| Department of Zoology |
| Seminar Series |
| First Semester 2006 (March to July) |
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Previous seminar programs: Seminar Series Home Page |
| First Semester 2005 Second Semester 2005 |
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Seminars will be held in the Department of Zoology, Seminar Room (Room 350, Biol Sci 1, 3rd Floor) on Wednesdays from 12.05-1 pm unless otherwise stated. Feel
free to bring along your lunch for the lunchtime seminars. Light
snacks and beverages will be provided after the afternoon seminars. |
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| Enquiries: Dr Robyn Murphy (9479 2302, r.murphy@latrobe.edu.au) | |
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8 March
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Honours StudentsFinal
talks |
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22 March
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Dr Paul McDonaldVisiting Postdoctoral Fellow Altruistic acts as indicators of quality in a cooperative breeder: Are helpers-at-the-nest ‘showing off’? Hosted by Assoc Prof Mike Clarke |
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29
March
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Mr Luc te Marvelde
"Sex and Great Tits" Hosted by Dr Paul McDonald |
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5 April
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Dr Tony Martin
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. An Abbreviated History of Burrowing Crustaceans Through Time Hosted by Dr Fiona Bird |
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April
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Ms Erin Aitken-Simpson synopsisHonours Student - Final talkHeart Rate and Energetics of Free-ranging Australasian Gannets, Morus serrator |
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26 April
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Mr Luc te Marvelde
Do helpers really help? Detailed analysis of nestling diet and growth rates in the cooperatively breeding Bell miner Hosted by Dr Paul McDonald |
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10 May
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Dr Joe BenshemeshArid Zone Researcher The ecology and conservation of the marsupial mole Hosted by Assoc Prof Mike Clarke |
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17 May
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Dr Kate CallisterProject Officer, Mallee Fire Project The ecology of Belah woodlands in NW Victoria Hosted by Assoc Prof Mike Clarke |
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4 July (nb. Tuesday) |
Dr Simeon CairnsUniversity of Auckland, New Zealand Sarcolemmal excitability and fatigue: importance of stimulation methodology Hosted by Prof Graham Lamb |
