Melbourne Systematics Forum

A discussion group for topics in ecology, systematics and evolution

hosted by Museum Victoria Sciences Department

Melbourne Systematics Forum 2007 [and other meetings]

The Melbourne Systematics Forum will meet next at 6 pm on Thurs 1 March 2007 and at 6 pm on the first Thursday of each following month except April. Details of other relevant seminars and conferences will be added to the list where possible. Please advise the organisers to contribute to this calendar.

1 March 2007 - Melbourne Systematics Forum
Euan Ritchie (Postdoctoral Fellow, Herpetology, Museum Victoria)
Macropod macroecology: modelling the distribution and abundance of Australia’s tropical marsupial herbivores
Discovery Centre, Lower Ground, Melbourne Museum, Carlton Gardens

April 2007 - no Melbourne Systematics Forum meeting

3 May 2007 - Melbourne Systematics Forum
Mike Bayly, School of Botany, The University of Melbourne
Pseudogenes of ribosomal DNA: implications for phylogenetic analysis
Discovery Centre, Lower Ground, Melbourne Museum, Carlton Gardens

7 June 2007 - Melbourne Systematics Forum
Richard Marchant, Museum Victoria
The use of taxonomic distinctness to assess environmental disturbance of insect communities from running water
Discovery Centre, Lower Ground, Melbourne Museum, Carlton Gardens

[ 12-15 June 2007
Australasian Evolution Society 2007 Conference
The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales]

Winter recess - there was no July meeting Melbourne Systematics Forum

[ 9-13 July 2007
Australian Marine Sciences Association 2007 Conference
The University of Melbourne, Victoria]

2 August 2007 - Melbourne Systematics Forum
David Cantrill, Director of the National Herbarium of Victoria
Geological processes and biogeographic interpretation
Discovery Centre, Lower Ground, Melbourne Museum, Carlton Gardens

[ 27-31 August 2007
Systematics 2007: Sixth Biennial Conference of the Systematics Association
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, United Kingdom)]

6 September 2007 - Melbourne Systematics Forum meeting was cancelled

[ 23-26 September 2007
Australian Entomological Society 2007 Conference
Beechworth, Victoria]

[ 23-26 September 2007
Australian Systematic Botany Society 2007 Conference
Darwin, Northern Territory]

4 October 2007 - Melbourne Systematics Forum
Gary Nelson, School of Botany, The University of Melbourne
Biogeography and the molecular dating game: A futile revival of phenetics?
Discovery Centre, Lower Ground, Melbourne Museum, Carlton Gardens

[ 9-11 October 2007
Australian Coral Reef Society 2007 Conference
Fremantle, Western Australia]

1 November 2007 - Melbourne Systematics Forum
Gary Poore, Museum Victoria
Systematics in a changing world
Discovery Centre, Lower Ground, Melbourne Museum, Carlton Gardens

[ 26 - 30 November 2007
Ecological Society of Australia 2007 Conference
Perth, Western Australia]

NEXT MEETING

6 December 2007, 6 pm - Melbourne Systematics Forum
Erich Fitzgerald Museum Victoria
Three and a half years in the belly of the whale: Reflections on the evolution of marine mammals and their role in southern ocean ecosystems
Discovery Centre, Lower Ground, Melbourne Museum, Carlton Gardens

[ 2 - 5 December 2007
Australasian Ornithological Conference 2007
Perth, Western Australia]

[ 3 - 7 December 2007
joint meeting of the Australain Society for Limnology and the New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society
Queenstown, New Zealand]

[ 3 - 7 December 2007
The combined 8th Invertebrate Biodiversity & Conservation / Society of Australian Systematic Biologists Conference at the Queensland Museum, Brisbane]

Unless advised otherwise, meetings take place in The Discovery Centre, (previously called InfoZone) lower ground floor, Melbourne Museum, Carlton Gardens, at 6 pm on the first Thursday of the month.

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	Melbourne Systematics Forum A discussion group for topics in ecology, systematics and evolution
	hosted by Museum Victoria Sciences Department
next meeting	Melbourne Systematics Forum 2007 [and other meetings] The Melbourne Systematics Forum will meet next at 6 pm on Thurs 1 March 2007 and at 6 pm on the first Thursday of each following month except April. Details of other relevant seminars and conferences will be added to the list where possible. Please advise the organisers to contribute to this calendar. 1 March 2007 - Melbourne Systematics Forum Euan Ritchie (Postdoctoral Fellow, Herpetology, Museum Victoria) Macropod macroecology: modelling the distribution and abundance of Australia’s tropical marsupial herbivores Discovery Centre, Lower Ground, Melbourne Museum, Carlton Gardens April 2007 - no Melbourne Systematics Forum meeting 3 May 2007 - Melbourne Systematics Forum Mike Bayly, School of Botany, The University of Melbourne Pseudogenes of ribosomal DNA: implications for phylogenetic analysis Discovery Centre, Lower Ground, Melbourne Museum, Carlton Gardens 7 June 2007 - Melbourne Systematics Forum Richard Marchant, Museum Victoria The use of taxonomic distinctness to assess environmental disturbance of insect communities from running water Discovery Centre, Lower Ground, Melbourne Museum, Carlton Gardens [ 12-15 June 2007 Australasian Evolution Society 2007 Conference The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales] Winter recess - there was no July meeting Melbourne Systematics Forum [ 9-13 July 2007 Australian Marine Sciences Association 2007 Conference The University of Melbourne, Victoria] 2 August 2007 - Melbourne Systematics Forum David Cantrill, Director of the National Herbarium of Victoria Geological processes and biogeographic interpretation Discovery Centre, Lower Ground, Melbourne Museum, Carlton Gardens [ 27-31 August 2007 Systematics 2007: Sixth Biennial Conference of the Systematics Association Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, United Kingdom)] 6 September 2007 - Melbourne Systematics Forum meeting was cancelled [ 23-26 September 2007 Australian Entomological Society 2007 Conference Beechworth, Victoria] [ 23-26 September 2007 Australian Systematic Botany Society 2007 Conference Darwin, Northern Territory] 4 October 2007 - Melbourne Systematics Forum Gary Nelson, School of Botany, The University of Melbourne Biogeography and the molecular dating game: A futile revival of phenetics? Discovery Centre, Lower Ground, Melbourne Museum, Carlton Gardens [ 9-11 October 2007 Australian Coral Reef Society 2007 Conference Fremantle, Western Australia] 1 November 2007 - Melbourne Systematics Forum Gary Poore, Museum Victoria Systematics in a changing world Discovery Centre, Lower Ground, Melbourne Museum, Carlton Gardens [ 26 - 30 November 2007 Ecological Society of Australia 2007 Conference Perth, Western Australia] NEXT MEETING 6 December 2007, 6 pm - Melbourne Systematics Forum Erich Fitzgerald Museum Victoria Three and a half years in the belly of the whale: Reflections on the evolution of marine mammals and their role in southern ocean ecosystems Discovery Centre, Lower Ground, Melbourne Museum, Carlton Gardens [ 2 - 5 December 2007 Australasian Ornithological Conference 2007 Perth, Western Australia] [ 3 - 7 December 2007 joint meeting of the Australain Society for Limnology and the New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society Queenstown, New Zealand] [ 3 - 7 December 2007 The combined 8th Invertebrate Biodiversity & Conservation / Society of Australian Systematic Biologists Conference at the Queensland Museum, Brisbane] Unless advised otherwise, meetings take place in The Discovery Centre, (previously called InfoZone) lower ground floor, Melbourne Museum, Carlton Gardens, at 6 pm on the first Thursday of the month.
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previous meetings	The Melbourne Systematics Forum provides an opportunity for students, academics and others with an interest in systematic biology and related topics to discuss their research results and current ideas in an informal environment. Unless advised otherwise, meetings take place in The Discovery Centre, (previously called InfoZone) lower ground floor, Melbourne Museum, Carlton Gardens, at 6 pm on the first Thursday of the month. Sessions commence with an introduction from the convenor, followed by an informal talk for about 20 minutes. Participants are encouraged to intervene and generate discussion. Meetings generally conclude after about 90 minutes, and everyone who attends a session is encouraged to actively participate.