biology

Peter R. Last

Peter R. Last is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Peter R. Last rather than just read about it. In short: Peter Robert Last is an Australian ichthyologist, curator of the Australian National Fish Collection and a senior principal research scientist at CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (CMAR) in Hobart, Tasmania. He is an elasmobranch expert and has described many new species of shark.

Key takeaways

Peter R. Last belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Peter R. Last to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Peter R. Last from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Peter Robert Last is an Australian ichthyologist, curator of the Australian National Fish Collection and a senior principal research scientist at CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (CMAR) in Hobart, Tasmania. He is an elasmobranch expert and has described many new species of shark. Last graduated with a PhD from the University of Tasmania in 1983 with a thesis titled "Aspects of the ecology and zoogeography of fishes from soft-bottom habitats of the Tasmanian shore zone". Last is the co-author of Sharks and Rays of Australia and co-author of A revision of the Australian handfishes (Lophiiformes: Brachionichthyidae), with descriptions of three new genera and nine new species. In 2009, the Australian Society for Fish Biology awarded Last its highest honour, the K. Radway Allen Award.

Taxon described by him See Category:Taxa named by Peter R. Last

Taxon named in his honor The Rusty snailfish, Paraliparis lasti Stein, Chernova & Andriashev, 2001 is a species of snailfish found in the Eastern Indian Ocean. The Trawl perchlet, Plectranthias lasti J. E. Randall & Hoese, 1995 is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the Western Pacific Ocean.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Peter R. Last

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Peter R. Last claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Peter R. Last before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Peter R. Last ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Peter R. Last

In research: Peter R. Last appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Peter R. Last in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Peter R. Last is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Australian biologist stubs, Australian ichthyologists, Living people, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Peter R. Last outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Peter R. Last in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Peter R. Last matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Peter R. Last?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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