Bill Buttemer
Head of School
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+61 2 4221 3429 |
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buttemer@uow.edu.au |
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35 G14 Physiological Ecology |
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(61) 2 4221 4581 |
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Research Interests
Physiological consequences of avian life history tradeoffs
Immune/endocrine interactions with aerobic performance
Physiological consequences of sublethal exposure to pesticides
Reproductive biology
Avian and amphibian conservation biology
Representative Publications
Buttemer, W.A., S.C. Nicol & A. Sharman. 2003. Thermoenergetics of pre-moulting and moulting kookaburras (Dacelo novaeguineae): They’re laughing. J. Comp. Physiol. B 223-230.
Buttemer, W.A. & C. Thomas. 2003. Influence of temperature on evaporative water loss and cutaneous resistance to water vapour diffusion in the orange-thighed frog Litoria xanthomera. Aust. J. Zool. 51:111-118.
Chappell, M.A., C. Bech, & W.A. Buttemer. 1999. The relationships of central and peripheral organ masses to aerobic performance variation in House Sparrows. J. Exp. Biol. 202: 2269-2279.
Buttemer, W.A. and W.R. Dawson. 1993. Temporal pattern of foraging and microhabitat use by Galapagos marine iguanas, Amblyrhynchus cristatus. Oecologica 96:56-64.
Buttemer, W.A. 1992. Differential overnight survival by Bumpus' house sparrows: An alternate interpretation. Condor 944-954.
Searchable Publication List
Current Students
PhD Students
Harry Battam
Energetic and nutritional relations of non-breeding albatrosses.
Karen Fildes
Sublethal effects of pesticide exposure on native vertebrates.
Megan Jones
Stress and immune function interactions in amphibians.
Malsha Kitulagodage
Effects of fipronil on avian development and health.
Msc. Students
Paul Story
Behavioural and physiological consequences of sublethal pesticide exposure in dunnarts.
Suggested Topics for Future Students
Immune/testosterone tradeoffs in vertebrates.
Influence of life history on physiological consequences of moult/breeding overlap.
Diet effects on aerobic performance of small endotherms.
Thermoregulatory and locomotory interactions in small endotherms.
Abbreviated CV
Academic Degrees
A.B. Zoology, San Diego State University, 1971
Ph.D. Biology, University of Michigan, 1981.
Academic and Research Appointments
2007-present: Professor, Univeristy of Wollongong.
2002-2007: Associate Professor, Univeristy of Wollongong.
1996-2002: Senior Lecturer in Biology, University of Wollongong.
1993-1996: Lecturer in Biology, University of Wollongong.
1991-1993: Lecturer in Physiology, University of Tasmania.
1988-1991: Research Associate, Dept. Zoology, University of Washington.
1986-1988: Lecturer in Physiology, University of Tasmania.
1985-1986: Postdoctoral Fellow: Dept. of Zoology, UNSW.
1983-1985: Visiting Assistant Professor, Rutgers University.
1981-1983: Postdoctoral Researcher, Dept. of Avian Sciences, Univ. of California, Davis.
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