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Abstracts

 

Abstracts are required for all full-length talks, speed talks and posters, for both the symposiums and the main conference. Abstracts should be no more than 200-250 words, and be informative but succinct. Do not include references. Abstracts should be submitted electronically using an MS Word file via an email attachment. To aid in file management please start all file names with the presentation type (full talk, speed talk or poster), the primary author's last name and initials, and if you would like it to be considered for one of the symposiums or for the main conference, e.g., for John Doe for the bat symposium use fulltalk_doej_batsymp.doc, or for a speed talk in the Dasyurid symposium use speedtalk_doej_dasyuridsymp.doc or for a poster in the main conference use poster_doej_main.doc. Abstracts will be included in the Conference Handbook and will subsequently be published in the societies newsletters or on their websites. Please contact the organisers if you do not wish to have your abstract printed in the newsletters/websites.

Please format abstracts in Arial and set out according to the following guidelines:

  1. Start with if you want it considered for the Dasyurid or Bat Symposium or the main conference (or either), and the type of presentation. Note that for the Dasyurid symposium we will be prioritising presentations reporting on well developed studies rather than preliminary results. The latter may fit better in the main conference.
  2. Title (12 point), CAPITAL letters, bold and centred.
  3. Authors (12 point), please indicate the presenter in bold e.g. Jane Smith1 and John Doe2.
  4. Addresses (10 point), if more than one address please use Arabic numerals as identifiers e.g., 1School of Agriculture and Environmental Science, University of Southern Queensland, Queensland 4350, Australia. Please include the preferred pronouns in brackets and email address(es) of the presenter(s) and social media handles if you have them and want to include them.
  5. Text (12 point), the body of the text should address the following: the context for the research, the research aims, a brief statement of materials and methods, results, and conclusions and significance.

Presenter guidelines

Please include with your abstract a short bio of the presenter (no more than 100 words), including your preferred pronouns, social media handles and a small profile photo in portrait orientation if you wish, for inclusion in the online presentation handbook.

Acknowledgement of Country, First Nations peoples and Indigenous mammal names: In all presentations and as relevant we encourage authors to:

  • Include on or after the title slide, a slide/statement acknowledging First Nations peoples and the land(s) (Country) and/or waters where work was conducted.
  • Use Indigenous, other common and scientific names for Australian mammals, and if using the former the Indigenous language group should be acknowledged. Endeavour to use an Indigenous or common name, if relevant, but also the scientific name, to avoid any confusion for listeners, e.g. rakali (Ngarrindjeri) (Hydromys chrysogaster) or water-rat (Hydromys chrysogaster).