2015 Conference Program:

27th- 29th October

Deakin University Warrnambool Campus
Lecture Theatre J2.01

Time:
12.30pm
2.15pm
4.00pm
4.30pm
5.15pm
6.00pm
8.00pm

Time:
9.15am
9.30am
10:15am
10:30am
10.45am
11.15am
11.20am
11.35am
11.50am
12.05pm
12.10pm

Day 1 27th October

Activity:
Departure bus from Burwood
Departure bus from Waurn Ponds
Attendees arrive at Warrnambool; allocation of
rooms/check in
Afternoon tea (foyer area of lecture theatre J2.01)
1st plenary speaker Prof Don Driscoll
Welcome dinner at Ginger Kitchen (on campus)
Trivia quiz night
Day 2 28th October
Activity:
Welcoming address
2nd plenary speaker Adriana Verges
John Patykowski The effect of fire on the functional
role of rare plants and implications for land restoration
Laurie Laurenson Popular fiction: culling sharks reduces
the number of shark attacks
Morning tea (foyer area of lecture theatre J2.01)
Vanessa Skrzypczyk Nutrition and sensorial properties
of Australias marine seaweeds: future directions heading
into a PhD
Carolyn Ewers Blue carbon hotspots: Distribution and
abundance of blue carbon in Victoria
Travis Knox Evidence for individual specialisations in
the foraging ecology of male Australian fur seals
Jared Tromp The chronic thermal stress response of
juvenile pre-smolt Atlantic salmon (S. salar) in freshwater
Erin Cumming Developing seaweed production
techniques for integrated multi-trophic aquaculture in
Port Phillip Bay, Victoria
Emily Nicholson TBA

12.25pm
12.40pm
12.45pm
1.00pm
2.00pm
2.15pm
2.30pm
2.45pm
3.00pm
3.30pm
4.30pm
5.15pm
6.45pm

10.30pm

Time:
9.15am
10.00am
10.20am
10.25am
10.30am
11.00am
11.15am

Alexandrea Kranz The effect of ambient light on the

plasticity and evolution of visual pigment opsin expression
levels in the guppy, Poecilia reticulate
Laura Tan Ravens as penguin egg predators a brief
background and fieldwork report
Anna Miltiadous The maternal effect: Avian stress and
reproductive success
Lunch, at Ginger Kitchen (on campus)
Alecia Bellgrove Comparison of marine macrophytes for
their contributions to blue carbon sequestration
Meijuan Zhao Body size effects on long-distance
migration evaluated using migratory tracks of Arctic
breeding shorebirds
Laetitia Kernaleguen Early life sexual segregation:
ontogeny of isotopic niche differentiation in Antarctic fur
seal
Sera Blair Backyard bandicoots: community attitudes
towards conservation planning in residential
developments
Afternoon tea (foyer area of lecture theatre J2.01)
Adriana Verges The use of visual media in science
communication
Emily Nicholson/Matt Symonds Women in science
Speed dating and drinks
Dinner (off campus Flying Horse Bar and Brewery)
Mahoneys Rd & Raglan Parade, Warrnambool.
Location map can be viewed @
http://theflyinghorse.com.au/find-us/
Courtesy bus to escort delegates back to the
University. The courtesy bus will return to do another
two trips.
Day 3 29th October
Activity:
4th plenary speaker John Wingfield
Library support session Dorothy Rooney, Liaison
Librarian
Alice Risely A quantitive review on the impact of
parasites on migratory animals
Tricia Wevill Overview of current research
Morning tea (foyer area of lecture theatre J2.01)
Andy Bennett The thrills and perils of integrative
ecology: a case study of Platycercus elegans
Daniel Lees Sex ratio variation among the Masked
Lapwing

11.30am

11.45am
12.00pm
12.15pm
12.20pm
12.25pm
12.40pm
12.55pm
1.00pm
1.15pm
2.15pm
3.00pm
3.30pm

Marta Ferenczi Non-seasonal and long-term AIV

dynamics in Australias arid interior suggest bird
numbers, age structure and immunocompetence as
potential drivers
Christian van Rijn Assessing smoltification in juvenile
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) using a biochemical assay
Antoine Dujon High resolution Fastloc-GPS reveals
circadian migratory patterns of sea turtles
Sundara Mudiyanselage Udayangani Prabodha
Mawalagedera Phylogenetic prediction of medicinal
utility of basal Angiosperms; Magnoliids, in Australasia
Stacey Trevathan-Tackett The roles of microbes in blue
carbon sequestration: Focusing on the bio in
biogeochemistry
Adam Miller Assisting the management of Australian
wildlife through the application of genetic and genomic
tools at species and landscape scales
Mylene Mariette Pre-natal acoustic communication
allows programming of offspring development:
adaptation to hot weather?
Simeon Lisovski Seasonality in a changing world
Group photo (location to be advised by photographer)
Lunch, at Ginger Kitchen (on campus)
Forum: Golden pieces of advice to get a job post PhD and
beyond
Closing address and awards
Departures