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Arid aquatic refugia

Hunting for aquatic micro invertebrates

Honours project: Are waterholes within the Flinders Ranges an important refugia for aquatic micro invertebrates?

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Save our Giant Australian Cuttlefish & Little Penguins

Giant Australian cuttlefish can change the colour and texture of their skin. David Wiltshire, Author provided

Honours project: Get involved in key research that aims to save the plight of our marine life.

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Early animal evolution: evidence from the Ediacaran & Cambrian

Honours project: Palaeontology meets biology and evolution. Explore animals from early in time.

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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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Investigating the origin of mammal sex chromosomes

Platypus image - Image courtesy of Matt Chan

Honours project: Undertake a research project that investigates the origin of therian sex chromosomes

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Climate change & lakes

A frozen Gangapurna Lake close to Manang

Honours project: How is climate changing temperature and ice cover in the world’s lakes?

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Marine & freshwater ecology & fish biology

Marine biology

Honours project: Contribute to research in freshwater, estuarine and marine waters focusing on fish, cephalopods and environmental issues.

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Modulation of the plant defence response by the fungal extracellular matrix

Plant science laboratory work

Honours project: Investigate the relationship between fungal plant pathogen secretions and the plant defence response

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Fossil history of selected plant taxa

Honours project: Explores a detailed examination of the fossil history of selected plant taxa.

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Morphological evolution and diversification of the elapid snake radiation

Honours project: Investigate the evolution and diversification of the elapid snake radiation using macroevolutionary analyses of 3D morphometric and ecological data.

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