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Department of Zoology Seminars
Each semester the Department of Zoology hosts a series of seminars given by guest speakers as well as by members of the Department. These seminars are open to the public and take place on Tuesdays between 12 and 1pm in the Agar Theatre (access is from the southern side of the Zoology building underpass and is clearly sign-posted).
Seminar Schedule (Semester 2, 2009)
- July 28 - Dr. Marianne Tare, Monash University - Regional differences in endothelial vasodilator dysfunction in diabetes
- August 4 - Dr. Michael Johnston, Arthur Rylah Institute, DSE - Development of a humane and target specific toxicant for feral cat control
- August 11 - Dr. Kirsten Parris, University of Melbourne - Impacts of traffic noise on acoustic communication in birds and frogs
- August 18 - Lisa Evans, PhD Final Talk - Factors influencing the roosting behaviour of two native Australian microbats using nest boxes in suburban Melbourne
- September 1 - Dr. Frank Seebacher, University of Sydney - Responses to temperature variation: integration of thermoregulation and metabolism in vertebrates
- September 8 - Dr. Pascal Bernard, Prince Henry’s Institute of Medical Research - The use of mouse models to understand the molecular mechanisms of human sex determination
- September 15 - Dr. Damian Dowling, Monash University - Are the mitochondria innocent bystanders or active drivers of evolutionary change?
- October 6 - Dr. Megan Mitchell, University of Melbourne - TBA
- October 13 - Dr. Stephen Frankenberg, University of Melbourne - The Metatherian meta-conceptus: the tammar wallaby as a model for early mammalian development
- October 20 - Christian Jung, PhD Final Talk - Omnia mutantur, nihil interit? Variation in Port Phillip's fish fauna
Other University of Melbourne Seminars
For full details of research seminars at the University of Melbourne, visit the Melbourne Research Office website.
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