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| Professor Hamish McCallum |
A/Prof Stewart Nicol |
Welcome
A warm welcome to our new staff members:
Professor Hamish McCallum :
Hamish is the Senior Scientist with the Devil Facial Tumour Disease ResearcH team but his research will encompass broader aspects of wildlife conservation.
A/Prof Stewart Nicol. :
Stewart is an expert on echidna biology and ecophysiology of Tasmanian vertebrates.
Honours students :
 2006/7 Chris Brown (AH)
 2007 Joshua Fielding (AH)
 Nina Kriegisch (AH) from Germany who started in November
February Honours starters:
 Genevieve Bordogna (AR/EW)
 Antonia (Toni) Cooper (AR/CGardner)
 Lisa Cawthen (AR/SMunks)
 Tim Shepherd (AR/CGardner)
 Tammy McGowan (MH)
 China Newland (MH)
 Jim White (JSemmens/GPecl)
 Anita Alexander (KSwadling)
 Gemma Morrow (SN)
New PhD students
 Keisuke Itonaga (SJ,EW)
 Nick Beeton(HMcM)
 Jenny Sprent (SN)
Dr Derek Turnbull will be “in charge” of the 1st year practical classes in 1st semester.
Theses submitted
Congratulations are due to several PhD students who submitted their theses towards the end of last year and/or graduated in December. We congratulate them on their achievements and look forward to following their future careers.
Thesis submitted: Regina Magierowski
Graduated in December:
- Mark Holdsworth (MSc)
- Sue Baker
- Bruce Deagle
- Ana Lara Lopez
- Alison Miller
- Adam Utendaal
- Natasha Wiggins
Visitors
In the School until September is Dr Jean Benoit Charrassin – you won't see him around at the moment because he is “down South”.
Dr John Waters and Dr Jenny Davis will be joining us later in the year for their respective sabbaticals.
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Semester 1 commences on
Monday February 26.
Cake Roster
- 14 Feb Bowden, Redd, Strain
- 21 Feb Wapstra, Forehead, Richardson
- 28 Feb Hamilton, Johnson, Rumbold
- 7 March Ling, Nicol, Sprent
- 14 March McCallum, Newland, McGowan
- 21 March J. White, Fielding, Kriegish
- 28 March Talbot, Cooper, Morrow
Recent Awards (2006)
Teaching Excellence Award Early Career categpory:
Dr Ashley Edwards
Recent Major Grant Successes (2006)
ARC : Mark, Erik, Craig and Hamish
IRGS : Ashley
The Seminar Program will commence later in February and Mark Hindell will be the co-ordinator for 1 st semester and Robert White for 2 nd semester.
If you know of any speakers please let the co-ordinators know.
Staff meeting matters
(from Planning Day)
Mark Hindell – new postgraduate co-ordinator with Erik Wapstra as Deputy
Randy Rose retired on 1 December but can still be seen around the School.
Recent Publications – to date
Atkins, N, Swain, R, Jones, SM, ‘Does date of birth or a capacity for facultative placentotrophy influence offspring quality in a viviprous skink, Niveoscincus microlepidotus ?', Australian Journal of Zoology (54) 369-374 (2006) [A1]
Atkins, N, Jones, SM, Guillette Jr, LJ*, ‘Timing of parturition in two species of viviprous lizard: influenced of b-adrenergic stimulation and temperature upon uterine responses to arginine vasotocin (AVT)', Journal of Comparative Physiology B (176) 783-792 (2006) [A1]
Baker, SC, ‘A comparison of litter beetle assemblages (Coleoptera) in mature and recently clearfelled Eucalyptus obliqua forest', Australian Journal of Entomology (45) 130-136 (2006) [A1]
Baker, SC, Lauck, V, ‘Association of common brown froglets, Crinia signifera , with clearcut forest edges in Tasmania , Australia ', Wildlife Research (33) 29-34 (2006) [A1]
Baker, SC, Barmuta , LA , ‘Evaluating spatial autocorrelation and depletion in pitfall-trap studies of environmental gradients', Journal of Insect Conservation , 10 269-276 (2006) [A1]
Dermoudy, J, Evans, CE, Hannan, GJ, James, S*, Jones, SM, Osborn, JE, Yates, BF, ‘A Faculty-Wide Collaborative Approach to Developing and Implementing a Generic Attributes Curriculum', TM 2006 program , Hobart, 15-15 (2006) [F3]
Einoder, L * , Richardson, AMM, ‘An ecomorphological study of the raptorial digital tendon locking mechanism', Ibis (148) 515-525 (2006) [A1]
Girling, JE, Jones, SM, ‘In vitro steroid production by adrenals and kidney-gonads from embryonic southern snow skinks ( Niveoscincus microlepidotus ): Implications for the control of the timing of parturition?', General and Comparative Endocrinology (145) 169-176 (2006) [A1]
Hardie, SA, Barmuta , LA , White, RWG, ‘Comparison of day and night fyke netting, electrofishing and snorkelling for monitoring a population of the threatened golden galaxias ( Galaxias auratus )', Hydrobiologia , 560 145-158 (2006) [A1]
Hardie, SA, Jackson, JE, Barmuta , LA , White, RWG, ‘Status of galaxiid fishes in Tasmania , Australia : conservation listings, threats and management issues', Aquatic Conservation: marine and freshwater ecosystems , 16 235-250 (2006) [A1]
Hawkins, CE, Baars, C*, Hesterman, H, Hocking, GJ*, Jones, Menna, Lazenby, B*, Mann, D, Mooney, N*, Pemberton, D*, Pyecroft, S*, Restani, M*, Wiersma, J*, ‘Emerging disease and population decline of an island endemic, the Tasmanian devil Sarcophilus harrisii ', Biological Conservation , 131 307-324 (2006) [A1]
Ikonomopoulou, MP, Rose, RW, ‘The development of endothermy during pouch life in the Eastern Barred bandicoot ( Perameles gunnii ), a marsupial', Physiological and Biochemical Zoology , 79 (3) 468-473 (2006) [A1]
Jones, SM, Swain, R, ‘Placental transfer of 3H-oleic acid in three species of viviparious lizards: a route for supplementation of embryonic fat bodies', Herpetological Monographs (20) 186-193 (2006) [A1]
Lea, MA, Guinet, C*, Cherel, Y*, Duhamel, G*, Dubroca, L*, Pruvost, P*, Hindell , MA , ‘Impacts of climatic anomalies on provisioning strategies of a Southern Ocean predator', Marine Ecology - Progress Series , 310 77-94 (2006) [A1]
Lea, MA, Wilson, B*, ‘Techniques for real-time, active tracking of sea lions', Sea Lions of the World , Anchorage, Alaska, 235-253 (2006) [F1]
Martin-Smith, KM, Vincent, ACJ*, ‘Exploitation and trade of Australian seahorses, pipehorses, sea dragons and pipefishes (Family Syngnathidae)', Oryx , 40 (2) 141-151 (2006) [A1]
McGlashan , ND , Wing, D*, Rose, RW, Bevilacqua, S*, ‘New push for devil aid: Uni plea to involve expat US biologist', The Mercury , Davies Brothers (News Limited), Hobart, November 15 (2006) [O3]
Neaves, L*, Wapstra, E, Birch, D*, Girling, JE*, Joss, JMP*, ‘Embryonic gonadal and sexual organ development in a small viviparous skink, Niveoscincus ocellatus ', Journal of Experimental Zoology (305A) 74-82 (2006) [A1]
Osborn, JE, Jones, SM, ‘Online support for written communication skills - the Scribble resource', TM 2006 program , Hobart , 14-14 (2006) [F3]
Ritz, DA, Swadling, K, ‘Enjoy savings at school', JMBA Global Marine Environment , The Marine Biological Association, UK , Spring , 3 (2006) [O2]
Ritz, DA, Swadling, K, Osborn, JE, Kawaguchi , S*, King, R*, Hollander, EM, Meijers, R, ‘Quantitative 3-Dimensional Motion Analysis of Krill and Mysids in Aggregations', SCAR XXIX / COMNAP XVIII Hobart Australia : Abstract Volume , Hobart , Tasmania , EJ (2006) [F3]
Rose, RW, Bell , LA , Shaw, G*, ‘Hormonal control of birth behavior in the Tasmanian devil Sarcophilus harrisii ', Hormones and Behavior , 50 417-423 (2006) [A1]
Van Polanen Petel, T, Terhune, JM*, Hindell , MA , Giese , MA *, ‘An assessment of the audibility of sound from human transport by breeding Weddell seals ( Leptonychotes weddellii )', Wildlife Research (33) 275-291 (2006) [A1]
Wheatley, KE, Bradshaw, CJA, Harcourt, RG*, Davis , LS*, Hindell , MA , ‘Chemical immobilization of adult female Weddell seals with tiletamine and zolazepam: effects of age, condition and stage of lactation', BMC Veterinary Research , 2 (8) 1-8 (2006) [A1]
Wheatley, KE, Bradshaw, CJA, Davis, LS*, Harcourt, RG*, Hindell , MA , ‘Influence of maternal mass and condition on energy transfer in Weddell seals', Journal of Animal Ecology (75) 724-733 (2006) [A1]
While, GM, McArthur, C, ‘Distance from cover affects artificial food-patch depletion by macropod herbivores', Wildlife Research (33) 565-570 (2006) [A1]
Wiggins, NL, McArthur, C*, Davies, NW, ‘Diet switching in a generalist mammalian folivore: fundamental to maximising intake', Oecologia (147) 650-657 (2006) [A1]
Wiggins, NL, McArthur, C*, Davies, NW, McLean, SR, ‘Spatial scale of the patchiness of plant poisons: a critical influence on foraging efficiency', Ecology , 87 (9) 2236-2243 (2006) [A1]
(I'm sure there are more, so please let me
have them asap)
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