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From land to sea - the visual evolution of elapid snakes
Honours project: Conduct research into the evolution of venomous snakes and their transition from land to sea.
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Environmental monitoring with drones: Vegetation
Honours project: Use drones to measure vegetation biomass from dense point clouds; or detect and discriminate seagrasses.
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Water quality – denitrification & nutrient loads
Honours project: How does tap water with added chlorine impact our stomach?
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How climate change impacts fish populations
Honours project: Gain an understanding of how ocean acidification will affect the behaviour and physiology of fish species.
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Future carbon emissions – comparing the responses of land plants with marine plants
Honours project: Compare responses of land plants with marine plants to future carbon emissions.
Live cell imaging of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) signals in plants
Honours project: Investigate plant stress responses by visualisation of GABA signals in real time using confocal microscopy techniques.
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Stomatal protection mechanisms in Casuarinaceae
Honours project: Investigate how this iconic family manage to evolve to the point where it is one of the last trees standing in arid Australia.
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Evolution of photosynthetic organs in Acacia
Honours project: Explore the evolution of photosynthetic organs in Acacia.
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Tropical rainforest in Antarctic latitudes
Honours project: Examine fossil floras to help answer important questions about South Australia’s ecological history.
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Fossil history of selected plant taxa
Honours project: Explores a detailed examination of the fossil history of selected plant taxa.