Tuesday
P1Plenary

Webster Lecture Theatre
09:00 - 09:45
abstract
Differentiation and development:The marsupial solution.
Marilyn Renfree
09:45 - 10:30
abstract
Genomes and Genetic Diversity in Primates and People
Richard A Gibbs
T1Comparative Genomics 1

Webster Lecture Theatre
11:00 - 11:15
abstract
Identifying genes encoding symbiotic transporters in nitrogen-fixing soybeans
David Day
11:15 - 11:30
abstract
A lousy genome! The 110 Mb genome of the human body louse, Pediculus humanus
Stephen Barker
11:30 - 11:45
abstract
Evolution of sex chromosomes in snakes
Denis O'Meally
11:45 - 12:00
abstract
Sex microchromosomes in Australian dragon lizards
Tariq Ezaz
12:00 - 12:15
abstract
Genome organisation in platypus and chicken sperm
Frank Grützner
12:15 - 12:30
abstract
The origin of platypus venom molecules
Camilla Whittington
12:30 - 12:45
abstract
Characterization of divergent immune gene families in a marsupial and a monotreme
Emily Wong
P2Plenary

Webster Lecture Theatre
14:00 - 14:45
abstract
The chicken genome: an evolutionary tool for the identification of functional elements in the vertebrate genome
David W Burt
14:45 - 15:30
abstract
Tools for comparative genomics
Frank Nicholas
P3Catcheside Prize

Webster Lecture Theatre
18:00 - 18:05
abstract
Opening Address
Merlin Crossley
18:05 - 18:25
abstract
An ENU screen for modifiers of epigenetic reprogramming reveals novel sex-specific and parental effects
Marnie Blewitt
S1Student

Webster Lecture Theatre
18:25 - 18:40
abstract
Testing estimates of genetic population structure: levels of confidence in population genetics
Clare E Holleley
18:40 - 18:55
abstract
Devil Facial Tumour Disease: Lack of histocompatibility barriers explains the spread of a transmissible tumour
Hannah V Siddle
18:55 - 19:10
abstract
Characterisation of the beta-globin cluster and its flanking regions in the egg-laying monotreme, Ornithorhynchus anatinus (platypus)
Vidushi S Patel
19:10 - 19:25
abstract
Impact of Heavy-Metal Pollution on Sediment Microbial Community Diversity in an Urban Creek
Carly P Tucker
19:25 - 19:40
abstract
Insight into the limits of the Japanese encephalitis virus through a better understanding of the biodiversity of its mosquito vector.
Stéphane Hemmerter
Wednesday
P4Plenary

Webster Lecture Theatre
09:00 - 09:45
abstract
Genome evolution in Reptilia, the sister group of mammals
Scott Edwards
09:45 - 10:30
abstract
Real progress in Genome to Phenotype
Win Hyde
W1Comparative Genomics 2

Webster Lecture Theatre
11:00 - 11:15
abstract
Genomics and metagenomics of marine and Antarctic microorganisms
Torsten Thomas
W2Phylogeography

HR Carne Lecture Theatre
11:00 - 11:15
abstract
Unexpectedly ancient cryptic species and global oceanic dispersal in the smallest eukaryotes
Jan Slapeta
W3Bioinformatics

Clunies Ross Lecture Theatre
11:00 - 11:15
abstract
Comparison of multiple sequence alignment methods, with implications for surveys of proteomic data
Tanya Golubchik
11:15 - 11:30
abstract
Meta-analysis of metagenomes: metabolic fingerprints of microbial and viral communities from eight environments.
Elizabeth A Dinsdale
11:15 - 11:30
abstract
Mitochondrial and ribosomal DNA spacer evolution of the Southwest Pacific malaria vector Anopheles farauti s.s. reveals a complex demographic history and interesting concerted evolution.
Nigel W Beebe
11:15 - 11:30
abstract
Compositional Heterogeneity and Model Misspecification in Phylogenetic Studies
Kwok Wai Lau
11:30 - 11:45
abstract
The evolution of a novel mitochondrial genome structure in the cyst-forming nematodes
Mark Dowton
11:30 - 11:45
abstract
Phylogeography of marine and brackish water Mollusca in southeastern Australia
Don Colgan
11:30 - 11:45
abstract
Effects of sampling and model parameters in cophylogenetic analysis
Michael Charleston
11:45 - 12:00
abstract
Evolution of segmented mitochondrial genomes in the lice of humans and other primates
Renfu Shao
11:45 - 12:00
abstract
Phylogeography of the Amazonian Pencilfish Nannostomus unifasciatus (Lebiasinidae) Using Intron DNA Markers
Mark J Sistrom
11:45 - 12:00
abstract
CpG substitution rate variation in mammalian genomes
Helen Lindsay
12:00 - 12:15
abstract
Evolution of Cytochrome P450 Structures
Bagavananthem Andavan Gowri Shankar
12:00 - 12:15
abstract
Comparative phylogeography of two long-necked turtle species in the Murray-Darling Basin demonstrate how molecular data can answer ecological questions
Kate Hodges
12:00 - 12:15
abstract
Gentrepid: A Bioinformatics System For Candidate Disease Gene
Merridee A Wouters
12:15 - 12:30
abstract
Know your enemy – Detailed analysis of the the genome of the sheep blowfly, Lucilia cuprina
Philip Batterham
12:15 - 12:30
abstract
Using ancient DNA to assess the phylogeography of European, Russian and North American brown bears (Ursus arctos).
Sarah Bray
12:15 - 12:30
abstract
A grid of Oxford grids: a comparative genomics tool for Ensembl’s automatically annotated genomes
Jonathan M. Usmar
12:30 - 12:45
abstract
Natural Killer Complex Genes In Marsupials And Monotremes
Claire Elizabeth Sanderson
12:30 - 12:45
abstract
From populations to species: the influence of ecological and environmental factors on rainforest diversity
Maurizio Rossetto
12:30 - 12:45
abstract
Modelling the Omics Network of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using Visual Graph Mining
David Cho Yau Fung
12:45 - 13:00
abstract
Class I MHC genes in the tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii) are dispersed throughout the genome
Hannah V Siddle
12:45 - 13:00
abstract
Fine-scale phylogeographic structure in an Amazonian flooded-forest ecosystem: a multispecies comparative study
Luciano B Beheregaray
12:45 - 13:00
abstract
Comparison of false discovery rate controlling procedures for microarrays
Jie Song
W4Comparative Genomics 3

Webster Lecture Theatre
14:00 - 14:15
abstract
The Kangaroo Genome - Filling The Phylogenetic Gap
Elizabeth Kuczek
W5Phylogeny

HR Carne Lecture Theatre
14:00 - 14:15
abstract
Molecular markers for understanding the evolutionary and population genetics of the pest moth genus Helicoverpa
Wee Tek Tay
W6Functional Genomics 1

Clunies Ross Lecture Theatre
14:00 - 14:15
abstract
Deletion of msh-2 in Neurospora: expected phenotype with some surprises
P Jane Yeadon
14:15 - 14:30
abstract
Mapping genes on tammar wallaby chromosome 5
Janine E Deakin
14:15 - 14:30
abstract
DNA barcoding forensically and medically important Australian Chrysomya (Diptera: Calliphoridae)
Leigh A Nelson
14:15 - 14:30
abstract
Dominance in absentia – phantom rec+ genes.
Frederick J Bowring
14:30 - 14:45
abstract
Cytogenetic and Inactivity Map of the Tammar Wallaby X Chromosome
Edda Koina
14:30 - 14:45
abstract
Evolution of Optical Microstructures on the Wings of Butterflies
Julia C Jones
14:30 - 14:45
abstract
The role of a new class of transcriptional activator in the response to nutrient limitation and programmed cell death
Margaret E. Katz
14:45 - 15:00
abstract
Opossum X Chromosome Sequence Reveals Steps In The Evolution Of The Human X And X Inactivation
Matthew J Wakefield
14:45 - 15:00
abstract
Genetic divisions of the Collared peccary from the Americas
Jaime Gongora
14:45 - 15:00
abstract
Molecular factors involved in Thielaviopsis basicola-plant interactions
Lily Pereg-Gerk
15:00 - 15:15
abstract
The evolution of genes regulating genomic imprinting in mammals.
Timothy A Hore
15:00 - 15:15
abstract
Screening For Porcine Endogenous Retrovirus Sequences Among Species Of The Family Suidae
Fabrícia Nascimento
15:00 - 15:15
abstract
Adaption in the Hawaiian Picture-winged Drosophila
Marla A Fisher
15:15 - 15:30
abstract
Which came first: Mammals or the X and Y?
Paul D Waters
15:15 - 15:30
abstract
Ancient DNA sheds light on moa gigantism and dwarfism in New Zealand
Nic Rawlence
15:15 - 15:30
abstract
Investigating the target sites of Phenylpyrazole insecticides in Drosophila melanogaster
Emily J Remnant
15:30 - 15:45
abstract
Use of Comparative Genomics in Identifying Disease Genes in Dogs
Alan N Wilton
15:30 - 15:45
abstract
Evolutionary conservation of microsatellites in mammalian genomes
Emmanuel Buschiazzo
15:30 - 15:45
abstract
Generation and characterisation of resistance to neonicotinoids in Drosophila melanogaster
Trent Perry
15:45 - 16:00
abstract
Building a virtual genome using comparative genomics and limited genome sequencing
Brian Paul Dalrymple
15:45 - 16:00
abstract
Challenging strategies in development of cost effective methods from collection and storage of blood samples to high-throughput DNA extraction
Mohammad Reza Shariflou
P5Plenary

Webster Lecture Theatre
16:30 - 17:15
abstract
Phenomics: It is a team effort
Bill Ballard
17:15 - 18:00
abstract
The Trail to the Trial: A Cat Hair and Feline Forensics
Marilyn Menotti-Raymond
Thursday
P6Plenary

Webster Lecture Theatre
09:00 - 09:45
abstract
Creating complex antibiotic resistance gene regions; many resistance genes and many mechanisms
Ruth M Hall
09:45 - 10:30
abstract
Wolbachia-mediated life shortening of Aedes aegypti to reduce dengue transmission
Scott O'Neill
Th1Population Genetics 1

Webster Lecture Theatre
11:00 - 11:15
abstract
A Genetic Marker for the Queensland Fruit Fly in SIT programs
Jennifer Morrow
Th2Evolutionary Genetics

HR Carne Lecture Theatre
11:00 - 11:15
abstract
What Drives Evolution?
Rolf Beilharz
Th3Functional Genomics 2

Clunies Ross Lecture Theatre
11:00 - 11:15
abstract
Molecular evolution and the transition to viviparity
Bridget Frances Murphy
11:15 - 11:30
abstract
Molecular characterisation of Microsatellite DNA and EPIC DNA markers of the pest moth Helicoverpa armigera
Wee Tek Tay
11:15 - 11:30
abstract
Two independent duplications forming the Cyp307a genes in Drosophila.
Tamar Sztal
11:15 - 11:30
abstract
A potent antimicrobial protein expressed in wallaby milk
Benjamin G Cox
11:30 - 11:45
abstract
Racial origin of commercial and feral honey bees (Apis mellifera) in Western Australia
Nadine C Chapman
11:30 - 11:45
abstract
Mechanisms of gene transfer from the chloroplast to the nucleus
Sven K. Delaney
11:30 - 11:45
abstract
Investigation of the Immune Strategies for Survival in the Neonatal Tammar (Macropus eugenii).
Kerry Daly
11:45 - 12:00
abstract
Oceanic variability and coastal topography shape local genetic structure in a long-dispersing marine invertebrate
Sam Banks
11:45 - 12:00
abstract
Instability of chloroplast-derived DNA in the nuclear genome of tobacco
Anna Sheppard
11:45 - 12:00
abstract
A Comparative Genomics Aproach To Identify Lactation Candidate Genes
Palaniappan Ramanathan
12:00 - 12:15
abstract
The genetic and behavioural plasticity of montane populations
Kate Umbers
12:00 - 12:15
abstract
Sex linked genetic influence on caste determination in a termite
Nathan Lo
12:00 - 12:15
abstract
Expression of Myostatin in Cattle Selected for High and Low Muscling and in High Muscling Cattle Heterozygous for a Myostatin loss of Function Mutation
Grant Peter Parnell
12:15 - 12:30
abstract
Population structure of the Giant Australian Cuttlefish - implications for the world's largest breeding aggregation of cephalopods
Steve Donnellan
12:15 - 12:30
abstract
Did one of the lineages of Pediculus (lice) evolve on Homo neanderthalensis? Are the head lice and body lice of humans the same or different species?
Natalie Leo
12:15 - 12:30
abstract
A novel role for Xist RNA in the formation of a repressive nuclear compartment into which genes are recruited when silenced.
Julie Chaumeil
12:30 - 12:45
abstract
Population Genetics and Breeding System of the Giant Gippsland Earthworm Megascolides australis
Neil Murray
12:30 - 12:45
abstract
Cane toad (Bufo marinus) toxin resistance in goannas
Beata Ujvari
12:30 - 12:45
abstract
Moderate effects of myostatin F94L on cattle carcass traits
C D.K. Bottema
12:45 - 13:00
abstract
Immunocontraception of mammalian wildlife: ecological and immunogenetic issues
Desmond W Cooper
12:45 - 13:00
abstract
Reduced microsatellite variation on a marsupial Y chromosome
Anna J MacDonald
Pa-fPosters

WP Young Room
14:00 - 16:00
abstract
Genetic structure of blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) in the Southern Hemisphere
Catherine Attard

abstract
GEM DB: Griffith Ensembl Mirror Database
Kimberly N Begley

abstract
Function and Regulation of the Drosophila melanogaster Cytochrome P450 gene Cyp12d1
Adrian Boey

abstract
A comparative genomics approach to identifying endosymbiont loci associated with early death in insects
Jeremy C Brownlie

abstract
Investigating how a classic reproductive parasite might also act as a mutualist
Jeremy C Brownlie

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Understanding the nature of host adaptation for a common endosymbiont through comparative genomics
Jeremy C Brownlie

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Estimating the propagule size of a recent outbreak
Emilie C Cameron

abstract
Water colour and fish evolution: comparative phylogeography of fishes from the major rivers of Amazonia
Georgina M Cooke

abstract
Evolutionary and Conservation Genetics of Wobbegong Sharks (Orectolobidae)
Shannon Corrigan

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A User Study on Two Gene Ontology Visualization Methods
David Cho Yau Fung

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Classification of Expression Profiles based on Visual Graph Topology Analysis
David Cho Yau Fung
Pg-rPosters

WP Young Room
14:00 - 16:00
abstract
The cyst-forming nematode, Globodera rostochiensis, has a multipartite mitochondrial genome
Tracey Gibson

abstract
Differential evolution of classical and non-classical class I genes of the major histocompatibility complex among suids and peccaries
Jaime Gongora

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Functional characterisation of Cytochrome P450 functions in Drosophila melanogaster by genetic knockout and RNAi
Thomas W. Harrop

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Ankyrin Domain Proteins: Abundant, Variable And Useful In Understanding The Wolbachia-Insect Symbiosis
Iñaki Iturbe-Ormaetxe

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Phylogenetic characterisation of cycad-cyanobacteria symbiosis
Marilena Meloni

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Microsatellites in the Yeast Genome
Angelika Merkel

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Biogeographic Patterns Across Three Tropical Butterfly Genera (Lepidoptera) In The Indo-Pacific
Chris James Muller

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Spawning color divergence reflects local adaptation among sockeye salmon
Kristina M Ramstad

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Love is in the Air: MHC & Mate Choice in the Cunnningham’s Skink
Vincenzo Repaci

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The Unusual Mitochondrial Genome of the Potato-Cyst Nematode, Globodera rostochiensis
Angelique Helena Riepsamen
Ps-zPosters

WP Young Room
14:00 - 16:00
abstract
Candidate gene identification by combining QTL mapping with bioinformatics
Jennifer A Saleeba

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Phylogeography, conservation genetics and management of estuary perch (Macquaria colonorum)
Kim Shaddick

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Inferring the Protein Domain Boundary of Discontinuous Domain Using DomainDiscovery and Inter-Residue Contact Interactions
Abdur Rahman Sikder

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Comparative Mapping And Analysis Of Breakpoint Regions Between Ovine And Bovine Chromosomes Using Radiation Hybrid Mapping
Mini Singh

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On Extending the Hardy-Weinberg Law
Alan Edmund Stark

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Mating structure and inter-nest relatedness in Polistes wasps
Adam Stow

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Expression Analysis of Cytochrome P450s in Drosophila melanogaster
Tamar Sztal

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Transposable elements in the tammar wallaby genome
Katherine Thompson

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Mapping the X-linked angiotensin receptor 2 gene and X-Y pairing in cattle, sheep and goats
Graham C Webb

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Exploring the functional organization of eukaryotic genomes using Gene Ontology
Rohan BH Williams

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The influence of male development time on strength of Wolbachia-induced CI expression in Drosophila melanogaster
Ryuichi Yamada
P7Plenary

Webster Lecture Theatre
16:30 - 17:15
abstract
Using Ancient DNA to analyse assumptions used in evolutionary reconstruction
Alan Cooper
17:15 - 18:00
abstract
Evolutionary adaptation to climate change
Barry W. Brook
Friday
P8Plenary

Webster Lecture Theatre
09:00 - 09:45
abstract
Genetic pathway defects underlying congenital heart disease
Richard Harvey
09:45 - 10:30
abstract
The majority of the genomes of complex organisms encode regulatory RNAs that control differentiation and development
John S Mattick
F1Population Genetics 2

Webster Lecture Theatre
11:00 - 11:15
abstract
MEGMAR (Molecular Ecology Group for Marine Research): Understanding and predicting connectivity in the sea using codistributed population data sets
Luciano B Beheregaray
F2Conservation Genetics 1

HR Carne Lecture Theatre
11:00 - 11:15
abstract
Effects of an invasive toxic prey on the population genetics of a naïve native squamate predator: cane toads and goannas in the Northern Territory
Thomas Madsen
F3Mapping

Clunies Ross Lecture Theatre
11:00 - 11:15
abstract
Mapping the Gene for Worker Sterility in the Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Peter Robert Oxley
11:15 - 11:30
abstract
Genetic Diversity in Laticaudid sea kraits : Is philopatry resulting in genetic divergence?
Amanda Lane
11:15 - 11:30
abstract
Genetic variation in koalas on French Island and Kangaroo Island and the likely effect of contraception protocols on its retention
Romane Cristescu
11:15 - 11:30
abstract
QTL mapping for heavy metal tolerance in chironomids
Cintia M. Martinez-Garduno
11:30 - 11:45
abstract
An Update on Inbreeding in Australian Thoroughbred Racehorses
Kao Castle
11:30 - 11:45
abstract
Reduced MHC class II diversity in island compared to mainland populations of a threatened rock-wallaby (Petrogale lateralis lateralis)
Robert A Mason
11:30 - 11:45
abstract
Towards a Comprehensive Genetic-Linkage Map for the Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)
Lee Miles
11:45 - 12:00
abstract
Occurrence of Hybridisation between Sympatric Populations of Grey Kangaroo
Linda E Neaves
11:45 - 12:00
abstract
Genetic variation in translocated northern quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus) island populations.
Maria J Cardoso
11:45 - 12:00
abstract
Map Integration And Genome Comparison Involving The Tammar Wallaby
Chenwei Wang
12:00 - 12:15
abstract
A population genetic study of one of Australia’s most invasive fish species, the common carp (Cyprinus carpio), in the Murray-Darling River System
Gwilym David Haynes
12:00 - 12:15
abstract
Bigger is not better: male reproductive success in a captive breeding program for the greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis)
Emily J Miller
12:00 - 12:15
abstract
Tammar Wallaby Genetic Resources
Des Cooper
12:15 - 12:30
abstract
Using linkage disequilibrium to estimate effective separation times for different worldwide human populations.
John Sved
12:15 - 12:30
abstract
An evaluation of the reliability of estimating population abundance with faecal and hair DNA for the endangered species the Spotted-tailed Quoll (Dasyurus maculatus)
Monica P Ruibal
12:15 - 12:30
abstract
A Comaprative Study Of The Abc-Family Transporter, ABCG2, As A Lactation Associated Candidate Gene
Peter Williamson
12:30 - 12:45
abstract
The Y chromosome as a tool in populations genetics and disease association studies
Joanne Maree Lind
12:30 - 12:45
abstract
An investigation of MHC diversity in koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus)
Sarah Elizabeth Jobbins
12:30 - 12:45
abstract
A Comparative And Integrative Genomics Approach For Identification Of Dairy QTL Candidate Genes
Arun Jayappa
12:45 - 13:00
abstract
Range Expansions, Rare Mutations And Novel Environments: Evolution In Progress?
Lee Ann Rollins
12:45 - 13:00
abstract
Devil Facial Tumour Disease: cytogenetic clues to transmission and development
Hannah Sarah Bender
12:45 - 13:00
abstract
Homozygosity mapping of an autosomal-recessive Rosai-Dorfman-like condition in Lebanese-Australian families using high-density SNP genotyping.
Simon T Cliffe
F4Conservation Genetics 2

Webster Lecture Theatre
14:00 - 14:15
abstract
Dramatic Variations in Microbial Communities among Coral Reef Ecosystems
Elizabeth A Dinsdale
F5Adaptation

HR Carne Lecture Theatre
14:00 - 14:15
abstract
Improving the mass-rearing of Queensland Fruit Fly
Stuart Gilchrist
14:15 - 14:30
abstract
Pollen dispersal between planted populations and remnant native populations in a fragmented agricultural landscape
Margaret Byrne
14:15 - 14:30
abstract
Linking field fitness with genetic polymorphisms under thermal selection in Drosophila
Ary Hoffmann
14:30 - 14:45
abstract
Plant Mating Systems And Assessing Population Persistence In Fragmented Landscapes
David Coates
14:30 - 14:45
abstract
An adaptive run at an insecticide resistance locus.
Charles Robin
14:45 - 15:00
abstract
Capturing maximum genetic diversity in a minimum sample size using molecular markers and ecogeographical data.
Kioumars Ghamkhar
14:45 - 15:00
abstract
Enigma of the yellow mutation of the cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera
Adam Williams
15:00 - 15:15
abstract
Phylogeography of an endangered freshwater fish, Macquarie perch (Macquaria australasica) in Eastern Australia.
Leanne K Faulks
15:00 - 15:15
abstract
Wolbachia infection and insect activity
Elizabeth McGraw
15:15 - 15:30
abstract
Genetic diversity in Murray cod (Maccullochella peelii peelii) across the Murray-Darling Basin.
Meaghan L Rourke
15:15 - 15:30
abstract
LDH-B and temperature tolerance in coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus)
Emmanuelle Botte
15:30 - 15:45
abstract
Grey nurse shark genetics: what do we know and what do we need to know?
Heidi Ahonen
15:30 - 15:45
abstract
Amino Acid Site-Specific Fitness and Epistasis in HIV-1
Jack da Silva
15:45 - 16:00
abstract
Marked genetic differentiation in short-beaked common dolphins subject to fisheries impacts in southern Australia
Kerstin Bilgmann
P9Plenary

Webster Lecture Theatre
16:30 - 17:15
abstract
Endosymbiotic evolution.
Jeremy N. Timmis