Person

Calver, Michael C.

Occupation
Ecologist and Zoologist

Summary

Michael Calver is a zoologist whose research has ranged over the population ecology of grasshoppers, bush flies, vertebrate pests in agriculture, and the impact of feral and domestic cats on wildlife. He has worked for CSIRO and the Agricultural Protection Board of Western Australia, and more recently taught zoology at Murdoch University. His involvement in biological education includes as Chief Examiner and Chief Marker for secondary school examinations. In 2011 Calver became a Fellow of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales.

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Chronology

1995
Education - DipEd, Murdoch University
1995
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Murdoch University
2010 -
Award - Fellow, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales

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Journal Articles

  • Dickman, Chris R., 'New Fellows of the Royal Zoological Society of NSW: 2010 [Harold Cogger and Michael Calver]', Australian zoologist, 35 (4) (2011), 991-5. Details

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Created: 30 June 2022

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