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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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Invasion science & wildlife ecology
Honours project: Study invasive species biology and management, and wildlife ecology and conservation.
Transcriptional control of GABA signalling in plants
Honours project: Examine regulation of enzymatic pathway gene transcription in plants in response to changing environments.
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Environmental monitoring with drones: Fire
Honours project: Use drones to model fire break design to manage fire while minimising ecological disturbances; or investigate spatial regrowth dynamics of Mallee after a fire.
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Bloom dynamics - Spatial variation of chlorophyll-a inside freshwater reservoirs
Honours project: Use remote sensing and spatial science to investigate the variation of chlorophyll-a inside freshwater reservoirs.
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Bioinformatics as applied to the study of genome structure and function
Honours project: Expand your knowledge and curiosity in bioinformatics and computational genetics.
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