Cocaine affects foraging behaviour and biogenic amine modulated behavioural reflexes in honey bees
Sovik E, Even N, Radford CW, Barron AB, 2014. Cocaine affects foraging behaviour and biogenic amine modulated behavioural reflexes in honey bees. Peerj 2. doi: 10.7717/peerj.662. | Find with Google Scholar »
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Dear all,
thank you to those who already responded on the feedback form. The survey will stay open until Friday 27, 5pm. Please have a say here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6DNTRYB
cheerio
Mariella
General News and Announcements
Mark Westoby’s 40th aniversary
This month marks 40 years since Mark Westoby joined the department. Please join us in the tea room at 4pm on Friday 27th Feb for a drink to thank Mark for everything he has done to build this community.
Ten commandments for hassle free vehicle use
- Book thy vehicle first, and then get thy keys
- Thou shalt have account details before vehicle use
- Thou shalt fill in thy log book correctly and completely
- Thou shalt make allowances in bookings for delays (caught in traffic, got lost)
- Thou shalt report incidents (dent in vehicle while reversing, scratched the side, broke tail lights) asap
- Thou shalt return the keys immediately after vehicle use
- Thou shalt park the car (reverse Park) properly on your return
- Thou shalt fuel up thy car at the end of thy trip
- Thou shalt clean thy car at the end of thy trip
- Thou shalt drive safe!”
Many thanks
Regards
Eureka Prizes
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Entries for the 2015 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes are now open! There are 16 prizes on offer including two NEW prizes:
Read our frequently asked questions and judges’ tips to create the perfect entry, and contact us if you have any questions. It’s time to start thinking about your entry or nomination. Are you Australia’s next science star? |
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Please contact me or Rob Harcourt if you are planing to enter for a Eureka prize, we will help with the application.
Change of Program
I have attached a power-point slide explaining the arrangements for “change of program” advising. Could you please display the slide in your first lecture and highlight the important points.
Change of Program Advising S1 2015
For sale – 2005 SUBARU FORESTER XS MY05
The Armand’s have had to upsize their car due to very tall teenagers. So the Suby needs a new home.
SUV, 4 doors, 5 seats, Automatic, 4cyl, 2.5L, Unleaded, 10L/100Km, Km 153,500, very good condition, silver paint, rego expiry Oct 2015. Extras: Cruise control, Thule roof racks, cargo barriers, removable towbar and extra number plate for adding a bike rack.
- This Forester has been really well maintained and looked after. Reasonably low Km for its age. It has always been regularly serviced in official Subaru Service centres.
- We are the second owners after the Tasmanian Tax Office in Launceston for 12 months.
- Thule roof racks (quick to add or remove or slide on the rail)
- Cargo barrier to fit behind the back seat for loading all your camping gear to the top
- Tow bar (removable), good for bike-rack or trailer, comes with extra bike-rack number plate
- Full maintenance history. Just had its life’s 165K km (78 months) even it has only 153K km, with good report on tyres, engine, brakes, lights…
- Just had new drive belt for AC/alternator and power steering
- Brake disks new from 2014, pads at 75%
- New windscreen in 2013 from O’Brian
- Good condition inside, tiny cracks on the side of driver seat (Leather on the side)
- Tiny dent on front side near driver and back plastic left bumper (both hard to notice)
- For more information, contact Leanne or Stephane Armand (ls.armand@iinet.net.au)
L’Oreal USA for Women in Science Fellowship
2015 L’Oreal USA for Women in Science fellowship program which offers US$60,000 awards to postdocs, is now accepting applications. Deadline: March 20, 2015.
Guest Lecture by Prof Lee Lynd
Our DVCR has invited Prof Lee Lynd to give a special lecture on 25th February at 2:30pm, E8B 290.
Afternoon tea will be provided, Please use the link below to rsvp for catering purposes by 19th Feb. Looking forward to seeing you there.
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/guest-lecture-professor-lee-lynd-tickets-15777686485
Jobs – Natural Resources Position
- •12 month Sustainability Trainee position
- •Near completion of relevant undergrad/postgrad degree essential
- •Current Class C NSW Driver’s licence
This 12 month traineeship offers an enthusiastic and dedicated student the hands on experience of contributing to the understanding of and ability to further the implementation of natural resource management with Ku-ring-gai consistent with the principles of Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD).
You will be required to work up to 28 hours per week, while still completing your degree. Good organisation skills and the ability to collect and analyse data, prepare reports, policies, position papers and strategic documents, will be looked upon very favourably.
If you would like to know more – contact Greg White, Water and Catchments Program Leader on 94240853
Closes: 11:45pm, Thursday 5 March, 2015
Please note: To be considered for an interview, you must address the Essential Criteria found on page 3 of the Position Description (see attachment) and include with your application when you apply via Council’s Recruitment System see “Apply Online” below:
Yr 10 workexperience
Hello, my name is Sabreen and I am very interested in doing my work experience at Macquarie University Fauna Park.I would really like to do something involving hands on experience with animals. My main interest in researching endangered animals. My work experience dates are 18th May-22nd May .
Please email Laura or Mariella, if you can host Sabreen
NSW Environmental Trust – Request for notification of intent to apply
The NSW Environmental Trust is currently open for expressions of interest for their Environmental Research Grants scheme:
http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/grants/research.htm
- Priority 1: Land and seascape management
- Particularly:
- – Connectivity
- – Fire regimes
- – Biodiverse production systems
- – Impacts of developments and extractive industries
- Priority 2: Water-dependent ecosystems
- Particularly:
- – Risks to aquatic ecosystems
- – Ecological water
- – Aquatic biodiversity
- Priority 3: Soil health
- Particularly:
- – Soil biodiversity
- – Soil chemical properties
- – Carbon storage potentials in soil
- Priority 4: Mechanisms for social engagement
- Particularly:
- – New methods to engage, communicate and assess socio-economic variables and values in relation to environmental issues
- – Decision support tools for land use planning and Natural Resource Management
Importantly, a maximum of 3 EOIs are permitted from each organisation per priority area, and therefore 12 in total from Macquarie.
In order to ensure that the University does not exceed these limits, could you please notify Julian Zipparo on Julian.zipparo@mq.edu.au with cc to sci.research@mq.edu.au about your intention to apply (please indicate the Priority area) before COB Tuesday 24th February.
SIMS Public Lecture Series: When Charles Darwin Meets Steve Jobs
Tuesday, Feb 24!
Sydney Plant Ecophysiology Meeting – Tuesday 24 Feb 4pm UTS
February Sydney Plant Ecophysiology meeting: Tuesday 24th February from 4- 6 pm at UTS.
The two speakers will be:
Dr Steph Stuart, NSF International Postdoctoral Fellow, Ulm University and Macquarie University
Professor Elise Pendall, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment
The venue has kindly been arranged by Dr Andrea Leigh at UTS. It is level 5 of the Science Building–building CB04 on this map. The seminar room is room number CB04.05.01 or CB04.06.506.
The building is close to Central Station. Access it via Harris St, opposite the ABC. When approaching from Central/Broadway, take the second entrance down Harris St. That is, take the entrance on the corner of Thomas/Harris streets, not the first entrance accessed by a ramp.
Take the lift to level 5; when you get out of the lifts, go through the glass doors and veer left through the tea area to the seminar room in the opposite corner.
Hope to see you there!
Cheers,
Tory and Steve
Retaining women in STEM
Another interesting article on women in science
Engage with the Early to Mid Career Researchers Forum in Sydney
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The Australian Early- and Mid-Career Researcher Forum of the Australian Academy of Science serves as the voice of the country’s future scientific and research leaders. We currently reach over 3,200 individuals and are seeking to broaden and increase our engagement with Australian EMCRs to better represent their views, needs and vision to decision makers within the government, Members of Parliament and key funding agencies. In seeking to broaden our engagement we have organised a series of networking events around the country with special guest speakers, where we will provide an overview of the Forum’s activities and ways to get involved. Come along to our evening event in Sydney on Thursday, 26 February with the NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer, Professor Mary O’Kane FTSE, as the speaker. Date: Thursday, 26 February 2015 RSVP: By 19 February to emcrnetworknsw@gmail.com |
FOR SALE 2003 Hyundai Accent $2,750 ONO
A spacious room to rent in Thornleigh
- $250 per week for a female or $300 for a couple including internet, electricity, etc.
- Deposit is equivalent to 2 weeks rent.
- Minimum 2 months stay
- Single room with your own bathroom is available to rent in a nearly new three bedroom townhouse to share with a professional young couple and a dachshund. Room can be either furnished with a bed and a desk or unfurnished (already has a huge mirrored wardrobe).
- Plenty of street parking available.
- Features:
- Short walk to Thornleigh and Normanhurst Station, Parkway Plaza, Café and Restaurants.
- Gourmet kitchen with stainless steel appliances
- Gas cooking and granite benchtops
- Polished timber floor
- Private balcony and a shared backyard
- Double remote control lock up garage
- Lock up storage
- Air conditioning
- Fair use – Unlimited internet
- Looking for an environmental-friendly person who is tidy, considerate and shares household chores.
Available NOW! Contact Yuna (Phone: 0432250790 / email: yuna.kim@mq.edu.au) A spacious room to rent in Thornleigh
Paper impact success
Congratulations to Dan Warren and Rob Lanfear, whose TREE papers have been heavily downloaded (most downloaded and 5th most downloaded paper in the last 2 years).
Warren et al. Mistaking geography for biology: inferring processes from species distributions.
Lanfear et al. Population size and the rate of evolution.
New Publications
Nestling activity levels during begging behaviour predicts activity level and body mass in adulthood
McCowan LSC, Griffith SC, 2014. Nestling activity levels during begging behaviour predicts activity level and body mass in adulthood. Peerj 2. doi: 10.7717/peerj.566. | Find with Google Scholar »A New Genus and Species of the Frogfish Family Antennariidae (Teleostei: Lophiiformes: Antennarioidei) from New South Wales, Australia, with a Diagnosis and Key to the Genera of the Histiophryninae
Arnold RJ, Harcourt R, Pietsch TW, 2014. A New Genus and Species of the Frogfish Family Antennariidae (Teleostei: Lophiiformes: Antennarioidei) from New South Wales, Australia, with a Diagnosis and Key to the Genera of the Histiophryninae. Copeia:534-539. doi: 10.1643/ci-13-155. | Find with Google Scholar »In the Media
The Extinction Crisis – man the Lifeboats
Biologist Lesley Hughes took part in a panel discussion for the Society for Conservation Biology event at Taronga Zoo “The Extinction Crisis – man the Lifeboats”
Read more »Why Bald Guys Rule
Biologist Michael Gillings talks to ABC Radio Adelaide 891 with Sonya Feldhoff
“Why Bald Guys Rule” – Gillings commentary on paper showing that men with shaved or completely bald heads are perceived as being more dominant, taller and stronger than men with thinning hair, or those with a full head of hair.
Bee colony collapse
Biologist Andrew Barron and colleagues propose a mechanism as to why bee colonies are collapsing world-wide. Read more about it here:
Nature News