How animals live and why they live that way are questions addressed by zoologists. Most of the Australian fauna are poorly understood or not even formally named, yet informed management and resource use of Australia's flora, fauna and habitats depend upon zoological knowledge. We need to catalogue what species exist and how they survive in their natural environments. This requires knowledge of their physiology, breeding and reproductive systems, ecology, evolution and behaviour.
Students enrolled in zoology subjects can learn a diversity of topics, ranging from the structure and function of the cells that make up animals, through anatomy and physiology, reproduction and development, evolution, ecology and behaviour. This knowledge is important for biomedical research, agricultural and fisheries practices, the management of natural resources, environmental planning and for understanding the natural world.
The semester 2 Zoology seminar schedule can now be found here.
"A revolutionary and unique integrated aquatic pollution, identification and monitoring centre is set to change waterways across Victoria and around the world — thanks to support from the Brumby Labor Government.
Minister for Innovation Gavin Jennings will launch the Victorian Centre for Aquatic Pollution Identification and Management (CAPIM) at The Bio 21 Institute, The University of Melbourne in Parkville on Thursday 17 June 2010."
Excerpt from the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development media release
Visit CAPIM's new webpage.
Postal Address:
Zoology Department
University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010 Australia
Tel: + 61 3 8344 6244
Fax: + 61 3 8344 7909
Email: j.dalessandro@unimelb.edu.au
The Department of Zoology is located near Royal Parade, on the western side of the University of Melbourne campus, in the suburb of Parkville.
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