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CSIRO National Research Collections Australia Summer Student Symposium

2:00-2:10pm: Welcome - Alexander Schmidt-Lebuhn

2:10pm-3:10pm: Botany session

• Life in the dirt: species delimitation in soil crust lichens. Farzana Kastury
• How do plant traits bias seed collecting efforts for conservation? Kathryn McGilp
• How many have you got? Chromosome numbers and genome sizes in alpine daisies. Meghan Castelli

3:10-3:30pm: Afternoon tea

3:30pm – 4:50pm: Zoology session

• Climate adaptation in birds: characterising genetic variation in Red-browed Finches. Ayla Wilson
• Comparing morphological, molecular and ecological diversity. Laura Welsh
• Discover new butterfly and moth species with molecular tools. Brodie Foster
• Description of a new beetle fossil from the Jurassic. Lauren Ashman

4:50-5:00pm: Presentation of certificates and closing remarks - Andrew Young (Director NRCA)