Science and research advisory committee
Dr Catherine Bull (chair, PINP Board of Management), Dr Kath Handasyde (Uni. of Melbourne), Dr Simon Goldsworthy (SARDI), Dr Ian Beveridge (Uni. of Melbourne), Dr Robin Lawson (DPI, retired), Dr Adrian Moorees (DSE), Peter Menkhorst (DSE, retired), Dr Steven Swearer (Uni. of Melbourne). Ethics committee
Dr Kath Handasyde (chair), Dr Jenny Hibble (vet), Claire Davis, Anne Davie
Current students (with PINP supervisor's initials and names of other supervisors) PostDoc Dr Ilka Zimmer. Effect of age and experience on the diving behaviour of Little Penguins (Postdoc., Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien, Strasbourg, France) (AC & Yan Ropert-Coudert) PhD Natalie Sheppard. Foraging ecology and spatial dynamica of the hooded plover on Phillip Island (PhD, Deakin Uni.) (PD & Mike Weston) Laure Pelletier. The thermal structure of the water column in the foraging zone of little penguins: influence of stratified waters on hunting efficiency and breeding success at Phillip Island. (PhD, Universite de Strasbourg, France) (AC & Yan Ropert-Coudert) Tania Billing. Evolutionary ecology of Little Penguins (PhD, Uni. of Melbourne) (PD & Raoul Mulder) Jennyffer Cruz.Effect of predation and resource availability on western brushtail possums (PhD, Uni. of Queensland) (DS, Luke Leung, Paul de Tores & Nicky Marlow) Megan Dewar. Gastrointestinal microflora of seabirds: phylogenetic and dietary relationships (PhD, Deakin Uni.) (PD, John Arnould & Stuart Smith) Annette Finger. Trace metal accumulation in Little Penguins (PhD, Victoria Uni.) (PD, Carol Scarpaci & Dayanthi Nugegoda) Michael Lynch. Disease surveillence and epidemiology of Australian fur seals (PhD, Deakin Uni.) (RK & John Arnould) Kasup Munaweera. Development of improved pre-conditioning agents for the removal of oil contamination from wildlife and rocky foreshores (PhD, Victoria Uni.) (PD & John Orbell) Tiana Preston. Foraging ecology of Little Penguins at St Kilda (PhD, Monash Uni.) (AC & Richard Reina) Claire Saraux. Modelling foraging of 3 penguin species in relation to climate change (PhD, Uni. de Strasbourg) (AC & Yvon LeMaho) Nicole Schumann. Resource partitioning among breeding seabirds (PhD, Deakin Uni.) (PD & John Arnould) Jakub Stoklosa. Estimation of population size and demographic parameters on capture-recapture datasets (PhD, Uni. of Melbourne) (PD & Richard Huggans)
Honours
Lauren Angel. The foraging ecology of little penguins in relation to the Bonney Upwelling in western Bass Strait. (Hons, Deakin Uni.) (PD & John Arnould)
Adam Cardilini. Parental care and breeding ecology in the Masked Lapwing (Hons, Deakin Uni.) (PD, Mike Weston & Craig Sherman) Victoria Dixon. Diving behaviour of juvenile Australian fur seals (Hons, Deakin Uni.) (RK & John Arnould) Nicole Kowalczak. Trophic interactions of little penguins at St Kilda: predator-prey relationships in a limited foraging zone and a specialised diet. (AC & Richard Reina) Sandi Laaksoned. Defensive tactics crossing the littoral zone: tidal and luminance effects on the little penguin (Hons, Monash Uni.) (AC & Richard Reina) Abbie Mason. The response of little penguins in Australia and New Zealand to geographic variation in male calls: do the different subgroups of little penguins recognise each other? (Hons, Waikato Uni, NZ) (PD & Jo Waas)
Recent students (with PINP supervisor's initials) 2010
Julia Back. Responses of Australian Fur Seals to boat activitiy (MSc, Deakin Uni.) (RK & John Arnould) Jody Kemp. Population dynamics of red cod Pseudophycis bachus (PhD, Uni. of Melbourne) (Greg Jenkins & Steve Swearer) Jessica Evans. Effects of breeding cycle on immune function in Little Penguins (Hons, Latrobe Uni.) (PD & Theresa Frankel) Linda Garlepp. Occupancy at an Australian fur seal colony (Hons, Monash Uni.) (RK & Murray Logan) Tamara Leitch. The diet of breeding Pacific Gulls (Hons, Deakin Uni.) (PD & John Arnould) Nora Loudiyi. Distribution and overlap between two sympatric seabirds, Little Penguins and Short-tailed shearwaters (MSc, Uni. de Strasbourg) (AC & DS) Rebecca Pitt. Diet segregation and food assimilation by Little Penguins (Hons, Monash Uni.) (AC & Richard Reina) Ashton Marsh. Effects of nest temperature and humidity on breeding success in Little Penguins (Hons, Deakin Uni.) (PD & John Arnould)
2009 Tracy Shaw. Sexual differences in the diets of Little Penguins over 25 years (MSc, Uni. of Pretoria) (PD, AC & Marthan Bester) Rohan Long. Little Penguins foraging trip durations (Hons, Monash Uni.) (AC & Richard Reina) Clare McCutchen. Winter foraging by Little Penguins from Phillip Island (Hons, Deakin Uni.) (PD & John Arnould) Victoria Hemming. Management of the Little Penguins on Gabo Island (Hons, Uni. of Melbourne) (PD & Terre Walsh) Karen Marsh. Detoxification of plant secondary metabilites on feeding koalas and possums (PhD, ANU) Amanda Peucker. Genetic variation in Little Penguins in southern Australia (PhD, Deakin Uni.) (PD, Chris Burridge & Gerry Quinn)
