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Molecular mechanism of male reproduction in cereals
Honours project: Comprehensive training of functional gene research combined with plant science, cell biology, and developmental biology.
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Hill-Robertson interference, the Red Queen and the evolution of sex
Honours project: This evolutionary genetics honours project explores the Hill-Robertson interference, the Red Queen and the evolution of sex.
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Plant taxa & reconstruction of fossil palaeoenvironments
Honours project: Assess the environmental ranges of key fossil plant taxa from south-eastern Australia.
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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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Developing usable rangeland condition assessment tools
Honours project: Develop usable rangeland condition assessment tools in the area of remote sensing.
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Chironomids in extreme environments
Honours project: Non-biting midges (Chironomidae) are very similar to mosquitoes, and are masters at survival.
Do plants need to sleep?
Honours project: There's evidence in some plants that lack of a dark period can inhibit growth - so do plants need sleep?
Genomic analysis of fungal cell wall synthesis
Honours project: Examine which sugars are made by different fungal species as cell wall components through genomic analysis.
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Testing the gamete competition theory of the evolution of anisogamy
Honours project: Explore genetics and evolutionary biology by testing the gamete competition theory of the evolution of anisogamy.
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Aquatic plant photosynthesis as a driver of large pH changes in wetlands
Honours project: Explore large pH changes in wetlands and how aquatic plant photosynthesis contribute to this process.
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