Dr Zenon Czenze
Senior Lecturer in Vertebrate Zoology - School of Environmental and Rural Science
Email: zczenze@une.edu.au
Biography
Dr. Zenon Czenze is a comparative ecophysiologist focusing mainly on mammals and birds. His research focuses on how aspects of a species natural history and ecology (i.e., roost preferences, drinking behaviour, and diet) influence thermoregulation and quantifying this using physiology. His research mainly involves bats, birds, gliders, and other small terrestrial marsupials, and take place in the field or in the lab. His research has three major themes.
1) Impacts of heatwaves on small endotherms
2) Thermal roost preferences in captive and free-ranging endotherms
3) Natural pest control by bats in agriculture
The research group is always looking for passionate students, please contact Zenon if you are interested in joining the lab.