BIO1042 Timetable of Topics 2025

Week

Title

Lecturer

Seminars and Labs

1

Life and Diversity

KM

Seminar: Introduction to Atlas of Living Australia

2

The Evolutionary History of Life

KM

Lab: Leaf Breakdown (1 of 3)

3

Food Webs and Trophic Cascades

RC

Lab: Atlas of Living Australia

4

Evolutionary Genetics and Why It Matters to Natural Processes

DD

No Lab

5

Adaptation to Environmental Stress

DD

Lab: Aquatic Food Webs

6

Plant Adaptations

TBC

No Lab

7

Evolution and Biogeography of the Australian Flora

TBC

Lab: Plant Adaptations

8

Evolution and Biogeography of the Australian Fauna

AE

No Lab

9

Earth’s Biomes and Spatial Diversity

TBC

Lab: Leaf Breakdown (2 of 3)

10

The Anthropocene

TBC

Lab: Leaf Breakdown (3 of 3)

11

There Is No Planet B

KM

No Lab

12

Planet Earth: A New Hope

KM

No Lab

Workshops: See Allocate+

Lecturers:  KM - Dr. Kelly Merrin,  RC - A/Prof. Rohan Clarke,  DD - Prof. Damian Dowling,  AE - Prof. Alistair Evans.