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Emu-wrens & other threatened fauna of the Fleurieu Peninsula wetlands
![Research to save the emu wren](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-03/emu-wren.jpg?h=2f83cd36&itok=7Aiy-qbn)
Honours project: Help save the emu-wrens and other threatened fauna of the Fleurieu Peninsula wetlands.
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Spatial information, environmental remote sensing & GIS
![Remote Sensing](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-04/remote-sensing.jpg?h=93d6d660&itok=gEQrSE6Q)
Honours project: Use spatial information tools and data in a wide range of applications and settings, including terrestrial, wetland and marine ecology, wildlife and habitats, land assessment and management and earth science.
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Viable, but non-culturable bacteria: Understanding the risks for food safety
![Salmonella species growing on X.L.D. agar Nathan Reading [CC BY-NC-ND 2.0]](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-05/salmonella.jpg?h=0d6ba564&itok=jRXiht6q)
Honours project: This project aims to determine the ability of viable but non culturable bacteria to cause disease.
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Isolation & evaluation of protein pattern of koala retroviruses
![Koala, Cleland](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-05/koala-10914.jpg?h=6981f79a&itok=iys5II52)
Honours project: Determine the antigenic pattern of isolated Koala retroviruses in South Australia.
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Full genome sequencing of recombinant strains of canine hepatitis
![DNA sequencing](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-05/dna-sequencing-22859.jpg?h=2f83cd36&itok=ZnAMkV1f)
Honours project: Full genome sequencing will be performed to find the genomic structure of a new infectious canine hepatitis virus.
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Australian zeolite for ammonia control in aquarium fish tanks
![Aquaculture](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-05/aquaculture-24583.jpg?h=2f83cd36&itok=-btZ8FF4)
Honours project: Study the effects of 'in water and 'in feed' application of zeolite powder for the control of ammonia in aquarium fish display tanks.
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Exploring the interactions between Salmonella and Campylobacter species
![Campylobacter - CDC [Public domain]](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-05/campylobacter.jpg?h=44be63ab&itok=PaXofsbL)
Honours project: Characterise both intra- and intercellular interactions between Salmonella and Campylobacter.
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Ecosystem impact on fish extending their ranges to higher latitudes along the east coast of Australia
![Coral reef fish](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-03/coral-reef-fish.jpg?h=2f83cd36&itok=KQhoCeFl)
Honours project: Learn about how coral reef fishes are extending their ranges to higher latitudes along the east coast of Australia and what the consequences are for temperate fishes and ecosystems.
Measuring the effect of 10-years de-stocking on rangeland
![Field work environmental science](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-03/research-field-work-3.jpg?h=db656dba&itok=lA41UOHv)
Honours project: Measure the effect of 10-years de-stocking on rangeland condition by comparing with neighbouring properties.
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Genome biology & mammal gene evolution
![Echidna research](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-03/echidna-2.jpg?h=faefdaa8&itok=D1wbqbYv)
Honours project: Examine the function and evolution of genes involved in sex determination and placentation in mammals.