The subjects under the biology umbrella serve to introduce students to modern concepts in biological science, the study of life. In addition to emphasising the principles of the diversity of life, it uses the principles as a framework underlying the unity and diversity of life. Biology BIOL10004 and BIOL10005 together prepare students for further study in the biological and preclinical sciences. BIOL10001 The Biology of Australian Flora and Fauna.

Inspired by a recent article published in Science, our lab decided to try to communicate our research through poetry. Why am I here? A tale by Megan Skarajew. Veterinary nursing student Megan Skarajew helped with 5 weeks of tawny breeding season, and put her research skills to work for us. Are colourful signals honest? Within t.

Plant ecology, biological invasions and community assembly. PhD on ecosystem restoration and plant-soil feedbacks. The project will examine the potential for plant-soil interactions to enhance ecosystem restoration. As part of this .

Spatial ecology, biodiversity conservation and environmental decision making. Managing fire for plant and animal conservation. A recent initiative from the Ecological Society of Australia. That synthesise ideas and issues important to environmental policy. 8211; along with five other widely read Hot Topics. An aerial incendiary line in Kakad.

We are looking for an enthusiastic PhD student to join the group to work on the evolution of ecological niches of marine algae. These are the web pages for the lab of Heroen Verbruggen at the University of Melbourne. In the School of BioSciences. PDF files of our scientific papers. We wrote to automate certain analyses.

Experimental Design and Data Analysis for Biologists. Gerry Quinn and Mick Keough. Know the pitfalls and assumptions of particular statistical models. Be able to identify the type of model appropriate for the sampling design and kind of data that we plan to collect. Be able to interpret the output of analyses using these models. Be able to design experiments and sampling programs optimally, i. with the best possible use of our limited time and resources. Our emphasis here is on deal.

It has been shown in many animal species that individuals behave consistently differently from each other, a phenomenon better known as animal personality. The superb fairy-wren is a cooperatively breeding species and much of our work has been based around their interesting mating system. Our research into the ecology of black swans has incorporated studies into mating systems, communication, and response to disturbance.

Within the School of BioSciences. I aim to develop rational, repeatable and transparent approaches to environmental management that account for uncertainty, incomplete knowledge and scarce data.

The Melbourne Pollen Count is over for 2014 but we will be back bigger and better than ever on October 1 2015. Merry Christmas from the Melbourne Pollen Count. The main types of pollen around at the moment are the weeds plantain and pellitory.