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Prof

David Macmillan

Honorary
Biosciences
Neurobiology
neurophysiology
nerve networks
marine invertebrates
animal behaviour
science & technology
life sciences & biomedicine
animals
astacoidea
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Prof

David Macmillan

 
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Science
 
Primary Interest
Invertebrate Zoology/Neuroethology of crustaceans
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Projects

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Sociality and a sense of smell: receptor organ evolution in ants

This research provides novel insights into social recognition in insects by capitalising on a new technique to investigate the role of chemo..

2008 - 2011
Completed
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WHAT IS THE BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF ELECTROSENSITIVITY IN CRAYFISH

The finding that an Australian crayfish responds to low-level electrical signals in the surrounding water is the first report of electrosens..

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Control of gastrointestinal motility by intersitital cells and neuronal projections

The gastrointestinal tract moves contents along its length in an ordered manner, so allowing digestion and absorption of gut contents. These..

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Do crayfish use the information carried by low-level electrical signals in the environment?

Many vertebrates detect electric fields. Fish communicate electrically. No invertebrate has been shown to do so. We have evidence that crayf..

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Projects

Project Types

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Research Grant

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works by David Macmillan.

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Density of Antennal Sensilla Influences Efficacy of Communication in a Social Insect

Katherine P Gill, Ellen van Wilgenburg, David L Macmillan, Mark A Elgar

Journal article  |  2013  |  The American Naturalist

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Specialisation of the Venom Gland Proteome in Predatory Cone Snails Reveals Functional Diversification of the Conotoxin Biosynthetic Pathway

Helena Safavi-Hemami, William A Siero, Dhana G Gorasia, Neil D Young, David MacMillan, Nicholas A Williamson, Anthony W Purcell

Journal article  |  2011  |  Journal of Proteome Research

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Embryonic Toxin Expression in the Cone Snail Conus victoriae PRIMED TO KILL OR DIVERGENT FUNCTION?

Helena Safavi-Hemami, William A Siero, Zhihe Kuang, Nicholas A Williamson, John A Karas, Louise R Page, David MacMillan, Brid Callaghan, Shiva Nag Kompella, David J Adams, Raymond S Norton, Anthony W Purcell

Journal article  |  2011  |  Journal of Biological Chemistry

Predatory marine cone snails (genus Conus) utilize complex venoms mainly composed of small peptide toxins that target voltage- and..

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Robot navigation: implications from search strategies in exploring crayfish

Edith Heusslein, Blair W Patullo, David L Macmillan

Journal article  |  2010  |  ROBOTICA

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Making sense of electrical sense in crayfish

BW Patullo, DL Macmillan

Journal article  |  2010  |  Journal of Experimental Biology

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Altered aggression in different sized groups of crayfish supports a dynamic social behaviour model

Blair W Patullo, Helena P Baird, David L Macmillan

Journal article  |  2009  |  Applied Animal Behaviour Science

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Crayfish Recognize the Faces of Fight Opponents

Joanne Van der Velden, Ying Zheng, Blair W Patullo, David L Macmillan

Journal article  |  2008  |  PLOS ONE

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Video tracking in the extreme: Video analysis for nocturnal underwater animal movement

BW Patullo, G Jolley-Rogers, DL Macmillan

Journal article  |  2007  |  Behavior Research Methods

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Crustacean social behavioral changes in response to isolation

Robert Hemsworth, Wil Villareal, Blair W Patullo, David L Macmillan

Journal article  |  2007  |  Biological Bulletin

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Crayfish respond to electrical fields

Blair W Patullo, David L Macmillan

Journal article  |  2007  |  Current Biology

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Scholarly Works

Keyword Analysis

Zoology
Non-Oriented Research
Fish
Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Expanding Knowledge
Clinical (organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)
Ecology and Evolution
Other Health
Physiology
Biotechnology

Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2003

CNRS Marseille

Visiting Research Professor
1997

BUMP Marine Biological Laboratory - Woods Hole Mass - USA

Visiting Professor
1993

Invited to take over Editorship of International Journal - continues to present

Editor in Chief - Marine & Freshwater Behaviour & Physiology
1987

Invited to join the Editoraial Board of International Journal in areas of interest/expertese

Editoral Board of Marine & Freshwater Behaviour & Physiology
1980

University of Regensburg - Germany

Visiting Research Professor
1979

CNRS Marine Laboratory - Arcachon France

Visiting Research Professor
1974

Post Doctoral Fellowship - University of Cologne

The Uropean Brain Research Organisation
1971

Post Doctoral Fellowship - The Gatty Marine Laboratory - St. Andrews - Scotland

Science Research Council - UK
1971

Neurosciences Training Award - University of Oregon/University of Washington

National Institutes of Health - USA
1970

Firday Harbor Laboratories - University of Washinton - Marine Science Training

National Science Foundation - USA
1969

Teaching Fellowship - University of Oregon

University of Oregon
1968

Australian Postgraduate Awarde - University of Sydney

Commonwealth of Australia

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Honorary

Biosciences

Ordinary Member

International Society for Neuroethology

Editor, And Chair Of Advisory Board

Editor in Chief, Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

Ordinary Member

Australian Neurosciences Association

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

University of Oregon

Bachelor of Science (Honours)

Monash University

International Linkages

CNRS Institut de Mechanique des Fluides

France

Marine Biological Laboratory

United States

Centre de Recherche Pernod Ricard

France

University of Bristol

United Kingdom