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]
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]
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]
Melville has written of over 75 peer-reviewed journal articles, [4] including:
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]
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]
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]
Melville has written of over 75 peer-reviewed journal articles, [4] including: