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| University Administrative Experience | 2000-2004 Head, Natural Sciences 2000-2004 Deputy Head, Biology (concurrent appointment) |
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| Professional Activities | Chairman, Year of Turtle (YoT) Singapore
(2006) Scientific Observer, 16th IBO, Peking University, Beijing (2005) Organizing Committee, International Conference on Biology in Asia (2004) International Scientific Committee, International Conference on Biomaterials (2003) Biodiversity Committee, Singapore Green Plan Review Committee (1999-) Visiting Scientist, University of Georgia, Athens, USA (1999) President, Singapore Institute of Biology (1998-2001) Co-Chair, Organizing Com, Asia-Pacific Congress on the Biology of the Environment (1999) IUCN-SSC Pigs, Peccaries & Hippos Specialist Group Member (1995-2001) Council Member, Singapore National Academy of Science (1995-2000) Executive Board Member, Asian Association for Biology Education (1992-1995) |
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| Courses |
CAB203 Animal diversity and evolutionary biology |
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| Research Interests |
Vertebrate ecology; sea turtle nesting ecology
and conservation; biological ceramics; biophysical properties of
tissue-laser light interactions and tissue autofluorescence; Suidae
biology, phylogeny, and harvest management in plantation forest;
environmental science education |
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| Conferences Attended | • Wildlife Camera Tapping Workshop, 14-15 Mar 2005,
National Parks Board Singapore & WCU, USA., • Workshop
on Sustainable Use of Wildlife in Planted Forests in the Sarawak
State Government Grand Perfect Planted Forest Zone, 6-8 Dec 2005,
Bintulu, Sarawak, • 2 nd Indian Ocean Southeast Asian IOSEA
Marine Turtle Meeting, 16-19 Mar 2005,UNEP Building, Bangkok,
Thailand, • 26 th International Symposium on Sea Turtle
Biology and Conservation, 3-8 Apr 2006, Island of Crete, Greece |
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Diong, C.H., M.H. Low, E.C. Tan, H.S. Yong, H. Hikida, and H. Ota. (2000). On the monophyly of the agamid genus Gonocephalus KAUP 1825 (Reptilia: Squamata): A chromosomal perspective. Current Herpetology, 19(2):71-79 Diong, C.H. and T.M Ho. (2001) Note on the scale mite Pterygosoma neumanni (Acarina: Prostigmata: Pterygosomidae) from the agamid lizard host Calotes versicolor. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 49(2):1-2. Diong, C.H., S.S.L. Lim, and W.H. Tan. (2001). Eretmochelys imbricata (Hawksbill turtle). Nesting. Herpetological Review, 32(3):184-185 Ji. X., Q.B. Qiu, and C.H. Diong. (2002). Influence of incubation temperature on hatchling success, embryonic use of energy, and size and morphology of hatchlings in the oriental garden lizard, Calotes versicolor (Agamidae). Journal of Experimental Zoology, 292(7):649-659. Ji, X., Q.B. Qiu, and C .H. Diong. (2002). Sexual dimorphism and female reproductive characteristics in the garden lizard Calotes versicolor from Hainan. Southern China. Journal of Herpetology, 36(1):1-8 Ota, H., C.H. Diong, and H.S. Yong. (2002). Karyotypes of four agamid lizards from Southeast Asia. Current Herpetology, 21(1):35-41 Diong, C .H., and Lenny K.A. Tan. (2003). Axial bifurcation in a bicephalic green turtle Chelonia mydas embryo. Chelonian Conservation and Biology (An International Journal for Turtle and Tortoise Research), 4(3):725-727 Lim, S.S.L., Lee, P.S. and C.H. Diong. (2005) Influence of biotope characteristics on the distribution of Uca annulipes (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) and U. vocans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Crustacea: Brachyura: Ocypodidae) on Pulau Hantu Besar , Singapore . The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 53(1):111-114. Lucchini, V., E. Meijaard, C. H. Diong, C.P. Groves, and E. Randi. (2005). New phylogenetic perspectives among South-East Asian wild pig species based on mtDNA sequences and morphometric data. Journal of Zoology, 266(1):25-35 Diong, C.H., J. A. Bali, and O.S. Tisen. (2006). In-situ nest incubation temperature study in sea turtle nests with internet-based data acquisition technology: Potential for concurrent analysis of globally coordinated research across multiple sites by multiple researchers. Presented at 26 th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, 3-8 April 2006, Island of Crete, Greece, published by ISTS Ji, X., and C H Diong. (2006). Does follicle excision always result in enlargement of offspring size in lizards? Journal of Comparative Physiology, B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, 176 (6):521-525 |
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