Journal - Research Other
Dutoit, L., & McCulloch, G. A. (2023). Fun in facets: A flexible new tool for population genomics in R. Molecular Ecology Resources. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.13773
McCulloch, G. A., & Waters, J. M. (2023). Rapid adaptation in a fast-changing world: Emerging insights from insect genomics. Global Change Biology, 29, 943-954. doi: 10.1111/gcb.16512
2022
Journal - Research Article
McCulloch, G. A., Foster, B. J., Dutoit, L., & Waters, J. M. (2022). Repeated alpine flight loss within the widespread New Zealand stonefly Nesoperla fulvescens hare (Plecoptera: Gripopterygidae). Insect Systematics & Diversity, 6(6), 1. doi: 10.1093/isd/ixac027
Sabtharishi, S., Rajan Thangaraj, S., McCulloch, G. A., Chandel, R. K., Singh, S. K., & Subbarayalu, M. (2022). Contrasting prevalence of Wolbachia infection across three key stored product beetles in India. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 42, 3175-3183. doi: 10.1007/s42690-022-00877-5
Nawaz, M., Brookes, D. R., McCulloch, G. A., & Walter, G. H. (2022). Significant genetic structure in Macrobathra moths feeding on Acacia auriculiformis: Implications for prioritising biological control agents. Biological Control, 172, 104969. doi: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2022.104969
McCulloch, G. A., Dutoit, L., Craw, D., Kroos, G. C., & Waters, J. M. (2022). Genomics reveals exceptional phylogenetic diversity within a narrow-range flightless insect. Insect Systematics & Diversity, 6(2), 5. doi: 10.1093/isd/ixac009
Neupert, S., McCulloch, G. A., Foster, B. J., Waters, J. M., & Szyszka, P. (2022). Reduced olfactory acuity in recently flightless insects suggests rapid regressive evolution. BMC Ecology & Evolution, 22, 50. doi: 10.1186/s12862-022-02005-w
McCulloch, G. A., Makinson, J. R., Purcell, M. F., Raghu, S., & Walter, G. H. (2022). A prospective and iterative approach to finding safe weed biological control agents: Testing ecological and evolutionary hypotheses with molecular evidence. Biological Control, 169, 104887. doi: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2022.104887
McCulloch, G. A., Daglish, G. J., & Walter, G. H. (2022). Two grain beetle species, one resource, different patterns of genetic structure: Implications for management. Journal of Pest Science, 95, 959-969. doi: 10.1007/s10340-021-01430-y
2021
Journal - Research Article
McCulloch, G. A., Guhlin, J., Dutoit, L., Harrop, T. W. R., Dearden, P. K., & Waters, J. M. (2021). Genomic signatures of parallel alpine adaptation in recently-evolved flightless insects. Molecular Ecology, 30, 6677-6686. doi: 10.1111/mec.16204
Foster, B. J., McCulloch, G. A., Vogel, M. F. S., Ingram, T., & Waters, J. M. (2021). Anthropogenic evolution in an insect wing polymorphism following widespread deforestation. Biology Letters, 17, 20210069. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2021.0069
Thomas, L. J., Liggins, L., Banks, S. C., Beheregaray, L. B., Liddy, M., McCulloch, G. A., Waters, J. M., … Cumming, R. A., & Lamare, M. D. (2021). The population genetic structure of the urchin Centrostephanus rodgersii in New Zealand with links to Australia. Marine Biology, 168, 138. doi: 10.1007/s00227-021-03946-4
Kroos, G. C., Waters, J. M., & McCulloch, G. A. (2021). Does assortative mating contribute to reproductive isolation among sympatric ecotypes of the wing-dimorphic stonefly Zelandoperla fenestrata (Plecoptera: Gripopterygidae)? Austral Entomology, 60, 571-577. doi: 10.1111/aen.12553
Nawaz, M., McCulloch, G. A., Brookes, D. R., Zonneveld, R., & Walter, G. H. (2021). Native range surveys for host-specific Acacia auriculiformis biocontrol agents: A role for DNA barcoding. Biological Control, 158, 104594. doi: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2021.104594
Purcell, M. F., Brown, B. T., Harms, N. E., Sun-Hee, H., & McCulloch, G. A. (2021). Biology and preliminary host range of a Korean leaf-mining Hydrellia sp. (Diptera: Ephydridae) rejected as a potential biological control agent for monoecious Hydrilla verticillata in the United States. Biocontrol Science & Technology, 31(4), 343-356. doi: 10.1080/09583157.2020.1853051
Comben, D. F., McCulloch, G. A., Dhileepan, K., & Walter, G. H. (2021). Genetic identity of Australian prickly acacia (Vachellia nilotica, Fabales: Mimosoideae): Assessing the target for biological control. Biological Control, 155, 104540. doi: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2021.104540
McCulloch, G. A., Foster, B. J., Dutoit, L., Harrop, T. W. R., Guhlin, J., Dearden, P. K., & Waters, J. M. (2021). Genomics reveals widespread ecological speciation in flightless insects. Systematic Biology, 70(5), 863-876. doi: 10.1093/sysbio/syaa094
McCulloch, G. A., Madeira, P. T., Makinson, J. R., Dutoit, L., Blair, Z., Walter, G. H., … Purcell, M. F. (2021). Phylogenomics resolves the invasion history of Acacia auriculiformis in Florida. Journal of Biogeography, 48, 453-464. doi: 10.1111/jbi.14013
Journal - Research Other
Fenker, J., McCulloch, G. A., Vasconcellos, M. M., Silva, D. C., & Domingos, F. M. C. B. (2021). Dispersal reduction drives rapid diversification in alpine grasshoppers [Digest]. Evolution, 75(8), 2132-2134. doi: 10.1111/evo.14296
Waters, J. M., & McCulloch, G. A. (2021). Reinventing the wheel? Reassessing the roles of gene flow, sorting and convergence in repeated evolution. Molecular Ecology, 30, 4162-4172. doi: 10.1111/mec.16018
Foster, B. J., McCulloch, G. A., & Waters, J. M. (2021). Evidence for aposematism in a southern hemisphere stonefly family (Plecoptera: Austroperlidae). Austral Entomology, 60, 267-275. doi: 10.1111/aen.12529
2020
Journal - Research Article
Donald, K. M., McCulloch, G. A., Dutoit, L., & Spencer, H. G. (2020). Population structure of the New Zealand whelk, Cominella glandiformis (Gastropoda: Buccinidae), suggests sporadic dispersal of a direct developer. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 130, 49-60. doi: 10.1093/biolinnean/blaa033
Daglish, G. J., Jagadeesan, R., Nayak, M. K., McCulloch, G. A., Singarayan, V. T., & Walter, G. H. (2020). The gene introgression approach and the potential cost of genes that confer strong phosphine resistance in red flour beetle (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Journal of Economic Entomology, 113(3), 1547-1554. doi: 10.1093/jee/toaa033
McCulloch, G. A., Mauda, E. V., Chari, L. D., Martin, G. D., Gurdasani, K., Morin, L., … Raghu, S. (2020). Genetic diversity and morphological variation in African boxthorn (Lycium ferocissimum): Characterising the target weed for biological control. Biological Control, 143, 104206. doi: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2020.104206
Comben, D. F., McCulloch, G. A., Brown, G. K., & Walter, G. H. (2020). Phylogenetic placement and the timing of diversification in Australia's endemic Vachellia (Caesalpinioideae, Mimosoid Clade, Fabaceae) species. Australian Systematic Botany, 33(1), 103-109. doi: 10.1071/sb19013
McCulloch, G. A., Gurdasani, K., Kocak, E., Daglish, G. J., & Walter, G. H. (2020). Significant population genetic structuring in Rhyzopertha dominica across Turkey: Biogeographic and practical implications. Journal of Stored Products Research, 85, 101536. doi: 10.1016/j.jspr.2019.101536
Journal - Research Other
Mullin, D. W., McCulloch, G. A., Schoenjahn, J., & Walter, G. H. (2020). Phylogeography of the rare Australian endemic Grey Falcon Falco hypoleucos: Implications for conservation. Bird Conservation International, 30(3), 447-455. doi: 10.1017/S0959270920000106
McCulloch, G. A., Ingram, T., & Waters, J. M. (2020). Does elevation influence mayfly emergence timing? A case study using New Zealand's endemic ephemeropteran fauna. Ecological Entomology, 45, 756-760. doi: 10.1111/een.12848
Waters, J. M., Emerson, B. C., Arribas, P., & McCulloch, G. A. (2020). Dispersal reduction: Causes, genomic mechanisms, and evolutionary consequences. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 35(6), 512-522. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2020.01.012
Mullin, D. W., McCulloch, G. A., Schoenjahn, J., & Walter, G. H. (2020). Coping with heat in the arid interior: What can feather structure reveal about the ecology of Australia’s desert-living Grey Falcon Falco hypoleucos? Emu, 120(1), 83-89. doi: 10.1080/01584197.2019.1698301
2019
Journal - Research Article
Rajan Thangaraj, S., McCulloch, G. A., Subtharishi, S., Chandel, R. K., Debnath, S., Subramaniam, C., … Subbarayalu, M. (2019). Genetic diversity and its geographic structure in Sitophilus oryzae (Coleoptera; Curculionidae) across India: Implications for managing phosphine resistance. Journal of Stored Products Research, 84, 101512. doi: 10.1016/j.jspr.2019.101512
McCulloch, G. A., Oliphant, A., Dearden, P. K., Veale, A. J., Ellen, C. W., & Waters, J. M. (2019). Comparative transcriptomic analysis of a wing-dimorphic stonefly reveals candidate wing loss genes. EvoDevo, 10, 21. doi: 10.1186/s13227-019-0135-4
McCulloch, G. A., Purcell, M. F., Harms, N. E., Grodowitz, M. J., Zhang, J., Sun-Hee, H., & Walter, G. H. (2019). Molecular screening of herbivorous flies collected from Hydrilla verticillata across China and Korea: Setting up hypotheses for further exploratory surveys and tests. Biological Control, 138, 104051. doi: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2019.104051
Foster, B. J., McCulloch, G. A., & Waters, J. M. (2019). Zelandoperla maungatuaensis sp. n. (Plecoptera: Gripopterygidae), a new flightless stonefly species from Otago, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 47(2), 141-147. doi: 10.1080/03014223.2019.1624266
McCulloch, G. A., Foster, B. J., Dutoit, L., Ingram, T., Hay, E., Veale, A. J., Dearden, P. K., & Waters, J. M. (2019). Ecological gradients drive insect wing loss and speciation: The role of the alpine treeline. Molecular Ecology, 28, 3141-3150. doi: 10.1111/mec.15114
McCulloch, G. A., Mohankumar, S., Subramanian, S., Rajan, T. S., Rahul, C., Surendran, R., … Walter, G. H. (2019). Contrasting patterns of phylogeographic structuring in two key beetle pests of stored grain in India and Australia. Journal of Pest Science, 92, 1249-1259. doi: 10.1007/s10340-019-01121-9
McCulloch, G. A., Foster, B. J., Ingram, T., & Waters, J. M. (2019). Insect wing loss is tightly linked to the treeline: Evidence from a diverse stonefly assemblage. Ecography, 42(4), 811-813. doi: 10.1111/ecog.04140
McCulloch, G. A., Makinson, J. R., Zonneveld, R., Purcell, M. F., Brookes, D. R., Gurdasani, K., … Walter, G. H. (2019). Scrutinizing biological control survey data from the native range: The phylogeny and Lygodium fern host associations of Musotiminae moths. Biological Control, 134, 123-129. doi: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2019.04.004
Craw, D., King, T. M., McCulloch, G. A., Upton, P., & Waters, J. M. (2019). Biological evidence constraining river drainage evolution across a subduction-transcurrent plate boundary transition, New Zealand. Geomorphology, 336, 119-132. doi: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2019.03.032
Journal - Research Other
McCulloch, G. A., & Waters, J. M. (2019). Phylogenetic divergence of island biotas: Molecular dates, extinction, and "relict" lineages [Invited]. Molecular Ecology, 28, 4354-4362. doi: 10.1111/mec.15229
McCulloch, G. A., Foster, B. J., & Waters, J. M. (2019). Phylogeography reveals a North Island range extension for New Zealand's only sexually wing-dimorphic stonefly (Stenoperla helsoni). New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 46(3), 253-260. doi: 10.1080/03014223.2018.1527775
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
McCulloch, G. A., Foster, B. J., Dearden, P. K., & Waters, J. M. (2019). Rapid genomic and transcriptomic shifts underpin parallel ecological speciation in alpine insects. Proceedings of the Genetics Society of Australasia (GSA) Conference. Retrieved from https://event.crowdcompass.com/gsa2019
2018
Journal - Research Article
McCulloch, G. A., & Waters, J. M. (2018). Testing for seasonality in alpine streams: How does altitude affect freshwater insect life cycles? Freshwater Biology, 63(5), 483-491. doi: 10.1111/fwb.13087
McCulloch, G. A., Makinson, J. R., Zonneveld, R., Purcell, M. F., Raghu, S., & Walter, G. H. (2018). Assessment of genetic structuring in the Lygodium fern moths Austromusotima camptozonale and Neomusotima conspurcatalis in their native range: Implications for biological control. Biological Control, 121, 8-13. doi: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2018.01.012
Rafter, M. A., McCulloch, G. A., Daglish, G. J., Gurdasani, K., & Walter, G. H. (2018). Polyandry, genetic diversity and fecundity of emigrating beetles: Understanding new foci of infestation and selection. Journal of Pest Science, 91(1), 287-298. doi: 10.1007/s10340-017-0902-8
McCulloch, G. A., & Waters, J. M. (2018). Does wing reduction influence the relationship between altitude and insect body size? A case study using New Zealand's diverse stonefly fauna. Ecology & Evolution, 8(2), 953-960. doi: 10.1002/ece3.3713
Journal - Research Other
McCulloch, G. A., Hereward, J. P., Lake, E. C., Smith, M. C., Purcell, M. F., & Walter, G. H. (2018). The complete chloroplast genome of the invasive fern Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R. Br. Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 3(2), 746-747. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2018.1483755
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Waters, J., Dearden, P., Foster, B., McCulloch, G., & Hay, E. (2018). The evolution of flightless insects: Natural selection underpins parallel clinal wing reduction in alpine stoneflies. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Genetics Society of Australasia (GSA) with the 6th Asia-Pacific Chromosome Colloquium. GSA2018_APCC682126. Retrieved from https://gsa2018.dryfta.com/en
2017
Journal - Research Article
Hereward, J., Hutchinson, J. A., McCulloch, G. A., Silva, R., & Walter, G. H. (2017). Divergence among generalist herbivores: The Frankliniella schultzei species complex in Australia (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 11(6), 875-887. doi: 10.1007/s11829-017-9543-3
Rafter, M. A., McCulloch, G. A., Daglish, G. J., & Walter, G. H. (2017). Progression of phosphine resistance in susceptible Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) populations under different immigration regimes and selection pressures. Evolutionary Applications, 10(9), 907-918. doi: 10.1111/eva.12493
McCulloch, G. A., Wallis, G. P., & Waters, J. M. (2017). Does wing size shape insect biogeography? Evidence from a diverse regional stonefly assemblage. Global Ecology & Biogeography, 26(1), 93-101. doi: 10.1111/geb.12529
2016
Journal - Research Article
Ridley, A. W., Hereward, J. P., Daglish, G. J., Raghu, S., McCulloch, G. A., & Walter, G. H. (2016). Flight of Rhyzopertha dominica (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae): A spatio-temporal analysis with pheromone trapping and population genetics. Journal of Economic Entomology, 109(6), 2561-2571. doi: 10.1093/jee/tow226
Rajan Thangaraj, S., McCulloch, G. A., Subbarayalu, M., Subramaniam, C., & Walter, G. H. (2016). Development of microsatellite markers and a preliminary assessment of population structuring in the rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae (L.). Journal of Stored Products Research, 66, 12-17. doi: 10.1016/j.jspr.2015.12.005
McCulloch, G. A., Wallis, G. P., & Waters, J. M. (2016). A time-calibrated phylogeny of southern hemisphere stoneflies: Testing for Gondwanan origins. Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution, 96, 150-160. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2015.10.028
2014
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Walter, G. H., Rafter, M. A., McCulloch, G. A., & Daglish, G. J. (2014). To what extent does dispersal by insect flight influence the spatio-temporal dynamics of phosphine resistance? Proceedings of the 11th International Working Conference on Stored-Product Protection. (pp. 99-103). Retrieved from http://spiru.cgahr.ksu.edu/proj/iwcspp/iwcspp11.html
2010
Journal - Research Article
McCulloch, G. A., Wallis, G. P., & Waters, J. M. (2010). Onset of glaciation drove simultaneous vicariant isolation of alpine insects in New Zealand. Evolution, 64(7), 2033-2043. doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2010.00980.x
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
McCulloch, G., Wallis, G., & Waters, J. (2010, February). Molecular phylogenetics of Gondwanan stoneflies (Antarctoperlaria; Notonemouridae): Vicariance or dispersal? Verbal presentation at the VI Southern Connection Congress, Bariloche, Argentina.
2009
Journal - Research Article
McCulloch, G. A., Wallis, G. P., & Waters, J. M. (2009). Do insects lose flight before they lose their wings? Population genetic structure in subalpine stoneflies. Molecular Ecology, 18(19), 4073-4087. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2009.04337.x
2007
Journal - Research Article
Waters, J. M., McCulloch, G. A., & Eason, J. A. (2007). Marine biogeographical structure in two highly dispersive gastropods: Implications for trans-Tasman dispersal. Journal of Biogeography, 34, 678-687.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
McCulloch, G. A., & Waters, J. M. (2007, December). Phylogeography of the stonefly genus Zelandoperla. Verbal presentation at the Joint Meeting of the New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society (NZFSS) and the Australian Society for Limnology (ASL): Water: An Inconvenient Truth, Queenstown, New Zealand.