Bill Buttemer Head of Department Position:   Associate Professor Room:     Phone No:   +61 2 4221 4459 Email:   buttemer@uow.edu.au Lab/other loc:   35 G14 Physiological Ecology Lab Phone:   (61) 2 4221 4581

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

Physiological effects of sublethal exposure to pesticides in birds.

Terry O'Dwyer

Predicting breeding outcomes from morphological and physiological assessment of adult Gould's Petrels.

Suzanne Oppenheimer

Hormonal relations of social behaviour and social status of White-browed Babblers.

 

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.

See Also the Honours Topics Page

Abbreviated CV

Academic Degrees

A.B. Zoology, San Diego State University, 1971

Ph.D. Biology, University of Michigan, 1981.

 

Academic and Research Appointments

2002-present: Associate Professor

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.