Assoc. Prof. Alan Lill

Associate Professor

Telephone: +61-3-9905-5664
Fax: +61-3-9905-5613
E-mail: alan.lill@sci.monash.edu.au

• Ecology, behavioural ecology, ecophysiology and conservation of native Australian mammals and birds.
• Population dynamics and ecology of threatened possum, bandicoot and owl species.
• Foraging behaviour and energetics of penguins and lyrebirds.
• Mating system of moorhens.
• Ecophysiology and ecological energetics of reproduction in burrowing-nesting bee-eaters and overwintering in small passerine birds.

Honours projects for prospective students

• Stanley, M., and A. Lill. 2001. Accessibility as a factor in frugivory by silvereyes: a comparison of aviary experiments and field observations. Australian Journal of Zoology 49:171-182.

• Davey, C., A. Lill and J. Baldwin. 2000. Variation during breeding in parameters that influence blood oxygen carrying capacity in shearwaters. Australian Journal of Zoology 48:347-356.

• Giles, S., and A. Lill. 1999. The effect of fruit abundance, conspicuousness, and sugar concentration on fruit colour choice by captive silvereyes. Ethology Ecology and Evolution 11:229-242.

• Bolton, A. J., A. Lill and J. Baldwin. 1999. Haematological changes during development of the noisy miner: implications for oxygen transport. Australian Journal of Zoology 47:455-461.

• Arnold, G., A. Lill and J. Baldwin. 1999. Development of some aspects of blood oxygen transport in nestling short-tailed shearwaters. Australian Journal of Zoology 47:479-487.