Melbourne Systematics Forum

A discussion group for topics in ecology, systematics and evolution

hosted by Museum Victoria Sciences Department

The Melbourne Systematics Forum occurs at lunchtime, 12:30 pm.

The venue will be the same as in previous years, The Discovery Centre, lower ground, Melbourne Museum, Carlton Gardens.
Details of meetings for 2014 and earlier years are here

Thursday 5 March 2015 12:30 pm
David Baum, University of Wisconsin
Methods for identifying the causes of genealogical discordance and what they can tell us about the concept of species

Thursday 2 April 2015 12:30 pm
Christy Anna Hipsley, Research Fellow Museum Victoria & University of Melbourne
Macroevolutionary perspectives on squamate reptiles: reconstructing morphological transformations using fossil & extant collections

Thursday 7 May 2015 12:30 pm
Daniel Ohlsen, School of Biosciences, The University of Melbourne
Systematics, biogeography, and taxonomy of Aspleniaceae ferns in Australasia and the south-west Pacific

Thursday 4 June 2015 12:30 pm
Maggie Haines, Luisa Teasdale, Pete Smissen, Museum Victoria
Summaries of presentations of interest from the recent Species delimitation in the age of genomics workshop at CBA, ANU

Thursday 2 July 2015
MEETING CANCELLED

Thursday 6 August 2015 12:30 pm
Andrew Pask, The University of Melbourne
Extinct Marsupial Genetics: Building the Thylacine Genome

Thursday 3 September 2015 12:30 pm
Richard Marchant Museum Victoria
The productivity of the macroinvertebrate prey of the platypus in the upper Shoalhaven River, New South Wales

Thursday 8 October 2015 12:30 pm **[NB this month only the 2nd Thursday]
Mike Lee, The University of Adelaide & South Australian Museum.
Bayesian Inference and the Reversibility of Evolution: Lessons from Legless Lizards

Thursday 5 November 2015
MEETING CANCELLED

Next meeting:
Thursday 3 December 2015 12:30 pm
Dan Rosauer, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, Australian National University
Hotspots of evolutionary diversity: where are they, why, and what can we do about them?

Unless advised otherwise, meetings take place in The Discovery Centre, lower ground floor, Melbourne Museum, Carlton Gardens, at 12:30 pm on the first Thursday of every month.

the venue

2015 meeting calendar

documents

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, lower ground floor, Melbourne Museum, Carlton Gardens, at 12:30 pm on the first Thursday of the month February-November. Informal presentations which encourage audience discussion are encouraged. Meetings will aim to conclude by 1:30 pm.

	Melbourne Systematics Forum A discussion group for topics in ecology, systematics and evolution
	hosted by Museum Victoria Sciences Department
next meeting	The Melbourne Systematics Forum occurs at lunchtime, 12:30 pm. The venue will be the same as in previous years, The Discovery Centre, lower ground, Melbourne Museum, Carlton Gardens. Details of meetings for 2014 and earlier years are here Thursday 5 March 2015 12:30 pm David Baum, University of Wisconsin Methods for identifying the causes of genealogical discordance and what they can tell us about the concept of species Thursday 2 April 2015 12:30 pm Christy Anna Hipsley, Research Fellow Museum Victoria & University of Melbourne Macroevolutionary perspectives on squamate reptiles: reconstructing morphological transformations using fossil & extant collections Thursday 7 May 2015 12:30 pm Daniel Ohlsen, School of Biosciences, The University of Melbourne Systematics, biogeography, and taxonomy of Aspleniaceae ferns in Australasia and the south-west Pacific Thursday 4 June 2015 12:30 pm Maggie Haines, Luisa Teasdale, Pete Smissen, Museum Victoria Summaries of presentations of interest from the recent Species delimitation in the age of genomics workshop at CBA, ANU Thursday 2 July 2015 MEETING CANCELLED Thursday 6 August 2015 12:30 pm Andrew Pask, The University of Melbourne Extinct Marsupial Genetics: Building the Thylacine Genome Thursday 3 September 2015 12:30 pm Richard Marchant Museum Victoria The productivity of the macroinvertebrate prey of the platypus in the upper Shoalhaven River, New South Wales Thursday 8 October 2015 12:30 pm [NB this month only the 2nd Thursday] Mike Lee, The University of Adelaide & South Australian Museum. Bayesian Inference and the Reversibility of Evolution: Lessons from Legless Lizards Thursday 5 November 2015 MEETING CANCELLED Next meeting: Thursday 3 December 2015 12:30 pm Dan Rosauer, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, Australian National University Hotspots of evolutionary diversity: where are they, why, and what can we do about them?** Unless advised otherwise, meetings take place in The Discovery Centre, lower ground floor, Melbourne Museum, Carlton Gardens, at 12:30 pm on the first Thursday of every month.
the venue
2015 meeting calendar

documents

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, lower ground floor, Melbourne Museum, Carlton Gardens, at 12:30 pm on the first Thursday of the month February-November. Informal presentations which encourage audience discussion are encouraged. Meetings will aim to conclude by 1:30 pm.