Bill Buttemer
Head of School
Position : Professor
Room : 35.G19C
Phone No : +61 2 4221 3429
E-mail : buttemer@uow.edu.au
Lab/Other location 35.G14
Lab Phone : (61) 2 4221 4581
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Research Interests
Physiological consequences of animal life history tradeoffs.
Animal longevity from an evolutionary physiology perspective
Immune/endocrine/nutritional interactions with aerobic performance
Thermal physiology of animals
Representative Publications
Buttemer, W.A., H. Battam & A.J. Hulbert. 2008. Fowl play and the price of petrel: long-living Procellariiformes have peroxidation-resistant membranes compare with short-living Galliformes. Biology Letters 4:351-354.
Buttemer, W.A., S. Warne, C. Bech, and L.B. Astheimer. 2008. Testosterone effects on avian aerobic performance: facts and artefacts. Comp. Biochem. Physiol A 150:204-210.
Hulbert, A. J., R. Pamplona, S. Buffenstein, & W. A. Buttemer. 2007. Life and death: metabolic rate, membrane composition, and life span of animals. Physiological Review 87:1173-1213.
Pryke, S., L. B. Astheimer, W.A. Buttemer & S. C. Griffith. 2007. Frequency-dependent tradeoffs between competing colour morphs. Biology Letters 3: 494-497
Buttemer, W.A. & W.R. Dawson. 1993. Temporal pattern of foraging and microhabitat use by Galapagos marine iguanas, Amblyrhynchus cristatus. Oecologica 96:56-64.
Current Students
PhD Students
Harry Battam
Energetic and nutritional relations of non-breeding albatrosses.
Karen Fildes
Sublethal effects of pesticide on birds
Megan Jones
Stress and immune function interactions in amphibians.
Malsha Kitulagodage
Effects of fipronil on avian development and health.
Kim Maute
Effects of habitat quality on health of grass finches in the tropical savanna.
Magdalene Trzcionka
Physiological and morphological correlates of differential longevity in birds.
Msc. Students
Paul Story
Behavioural and physiological consequences of sublethal pesticide exposure in dunnarts.
Suggested Topics for Future Students
Immune/nutrition/testosterone tradeoffs in vertebrates.
Physiological bases of fecundity/longevity tradeoffs
Physiological bases of variable life spans.
Diet effects on aerobic performance of small endotherms.
Thermal acclimation potential of native and introduced species.
See also the Honours Topic Page
Abbreviated CV
Academic Degrees
A.B. Zoology, San Diego State University, 1971
Ph.D. Biology, University of Michigan, 1981.
Academic and Research Appointments
1993-present: Lecturer to Professor, 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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