Last name First name Department Institution City State Country EMail Paper title
Akiyama Shiro Department of Zoology Melbourne University Melbourne Vic
shiroa@myriad.its.unimelb.edu.au Platypus genetics
Andersen Niels Anatomy & Physiology University of Tasmania Hobart Tas
niels.andersen@utas.edu.au
Ashwell Ken Anatomy University of New South Wales Sydney NSW Australia K.Ashwell@unsw.edu.au Anatomy of echidna cerebral cortex.
Beard Lyn Zoology and Entomology University of Queensland Brisbane QLD
lbeard@zen.uq.edu.au
Belov Kathy Evolutionary Biology Unit Australian Museum Sydney NSW
kbelov@rna.bio.mq.edu.au Monotreme immunoglobulin genes
Bethge Philip Science Desk Der Spiegel Hamburg
Germany philip_bethge@spiegel.de Aerobic dive limit and the organisation of the dive cycle in the platypus
Brice Peter Zoology and Entomology University of Queensland Brisbane Qld
pbrice@zen.uq.edu.au
Deakin Janine Research School of Biological Sciences Australian National University Canberra ACT Australia
The monotreme X-chromosome - is it inactivated?
El-Mogharbel Nisrine Research School of Biological Sciences Australian National University Canberra ACT Australia
Evolution of monotreme sex chromosomes
Frappell Peter Zoology Latrobe University Melbourne Vic
P.Frappell@zoo.latrobe.edu.au Control of respiration during diving in the platypus
Geiser Fritz
University of New England Armidale NSW
fgeiser@metz.une.edu.au
Geraghty Dominic Human Life Science University of Tasmania Launceston Tas
D.Geraghty@utas.edu.au CNS effects of platypus venom
Grant Tom

Cronulla NSW
t.grant@unsw.edu.au
Graves Jenny Research School of Biological Sciences Australian National University Canberra ACT Australia graves@rsbs.anu.edu.au Monotreme sex chromosomes and sex determination
Gregory Ed Department of Physiology Monash University Melbourne Vic


Greutzner Frank Research School of Biological Sciences Australian National University Canberra ACT Australia
Monotreme meiosis and sperm
Grigg Gordon Zoology and Entomology University of Queensland Brisbane Qld
ggrigg@zen.uq.edu.au Monotreme thermoregulation
Handasyde Kath Zoology University of Melbourne Melbourne Vic
k.handasyde@zoology.unimelb.edu.au Stress and reproduction in platypus
Hansen Brita

Hobart Tas
Brita.Hansen@utas.edu.au
Hawkins Margaret
Taronga Zoo Mosman NSW
mhawkins@zoo.nsw.gov.au
Higgins Damien Veterinary Science University of Sydney Sydney NSW
damienh@vetp.usyd.edu.au Faecal reproductive steroids in echidnas.
Hope Rory Molecular Biosciences University of Adelaide Adelaide SA
rory.hope@adelaide.edu.au Monotreme haemoglobins: an evolutionary perspective
Jones Susan Zoology University of Tasmania Hobart Tas
S.M.Jones@utas.edu.au
Killian Keith Medical Scientist Training Program Duke University Medical Center Durham North Carolina USA killian@radonc.duke.edu Parental genomic imprinting in birds, monotremes, marsupials, and placental mammals,
Kuchel Louise Zoology and Entomology University of Queensland Brisbane Qld
lkuchel@zen.uq.edu.au
Miller Robert Department of Biology University of Albuquerque Albuquerque NM USA rdmiller@mail.unm.edu
Munday Barry Human Life Sciences University of Tasmania Launceston Tas
barry.munday@utas.edu.au Comparative immunology with emphasis on the dynamics of the immune response in platypus.
Munks Sarah

Hobart Tas
sarah.munks@utas.edu.au
Nicol Stewart Anatomy & Physiology University of Tasmania Hobart Tas
s.c.nicol@utas.edu.au Control of respiration in the echidna during hibernation
Pettigrew Jack Physiology University of Queensland Brisbane Qld
j.pettigrew@vthrc.uq.edu.au
Proske Uwe Physiology Monash University Melbourne Vic
Uwe.Proske@med.monash.edu.au The electrosensory system in platypus and echidna.
Rismiller Peggy
Pelican Lagoon Research & Wildlife Centre SA Australia rismac@kin.on.net Echidna growth rates
Rowe Mark Physiology UNSW Sydney NSW
M.Rowe@unsw.EDU.AU Tactile neural mechanisms in the echidna
Schmid Jutta Experimentelle Ökologie der Tiere (Bio III) Universität Ulm Ulm
Germany Jutta.Schmid@biologie.uni-ulm.de Field energetics of lactating echidnas
Spargo Scott Molecular Biosciences University of Adelaide Adelaide SA
ssparg01@bloodwood.adelaide.edu.au Use of a new phylogenetic application (BAMBE) to determine evolutionary relationships of monotreme beta-globins
Temple-Smith Peter Conservation & Research Melbourne Zoo Parkville Vic
ptsmith@zoo.org.au Platypus reproduction/genetics/field biology
Woods Greg Pathology University of Tasmania Hobart Tas
G.M.Woods@utas.edu.au Mitogen proliferation in monotremes
Wronski Eileen Animal House University of Tasmania Hobart Tas
wronski@tassie.net.au