Melbourne Systematics Forum

A discussion group for topics in ecology, systematics and evolution

hosted by Museum Victoria Sciences Department

Melbourne Systematics Forum 2010

There will be no December meeting in 2010, the next meeting will be in early 2011, watch here for details

Thurs 4 March 2010 6 pm
Mark Blacket Centre for Environmental Stress and Adaptation, The University of Melbourne
The origin and evolution of parthenogenesis through hybridisation of closely related species of grasshoppers, stick insects and geckos in the Australian Arid Zone

Thursday 1 April 2010
NO MEETING [since the first Thursday in April precedes Good Friday and many regular participants are travelling, we have opted to cancel the April meeting]

Thursday 6 May 2010 6 pm
David Orlovich Department of Botany, University of Otago, New Zealand
Can't see the forest for the trees: ectomycorrhizal fungi from a phylogenetic standpoint

Thursday 3 June 2010 6 pm
Erich Fitzgerald Museum Victoria
The rise and fall of Toothed Whale (Odontoceti) crown clades: explaining patterns of modern diversity

Thursday 1 July 2010 6 pm
Malte Ebach School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences at the University of New South Wales
Biostrata: Viewing biotic areas in four dimensions

Thursday 5 August 2010 6 pm
Josh Hale Museum Victoria & The University of Melbourne
Why did the frog cross the road? Landscape and conservation genetics of the endangered Growling Grass Frog, Litoria raniformis

Thursday 2 September 2010 6 pm
Jo Browne Museum Victoria & Griffith University
Oh no, my jellyfish has worms! Investigating life cycles and host specificity of digenean parasites of gelatinous zooplankton using DNA.

October meeting CANCELLED

Thursday 4 November 2010 6 pm
Teresa Lebel Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne
Multiple evolution of truffle form in the Russulales

Thursday 2 December 2010
Early December is always a clash with the Australian Systematic Botany Society meeting attended by many regular participants. The organisers will meet informally during December 2010 to discuss the program and venue for 2011 (The Discovery Centre at Melbourne Museum is being renovated and will be unavailable in March and April 2011). Others would be very welcome, please contact one of us for further details.

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

the venue

2009 meeting calendar

conferences

recent topics

societies and other links

contact the organisers

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.

	Melbourne Systematics Forum A discussion group for topics in ecology, systematics and evolution
	hosted by Museum Victoria Sciences Department
next meeting	Melbourne Systematics Forum 2010 There will be no December meeting in 2010, the next meeting will be in early 2011, watch here for details Thurs 4 March 2010 6 pm Mark Blacket Centre for Environmental Stress and Adaptation, The University of Melbourne *The origin and evolution of parthenogenesis through hybridisation of closely related species of grasshoppers, stick insects and geckos in the Australian Arid Zone* Thursday 1 April 2010 NO MEETING [since the first Thursday in April precedes Good Friday and many regular participants are travelling, we have opted to cancel the April meeting] Thursday 6 May 2010 6 pm David Orlovich Department of Botany, University of Otago, New Zealand *Can't see the forest for the trees: ectomycorrhizal fungi from a phylogenetic standpoint* Thursday 3 June 2010 6 pm Erich Fitzgerald Museum Victoria *The rise and fall of Toothed Whale (Odontoceti) crown clades: explaining patterns of modern diversity* Thursday 1 July 2010 6 pm Malte Ebach School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences at the University of New South Wales *Biostrata: Viewing biotic areas in four dimensions* Thursday 5 August 2010 6 pm Josh Hale Museum Victoria & The University of Melbourne Why did the frog cross the road? Landscape and conservation genetics of the endangered Growling Grass Frog, Litoria raniformis Thursday 2 September 2010 6 pm Jo Browne Museum Victoria & Griffith University Oh no, my jellyfish has worms! Investigating life cycles and host specificity of digenean parasites of gelatinous zooplankton using DNA. October meeting CANCELLED Thursday 4 November 2010 6 pm Teresa Lebel Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne Multiple evolution of truffle form in the Russulales Thursday 2 December 2010 Early December is always a clash with the Australian Systematic Botany Society meeting attended by many regular participants. The organisers will meet informally during December 2010 to discuss the program and venue for 2011 (The Discovery Centre at Melbourne Museum is being renovated and will be unavailable in March and April 2011). Others would be very welcome, please contact one of us for further details. Unless advised otherwise, meetings take place in The Discovery Centre, lower ground floor, Melbourne Museum, Carlton Gardens, at 6 pm on the first Thursday of every month.
the venue
2009 meeting calendar
conferences
recent topics
societies and other links
contact the organisers
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.