2003 Archive of the
Meetings of the Biodiversity & Ecology Journal Club and Other Related Talks

Department of Biological Sciences, The National University of Singapore

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Tim Fulcher- "Phylogenetics of Diseae (Orchidaceae)". 18th December 2003

Patrick Grootaert - "Sexual Selection and Speciation". 12th December 2003

Peter Ng - "The Convention on Biological Diversity - ironic consequences for the exploration and identification of biodiversity?". 2nd December 2003

Chris Glasby - "Polychaeta: Nereididae – nymphs of the sea". 27th November 2003

Binay Bushan Nayak - "Density Dependent Cell Sorting". 21st November 2003

Anna Mercy - "Indigenous Ornamental Fishes of Western Ghats of India and their Captive Breeding". 3rd November 2003

Pilai Poonswad - "Hornbill Research & Conservation in Thailand". 22nd October 2003

Neil Bruce & Regina Wetzer - "Marine Isopods - Diversity and Taxonomy". 21st October 2003

Kassim Moosa - "Indonesia's Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Program (COREMAP)". 8th October 2003

Wasim Ahmad - "Feeding Diversity in Nematodes ". 4th September 2003

Tony Wu - "Silent Symphony Under the Waves". 17th July 2003

Navjot Sodhi - "Harvard and Beyond". 24th April 2003

Derek Pilgrim - "Abiss (Autonomous Benthic Image Scaling System): a new tool for benthic surveys". 2nd April 2003

Victor B. Amoroso - "Participatory inventory and assessment of floral resources and livelihood development in Malindang Forest Reserve in Mindano Island, Philippines". 18th March 2003

Huei-Ping Shen - "Biodiversity of terrestrial earthworms in Taiwan". 14th March 2003

Jaap J. Vermeulen - "Sulawesi - Straddling East and West". 11th March 2003

Andrew H. Baird - "Mass spawning or mass delusion: revisiting the issue of synchronous spawning among scleractinian corals". 7th March 2003

Tzi Ming Leong, Daisy Wowor & Darren Yeo - "Natuna Revisited: A preliminary survey of Pulau Natuna Besar". 25th Feb 2003.

Astrid van Meeuwen - "Why do kereru (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) eat what they eat?". 21st Feb 2003.

Simon D. Pollard - "Tiny tusks and horns: secondary sexual characters in jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)". 17th Feb 2003.

Robert Jackson - "Blood and brains: the mind of a mosquito-eating jumping spider". 14th February 2003.

Peter Davie - "Stirring the Pot - taxonomic meddling with commercial crustaceans". 11th Feb 2003.

Zafar Adeel - "Coastal Management Challenges in the Asia Pacific - the United Nations University's Experience in the Region". 10th Feb 2003.

Arvin C. Diesmos - "Philippine Amphibians and Reptiles: An Overview of Species Diversity, Biogeography, and Conservation". 13th Jan 2003.

Richard Corlett. ""Biodiversity and conservation in degraded tropical landscapes: lessons from Hong Kong". 7th Jan 2003.

NIE presents
Han Kwai Hin- "Molecular Phylogenetics and Biogeography of the Southeast Asian Tree Shrews (Tupaiidae)". 3rd October 2003

Public Talk
Kassim Moosa- "Finding the Indonesian Coelacanth - a living extraordinaire". 4th October 2003

Eco@Woodlands
Zeehan Jaafar- "Finding Nemo". 20th September 2003

Public Talk
Wolfgang L. Werner- "Droughts in evergreen rainforests of Southeast Asia". 29th August 2003

DBS Seminar
Nathaniel Dominy - "Fruits, fingers and form: New views on Anthropoid origins". 29th August 2003

PhD Defense and Oral Exam
Tan Heok Hui - "The Systematics of the Torrent Loaches (Balitoridae: Gastromyzon, Hypergastromyzon and Neogastromyzon) of Borneo". 5th August 2003

Eco@Woodlands
Tan Sen Min - "Heritage of the Seas - Ancient mariners' tales to sea-worthy vessels...tradewinds to rare fish of Siam". 2nd August 2003

DBS Seminar
Paul Clark - "Natural History Museum, London - Business or Pleasure, Sir?". 1st August 2003

Public Lecture
Prof. David M. Johnson - "Biology and biodiversity of Malesian Annonaceae". 5th June 2003

Seminars at the Botanic Gardens
Anthony Lamb - "The Lipstick Flowers of Sabah, Borneo". 4th April 2003

Discussion organised by the University Scholar's Programme & the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research
Dr Clyde Roper - "DEEP SEA, DEEP SCIENCE: Cephalopods, Tropical Marine Research, and Conservation of the Deep Sea". 26th March 2003

Public talk organised by the University Scholar's Programme & the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research
Dr Clyde Roper - "In Search of Giant Squid: A Last Great Mystery in the Deep Sea". 25th March 2003

DBS Seminar
Kimberly G. Smith - "Conservation priorities for birds of conservation concern in Latin America". 7th March 2003

Seminars at the Botanic Gardens
Dr Luc Willemse - "SEABCIN: South East Asia Botanical Collection Information Network". 7th March 2003

Eco@Woodlands
Wee Yeow Chin - "Greenfingers: Best tropical trees and shrubs for your urban environment". 22nd Feb 2003

DBS Seminar
Charles Santiapillai - "Conserving the Asian Elephant in Sri Lanka". 19th Feb 2003

The MEM Seminar Series 2002/2003: Public Seminar
N.Sivasothi - "Leaping into the fray".
- An analysis of the motivation, methods and propriety of the conservation and public education efforst at Chek Jawa, Pulau Ubin by researchers and volunteers of the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, NUS. 15th Feb 2003.