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SUMMARY:Professor Rod Peakall ‘The magic of chemistry in the pollination and evolution of Australian terrestrial orchids’
DESCRIPTION:Rod\, from ANU\, will discuss how orchids use specific floral volatiles to attract pollinators\, highlight new insights on the evolution of Australia terrestrial orchids and outline his ongoing project on the pollination of the mysterious NSW underground orchids. \nAbstract\nAs ideal subjects for exploring a range of interesting scientific questions\, orchids and their pollination have featured strongly across his research career. His research on sexually deceptive orchids\, in particular\, has captured the imagination of the public\, educators and scientists around the world. Drawing on his research that spans across fields\, he will describe how orchids use specific floral volatiles to secure pollinator attraction and highlight new insights on the evolution Australia terrestrial orchids. He will conclude the talk with a brief outline on his exciting\, but challenging\, ongoing project on the pollination of the mysterious underground orchids of NSW. The talk will be illustrated by beautiful photographs and fascinating video clips. \nBiography\nProfessor Rod Peakall is Head of Ecology and Evolution Division\, ANU \nHis parents passed on their love of nature. They chose to bring up their five children on the outskirts of Perth\, Western Australia\, with nearby forest as a playground. They spent their holidays camping at remote and wonderful locations\, with hiking\, canoeing\, birdwatching and orchid hunting all part of the adventure. \nHe completed his BSc (Hons) in 1984 and PhD in 1987\, both at the University of Western Australia (UWA)\, then took up an ARC funded 5-year postdoctoral position at Macquarie University in Sydney in 1988. \nHe joined The Australian National University (ANU) in 1993. He has also held visiting fellowships at Rutgers University\, USA (1992) and at ETH (2003)\, Zurich\, Switzerland. \nOrchids have featured strongly in his research as ideal subjects for exploring a range of interesting ecological\, chemical\, molecular and evolutionary questions. His research on sexually deceptive orchids\, in particular\, has captured the imagination of the public\, educators and scientists around the world. \nHe is the first author of the widely used population genetics software package\, GenAlEx: Genetic Analysis in Excel (Peakall and Smouse 2006; Peakall and Smouse 2012). \nBooking Link – https://www.trybooking.com/DKZGF \nBooking\nLunchtime talks are held at 12.30 pm every Thursday from February to November. Talks last for 1 hour. We welcome donations by gold coins\, notes\, or electronically. The Friends use donations received at each talk to support Gardens’ programs and development and we thank all those who have donated. \nUnless otherwise indicated\, talks are held in the ANBG Theatrette. \nIt is a good idea to reserve a seat at the talks that you wish to attend; talks may be booked out very quickly.  Bookings can be made from about 30 days in advance until the night before the talk or until seating limits are reached. \nThe Friends of the ANBG thank the speakers who volunteer their time and talents to further the knowledge of all attending events in the Gardens. Many summaries or PowerPoint presentations of Thursday talks are available to Friends at the ANBG library. Please direct queries about the talks to the Thursday Talks Team: email talks@friendsanbg.org.au.
URL:https://friendsanbg.org.au/event/professor-rod-peakall-the-magic-of-chemistry-in-the-pollination-and-evolution-of-australian-terrestrial-orchids/
LOCATION:ANBG Theatrette\, Clunies Ross Street Acton ACT 2601\, Canberra\, ACT\, 2601\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Thursday Talks
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