My research interests are quite broad encompassing the fields of Applied Chemistry (Environmental and Biological), Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Ecology, Ecotoxicology and Zoology (Animal behaviour, Herpetology and Entomology). I have a particular interest in the study of biological volatile organic compounds and the development of techniques to analyse the odours and aromas of living systems (plants, animals and whole environments). I obtained my PhD from the University of Adelaide (Australia) in 2001, where I studied the repellent and defensive properties of frog skin secretions. Currently I am working on the sensory ecology of mosquitoes and the elucidation of host attractant compounds.

Refereed Journal Articles

Smith, B.P.C., Tyler, M.J., Williams, B.D. & Hayasaka, Y. (In Press). Chemical and olfactory characterization of odorous compounds and their precursors in the parotoid gland secretion of the green tree-frog, Litoria caerulea. Journal of Chemical Ecology.

Williams, C.R., Kokkinn, M.J. & Smith, B.P. (In Press) Intraspecific variation in odour-mediated host preference of the mosquito Culex annulirostris. Journal of Chemical Ecology.

Osada, K., Yamazaki, K., Curran, M., Bard, J., Smith, B.P.C. & Beauchamp, G.K. (2003). The scent of age. Proceedings of The Royal Society B, 270(1518): 929-933.

Smith, B.P., Tyler, M.J., Kaneko, T., Garraffo, H.M., Spande, T.F. & Daly, J.W. (2002). Evidence for biosynthesis of pseudophynamine alkaloids by an Australian Myobatrachid Frog (Pseudophyrne) and for sequestration of dietary pumiliotoxins. Journal of Natural Products, 65: 439-447.

Zini, C.A., Augusto, F., Christensen, E., Smith, B.P., Caramäo, E.B. & Pawliszyn, J. (2001). Monitoring biogenic volatile compounds emitted by Eucalyptus citriodora using SPME. Analytical Chemistry, 73(19): 4729-4735.

Smith, B.P., Zini, C.A., Pawliszyn, J, Tyler, M.J., Hayasaka, H., Williams, B. & Caramäo, E.B. (2000). Solid-phase microextraction as a tool for studying volatile compounds in frog skin. Chemistry and Ecology, 17: 215-225.

Wabnitz P.A., Bowie J.H., Tyler M.J., Wallace J.C. & Smith B.P. (2000) Differences in the skin peptides of the male and female Australian tree frog Litoria splendida. European Journal of Biochemistry, 267:269-275.

Wabnitz P.A., Bowie J.H., Tyler M.J., Wallace J.C. & Smith B.P. (1999). Splendipherin: the female-attracting aquatic sex pheromone of the male tree frog Litoria splendida, Nature, 401: 444-445.

Smith B., Kokkinn, M. & Bidwell, B. (1999). A toxicity test for contaminated Australian freshwater sediments using the larvae of Chironomus maddeni (Diptera: Chironomidae), a species native to South Australia. Australasian Journal of Ecotoxicology, 5: 11-20.

Conference Proceedings

Smith, B., Zini, C.A., Pawliszyn, J., Tyler, M.J., Hayasaka, Y. & Williams, B. (2002). The scent of a frog: solid phase microextraction as a tool for studying frog volatile secretions. ExTech 2002 Advances in Extraction Technologies, July 3-5, Ecole Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles (ESPCI), Paris, France.

Smith, B. (2001). Odour of the Australian Green Tree-Frog, Litoria caerulea White. EES2001, The 2nd National Postgraduate Conference in Ecology, Evolution & Systematics, June 16-20, Department of Environmental Biology, University of Adelaide.

Zini, C.A., Smith, B.P., Augusto, F., Tyler, M.J., Caramäo, E.B. & Pawliszyn, J. (2000). Non-destructive sampling of volatile compounds in live frogs and eucalyptus leaves. ExTech 2000 Advances in Extraction Technologies, May 1-3, Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

Other

Smith, B. (2001). Non-destructive and non-invasive sampling of volatile compounds produced by live animals. ANCCART Humane Science News, 14(4): 8-9 [Newsletter of The Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching]

Smith, B. (2001). The scent of a frog. In the Spotlight, 6(1): 16-20. [Newsletter of the Victorian Frog Group]. Reprinted in Frog Call No. 55 Sept. 2001 p. 9 [Newsletter of the Frog and Tadpole Society of NSW].

Posters

Zini, C.A., Smith, B.P.C., Tyler, M.J.,Caramão1, E.B. & Pawliszyn, J. (2004). Amostragem não-destrutiva de compostos voláteis de rãs utilizando microextração em fase sólida. Annual meeting Brazillian Chemistry Society.

Smith, B.P.C., Belcher, A., Thresher, M., Curran, M., Yamazaki, K. & Beauchamp, G. (2002). How much influence does the genetic background of an animal have on MHC-associated signals? Monell Chemical Senses Center 31st Annual Review for Sponsors, 9-11 October, 2002, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Smith, B.P.C. (2002). Solid-phase microextraction as a tool for studying volatile compounds in frog skin. Monell Chemical Senses Center 31st Annual Review for Sponsors, 9-11 October, 2002, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Franco, L., Gamache, A., Smith, R. & Smith, B. (1999). The Scent of a Frog: What role do volatile secretions play in frog biology. CSIRO student research scheme, 23 September 1999, CSIRO Science Education Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

Koh, R. & Smith, B. (1998). Frog Skin Mosquito Repellents (1998). CSIRO student research scheme, 23 September 1998, CSIRO Science Education Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.