Jane Melville
Jane Melville | |
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| Alma mater | University of Tasmania |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Museums Victoria |
| Thesis | The evolution of locomotory mode in the lizard genus Niveoscincus : an ecomorphological analysis of ecology, behaviour, morphology and performance ability (1999) |
Jane Melville AM is an Australian herpetologist at Museums Victoria. Her research focuses on the taxonomy and genetics of reptiles and amphibians.[1]
Career
Melville completed a BsC (hons) at the University of Tasmania (UTAS), winning the Ralston Trust Prize for Best Honours Thesis.[2] She remained at UTAS to undertake a PhD in zoology, awarded for her thesis "The evolution of locomotory mode in the lizard genus Niveoscincus : an ecomorphological analysis of ecology, behaviour, morphology and performance ability".[3] Melville joined Museums Victoria in 2002 and served as curator of herpetology from 2004 to 2008.[4] She was promoted to senior curator, terrestrial vertebrates in 2008.[4] She was appointed an honorary herpetologist at the University of Melbourne in 2002[4] and is an associate professor in the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University.[5]
Awards and recognition
Melville was awarded a Churchill Fellowship in 2016 and a Fulbright Fellowship in 2019. She was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours for "significant service to herpetological research, and to the museums sector".[4]
Selected publications
Melville has written of over 75 peer-reviewed journal articles,[4] including:
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See also
References
- ↑ "Jane Melville". Winston Churchill Trust. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ↑ "Dr Jane Melville". University of Melbourne. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ↑ Melville, Jane, The evolution of locomotory mode in the lizard genus Niveoscincus : an ecomorphological analysis of ecology, behaviour, morphology and performance ability, retrieved 30 October 2023
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Dr Jane MELVILLE". Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ↑ "Dr Jane Melville". Museums Victoria. Retrieved 30 October 2023.