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How climate change impacts fish populations

A damselfish at the volcanic seep in New Zealand.

Honours project: Gain an understanding of how ocean acidification will affect the behaviour and physiology of fish species.

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Wildlife conservation, plant-animal interactions and restoration ecology

Wildlife conservation biology

Honours project: Work with scientists in terrestrial ecology and behaviour to providing research outcomes that facilitate the management, conservation and restoration of biodiversity.

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Environmental monitoring with drones: Remote sensing

Scientists from the Unmanned Research Aircraft Facility

Honours project: Integrating / calibrating moderate resolution Landsat spectral data with extremely high resolution imaging.

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Do plants need to sleep?

Plant science laboratory work

Honours project: There's evidence in some plants that lack of a dark period can inhibit growth - so do plants need sleep?

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Conservation genetics & biodiversity of Western Australian sea snakes

Honours project: Explore the conservation genetics and biodiversity of Western Australian sea snakes.

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From land to sea - the visual evolution of elapid snakes

Olive sea snake

Honours project: Conduct research into the evolution of venomous snakes and their transition from land to sea.

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Using metal-organic frameworks to understand catalysis

Chris Sumby Catalysis Figure

Honours project: Insights into industrial catalysis and x-ray crystallography in metal-organic frameworks.

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Metal-organic Frameworks as Chemical Reaction Flasks

Chris Sumby Synthesis Figure

Honours project:

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Genome biology & mammal gene evolution

Echidna research

Honours project: Examine the function and evolution of genes involved in sex determination and placentation in mammals.

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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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