Semester 1, 2019
When: Friday, 12:00 midday
Venue: Benham Seminar Room (B215), Department of Zoology
22.February | Dr. Pierre Pistorius, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Marine predator research through the South African National Antarctic Programme |
| 1.March | Dr. Klemens Putz, Antarctic Research Trust, Zurich Penguin research in the southwest Atlantic |
| 8.March | Dr. Marvin Rosenau, British Columbia Institute of Technology Monitoring of white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) in lower Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada |
| 15.March | Prof. Graham Wallis, Department of Zoology, University of Otago Going under down under? Lineage ages show no evidence of the Oligocene marine transgression |
| 20.March | Sven Stadtmann, Department of Zoology, University of Otago Finding a home - an ecological and economic framework for selecting species translocation sites *Note: Special seminar on Wednesday, 12:00 midday, Benham Seminar Room |
| 22.March | Jose Ricardo Paula, University of Lisbon Cooperative behaviour and loss of cognitive sophistication in the oceans of tomorrow: the case of the cleaner fish *Note: Special seminar on Friday, 10;00am, Benham Seminar Room |
| 22.March | Prof. Michael Lynch, Department of Biology, Indiana University The 5000 Daphnia pulex Genomes Project |
| 29.March | Dr. Peter Gaube, Applied Physics Lab, University of Washington The use of mesoscale eddies by large pelagic fishes in the open ocean |
| 5.April | Prof. Rune Knudsen, Institute for Arctic and Marine Biology, University of Tromso Fish (hosts), parasites and climate change |
| 12.April | Assoc. Prof. Crid Fraser, Department of Marine Science, University of Otago From Antarctic volcanoes to New Zealand quakes: understanding physical drivers of Southern Hemisphere biodiversity patterns |
| 19.April | Good Friday - No Seminar |
| 26.April | Mid-semester Break - No Seminar |
| 3.May | Javiera Cisternas, Department of Zoology, University of Otago Translocation management of Leiopelma archeyi in the King Country |
| 10.May | Giverny Forbes, Department of Zoology, University of Otago How citizen science changed everything we knew about the leopard seal in New Zealand |
| 17.May | Prof. Stephen Robertson, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago An evolutionary lens on brain developmental disorders – an evolutionary achilles’ heel? |
| 24.May | Dr. Melanie Laird, Department of Anatomy, University of Otago Unravelling the mysteries of marsupial pregnancy and development |
| 31.May | Kerry Walton, Department of Zoology, University of Otago Using large museum databases to examine big picture questions: parallels of phylo- and biogeography |
Contacts: Zoology Reception (479-7976) or Nic Rawlence (e-mail)
