Simon Cook

Qualifications

B.Sc Hons (La Trobe), PhD (James Cook)

Teaching Areas

Animal Ecology

Course Coordinator:

Introductory biology - SCCOR 1100
Ecosystem conservation and management - SCENV 3800
Wildlife ecology and conservation - SCENV 3202
Environmental projects - SCENV 3903

Contributes to:

Australian fauna - SCENV 2100
Research design and implementation - SCENV 3900

I teach the major faunal components of the second and third year undergraduate field trips to Cape Otway and the department's arid zone research station, Nanya This includes instructing students in the capture and handling of terrestrial mammals, bats and reptiles and survey techniques for large mammals and birds, as well as ecological assessment and analysis.

Research Interests

Community ecology
Herpetology
Ecophysiology
Island biogeograph
Evolutionary ecology of vertebrate
Arid zone ecology and management

Simon Cook
Lecturer


Room S119
Phone +61 3 5327 9122
Fax +61 3 5327 9289
Email s.cook@ballarat.edu.au