Semester 2, 2024
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
26 July | Brodie Abel, Department of Zoology and Faculty of Law Indigenising and Decolonising Native Wildlife Legislation in Aotearoa New Zealand |
| 2 August | TBC |
9 August | Kane Fleury, Tūhura Otago Museum The science behind the Kyeburn moa footprints, and some other footprints |
16 August | Imogene Foote, Victoria University of Wellington Whole-genome analyses reveal genetic structure in the highly threatened Antipodean and Gibson’s albatrosses |
23 August | Dr Rebecca French, Department of Microbiology Kākāpō crusty bum and beyond: how ‘infectome’ investigations can help the conservation and management of New Zealand wildlife |
30 August | Dr Janelle Wierenga, Department of Microbiology Hoiho disease |
6 September | No Seminar - Midsemester Break |
13 September | Dr Ryota Hasegawa, Department of Zoology Ecology of parasitic copepods infecting freshwater salmonids: effects on host health and geographic distribution |
20 September | Dr Will Rayment, Department of Marine Science Lessons learned from long-term monitoring of cetaceans in Aotearoa NewZealand |
27 September | Dr Gert-Jan Jeunen, Department of Marine Science Beyond the exhibit: Unlocking the molecular time-capsules of marine sponge specimens to reconstruct Antarctica’s ecosystem through historical eDNA |
4 October | No Seminar - Zoology Postgrad Colloquium |
11 October | Dr Nathan Kenny, Department of Zoology Title TBC |
18 October | Professor Alison Cree and Dr Jo Monks, Department of Zoology Alpine geckos from southern Aotearoa: ecology in an extreme environment |
25 October | Dr Priscila Salloum, Department of Zoology Exploring Microbiome Dynamics in Host-Parasite Interactions |
Contacts: Zoology Reception (03 479 7976 or zoology@otago.ac.nz)