Semester 2, 2023
When: Friday, 12:00 midday
Where: Benham Seminar Room (B215), Department of Zoology
Zoom link is available through the ZooBulletin or by contacting the organisers
14 July | Matariki - No Seminar |
| 21 July | Philip Hill, Centre for International Health, University of Otago The Otago Global Health Institute: a pan-University inter-disciplinary research centre that you can be part of |
| 28 July | Ralf Heinrich, Department of Cellular Neurobiology, University of Göttingen The farming of kingfish in New Zealand, or how my office car park became a fish farm |
| 4 August | Nadine Strydom, Nelson Mandela University Coastal fishes under the microscope: A South African biologist's journey |
| 11 August | Graham McCulloch, Department of Zoology The Spatial Ecology of Hamilton’s Frog, Leiopelma hamiltoni on Te Pākeka Maud Island. |
| 18 August | Manaia Pearmain Fenton, Department of Zoology, University of Otago Silver Linings: Following the breeding behaviours and dispersal patterns of Ōtepoti's locally rare kakaruai/South Island Robin population |
| 25 August | Robert Poulin, Department of Zoology, University of Otago Sex bias in taxonomy and experimental biology |
| 1 September | Mid-semester break – No Seminar |
| 8 September | James Deyo, Environmental Protection Authority NZ, Wellington A basic introduction to pesticide approval at the NZ-EPA: An example of 3-NOP a new methane gas inhibitor in ruminants |
| 15 September | Jenny Jandt, Department of Zoology, University of Otago Is it a Bee? How perception and recognition of backyard insects might affect conservation of native bee populations |
| 22 September | Luna Thomas, Department of Zoology, University of Otago The ecology and behaviour of the endemic New Zealand stag beetle Geodorcus helmsi |
| 29 September | Gerry Closs, Department of Zoology, University of Otago Lakes, larvae and altered fish communities |
| 6 October | Bart Geurten, Department of Zoology, University of Otago Hereditary spastic paraplegia: Insights from zebrafish models |
| 13 October | Cilla Wehi, Centre for Sustainability, University of Otago Trophic position of kiore on New Zealand offshore islands from isotope analysis |
Contacts: Zoology Reception (479-7976) or Paul Szyszka (e-mail)