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Mr Nicholas Payne

Telephone	+61 8 8303 7037
Position	Postgraduate
Email	nicholas.payne@adelaide.edu.au
Fax	+61 8 8303 4364
Building	Darling
Floor/Room	1 20a
Campus	North Terrace
Org Unit	Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (Sch Earth & Environ Sci)

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Qualifications

Bachelor of Environmental Science with 1st Class honours (University of Adelaide) 2001-2006

Doctor of Philosophy (2007-present) University of Adelaide. Supervisors: Assoc. Prof Bronwyn Gillanders (University of Adelaide), Dr Jayson Semmens (TAFI).

Research Interests

My current research is aimed at providing insights into movement patterns of giant Australian cuttlefish (Sepia apama) in northern Spencer Gulf. This fascinating species forms a unique spawning aggregation each winter over a subtidal reef near Whyalla, South Australia. This global phenomenon has attracted extensive interest from the scientific and ecotourism communities, however significant gaps in knowledge of this species remain: Where do they come from? Do individuals remain at the spawning site for extended periods? What happens to recruits post-spawning? I use acoustic telemetry and several chemical tagging approaches to better understand the movement patterns and recruitment dynamics of Sepia apama in northern Spencer Gulf.

Recent Grants/Awards:

2008- Sir Mark Mitchell Research Foundation ($4,620)

2008- The Australian Geographic Society ($3,000)

2008- Field Naturalists Society of SA Lirabenda Endowment ($2,975)

2007- Santos Research grant ($7,080)

2007- Holdsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($4,700)

Entry last updated: Thursday, 29 May 2008

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