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Transcriptional control of GABA signalling in plants
![Honours in Molecular and biomedical science](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-04/honours-molecular-biomedical.jpg?h=2f83cd36&itok=5zKqMP3L)
Honours project: Examine regulation of enzymatic pathway gene transcription in plants in response to changing environments.
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Testing the gamete competition theory of the evolution of anisogamy
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Honours project: Explore genetics and evolutionary biology by testing the gamete competition theory of the evolution of anisogamy.
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Hill-Robertson interference, the Red Queen and the evolution of sex
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Honours project: This evolutionary genetics honours project explores the Hill-Robertson interference, the Red Queen and the evolution of sex.
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Resolving the taxonomic status of bandicoots and gliders for conservation management
![Marsupial glider research](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-03/glider.jpg?h=c617a7cd&itok=91aJSdcU)
Honours project: Study the population genetic structure and phylogeography of either bandicoots or marsupial gliders.
Arid aquatic refugia
![Hunting for aquatic micro invertebrates](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-03/aquatic-micro-invertebrates-2.jpg?h=45f30cf2&itok=ke1Y31uY)
Honours project: Are waterholes within the Flinders Ranges an important refugia for aquatic micro invertebrates?
Climate change & lakes
![A frozen Gangapurna Lake close to Manang](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-03/manang-lake-nepal.jpg?h=7773d8c2&itok=f4K8mmVQ)
Honours project: How is climate changing temperature and ice cover in the world’s lakes?
Water quality - disinfecting water with chlorine
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Honours project: How does tap water with added chlorine impact our stomach?
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Genomic analysis of fungal cell wall synthesis
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Honours project: Examine which sugars are made by different fungal species as cell wall components through genomic analysis.
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Invasion science & wildlife ecology
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Honours project: Study invasive species biology and management, and wildlife ecology and conservation.
Bloom dynamics - Spatial variation of chlorophyll-a inside freshwater reservoirs
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Honours project: Use remote sensing and spatial science to investigate the variation of chlorophyll-a inside freshwater reservoirs.
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