Gene expression under thermal stress varies across a geographical range expansion front
By: Lancaster, Lesley T., Rachael Y. Dudaniec, Pallavi Chauhan, Maren Wellenreuther, Erik I. Svensson, and Bengt Hansson. "Gene expression under thermal stress varies across a geographic range expansion front." Molecular ecology (2016). | Find with Google Scholar »
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Dear all,
Just a quick reminder to all staff to please finalise your 2015 and 2016 Performance Development & Review (PDR) – all due by end of March.
I hope you have a great break over Easter!
cheerio
Michelle
Save the Date
This section will keep you informed of the events and meetings that are of specific interest within the Department.
This coming week 28th March – 1st April
Mon 28th March; Easter Monday – no classes or labs; all day.
Wed 30th March; Department morning tea from 10.30 (Biology tearoom); VWR Morning Tea; 10:30am – 11:30am; E8A-280 (tea room).
Wed 30th March; Weekly Seminar by Dr Karen Weynberg of the Aus. Inst. of Marine Science; 1:00pm – 2:00pm; E8A-280 (tea room).
The following week 5th – 8th April
Tues 5th April; Biology Department Meeting – 13:00 – 14:00; E8A-280 (tea room).
Wednesday 6th April: Department morning tea on the Hill 10.30
Thurs 7th April: Social Drinks in the Biology Courtyard
Coming up.
Wed 12th: Eppendorf Morning Tea; 10:30am – 11:30am; E8A-280 (tea room).
Wed 15th – Fri 17th June; 2016 Annual HDR Conference; 9am onwards each day; Location TBA.
Social Drinks in the Biology Courtyard; Departmental Drinks happen every second Thursday at 5pm in the courtyard, come, enjoy a selection of beverages for a small donation and hang out with the wonderful folks of Biological Sciences. The Dates have already been set for the year and are as follows:
21st April; 5th Mary; 19th May; 2nd June; 30th June; 14th July; 28th July; 11th August; 25th August; 8th September; 22nd September; 6th October; 20th October; 3rd November; 17th November; 1st December
For more information contact Laura (laura.fernandez@students.mq.edu.au)
General News and Announcements
Biology Safety Alert
1. Minutes for Biology WHS Committee meeting held 23.2.16. (Biology WHS committee minutes 23rd February 2016)
2. WHS inspections of offices and Labs will commence after Easter. Please see attached checklists and ensure your lab and office are in good order to keep your corrective actions to a minimum (2016 office inspection checklist 2016 General laboratory checklist)
Outreach Events
Good afternoon all over-worked scientists and post-grads. As the new Schools Liaison Officer, it’d be really good to get a comprehensive list of all the outreach activities we do. Rekha has kept a spreadsheet of many activities, but I’m sure there are many more activities that have flown under the radar.
If any of you have run any workshops within schools or given any talks to schools, could you please email me at daniel.bateman@mq.edu.au. I will compile these activities in a spreadsheet to get a really good idea of EVERYTHING we do with schools.
Have a great long weekend!
Dan
The Nikon Small World Photographic Competition and/or the Nikon Small World Image in Motion movie Competition for the 2016/2017 year.
Entries for the Small World contest can be uploaded directly to the MicroscopyU servers
Entries for Small World in Motion can be uploaded directly to the MicroscopyU servers
The first place winner wins $3,000 and monetary prizes are also given to the top 20. You can read the rules and prizes listed at MicroscopyU. The deadline is Saturday, April 30th, 2016. There is no “upper” size limit. If you have trouble entering your images, you may also email entries directly to Eric Clark
Each contestant will receive a 2017 full color Small World Calendar in November, compliments of Nikon.
The entries for each of these contests are judged separately and you are eligible to enter and win BOTH competitions.
Nikon Small World has grown to be the largest photographic competition in the world with the winners images being displayed to over 500 million people each year worldwide.
The Small World gallery of winning images graces the covers and pages and websites of some of the worlds most respected publications including Nature, CNN, National Geographic, and Scientific American, just to name a few. Exhibits containing the winning entries are displayed at museums and science centers throughout the U.S. and Canada and has hung at the National Academy of Science in Washington DC.
Thank you for your time and consideration and if you have any trouble with your entry or have any questions, please contact Eric Clark (eclark@magnet.fsu.edu)
Creative Conservation: Watercolour and Frogs
Saturday May 21st @ 10am – 3.30pm – Education Precinct, Centennial Parklands
The Sydney Chapter for the Society of Conservation Biology run an exciting workshop series called “Creative Conservation”. We bring together the arts and the sciences by choosing a group of plants or animals to draw every few months. Professional artist Peter Wale teaches us basic drawing techniques and Sydney SCB provide some inspiration in the form of specimens and photos.
Price: Sydney SCB members $50, Non-members $70. Please see the Flyer for more details
RSVP on EVENTBRITE
(Not Really) Easter Eggs
Jonas has found found a small group of strange insect eggs and would like help identifying them, an Easter mystery if you will, if you can have ideas please contact him on jonas.wolff@mq.edu.au
Male pet rabbit needs a new home….
Mr. Rabbit is a joyful companion. He is energetic and enjoys head rubs and socialising with others. Unfortunately, his current owners has recently had a baby and lacks the time to give Mr. Rabbit the attention he deserves. If you are looking for a pet and are able to take him from his current owners, please contact Fonti on fonti.kar@mq.edu.au
New Publications
A new direction for grid cells
By: Cheng, Ken. "A new direction for grid cells." Learning & behavior (2016) 44(1): 2-3. | Find with Google Scholar »Evaluation of a modern-analogue methodology for reconstructing Australian palaeoclimate from pollen
By: Herbert, Annika V., and Sandy P. Harrison. "Evaluation of a modern-analogue methodology for reconstructing Australian palaeoclimate from pollen." Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 226 (2016): 65-77. | Find with Google Scholar »Holocene shifts in the assembly of plant and animal communities implicate human impacts
By: Lyons, S. Kathleen, Kathryn L. Amatangelo, Anna K. Behrensmeyer, Antoine Bercovici, Jessica L. Blois, Matt Davis, William A. DiMichele et al. "Holocene shifts in the assembly of plant and animal communities implicate human impacts." Nature 529, no. 7584 (2016): 80-83. | Find with Google Scholar »Terrestrial biosphere changes over the last 120 kyr
By: Hoogakker, B. A. A., R. S. Smith, J. S. Singarayer, R. Marchant, I. C. Prentice, J. R. M. Allen, R. S. Anderson et al. "Terrestrial biosphere changes over the last 120 kyr." Climate of the Past 12, no. 1 (2016): 51-73. | Find with Google Scholar »Climate-driven expansion of blanket bogs in Britain during the Holocene
By: Gallego-Sala, A. V., D. J. Charman, S. P. Harrison, G. Li, and I. C. Prentice. "Climate-driven expansion of blanket bogs in Britain during the Holocene." (2015). | Find with Google Scholar »In the Media
2015’s Most Influential Articles from Animal Biotelemetry
Congratulations to Rob Harcourt and his colleagues; Colin A. Simpfendorfer, Charlie Huveneers, Andre Steckenreuter, Katherine Tattersall, Xavier Hoenner and Michelle R. Heupel; for writing the most influential article in the field of Animal Biotelemetry in 2015. Read their paper Ghosts in the data: false detections in VEMCO pulse position modulation acoustic telemetry monitoring equipment here
Natures hidden wealth is conservation’s missed opportunity
Andy Beattie’s latest blog is a short topical discussion about the importance of biodiversity products to industry. It’s written for both biologists, economists and (hopefully) politicians. Read it, share it, tweet it.
One of Martin De Kauwe’s recent papers has been picked up by the Sydney Morning Hearld.
See the article here.
The original paper, published in nature, refines models of heatwave intensity with improved representation of stomatal conductance. (available here)