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Global change ecology and conservation
![Polar bear](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2020-09/polarbear-by-shutterstock.jpg?h=2f83cd36&itok=APWgiSPx)
Honours project: Various projects are available global change ecology; climate change, macroecology, planetary health and conservation biogeography.
Ancient DNA from extinct fauna
![Adzebill skeleton on display in the Canterbury Museum, New Zealand](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2019-02/news-nz-bird-adzebill.jpg?h=34e43602&itok=Rv7TgwaT)
Honours project: Analyse genomic data from animal remains that are hundreds to tens-of-thousands of years old.
Megafaunal evolution and extinction
![Climate change wiped out the 'Siberian unicorn'](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/2018-11/news-siberian-unicorn.jpg?h=a9f5c027&itok=Dn4R4xVc)
Honours project: Explore the evolution and extinction of megafauna such as dire wolves, mammoths and Tasmanian tigers.
How do native plants affect the supply of phosphorus to soils?
![Blue Mountains Ashlea Doolette](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-05/blue-mountains_doolette_2018.jpg?h=9c86ceb9&itok=YMgjAH3J)
Honours project: Assess the role of native plants in the supply of phosphorus to soils.
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How will the trees of urban Adelaide respond to climate change?
![Waite campus aerial photo](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-03/waite-campus-aerial-view-wide.jpg?h=4e052554&itok=6sZRqCxw)
Honours project: Assist with the strategic future of the Waite Arboretum, a valuable resource for local, national, and international urban planning.
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Can we create nutritious and sustainable yoghurt from legumes?
![Broad beans by Chris Reading from Pixabay](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-05/broad-beans.jpg?h=6eb229a4&itok=tbkv4xf1)
Honours project: Faba bean is a nutrient dense and drought tolerant legume crop with a great potential as a sustainable protein source.
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Can the novel IVOS biosensor diagnose mastitis in dairy cows?
![Cow udder by Thanks for your Like • donations welcome from Pixabay](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-05/cow-udder.jpg?h=3ebb19bb&itok=kjb4g5nM)
Honours project: Validate a novel biosensor as a potential diagnostic tool for the diagnosis of subclinical mastitis in dairy cows.
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What hare is it there? Genetic diversity of Australia’s invasive hares
![Lepus europaeus by Jean-Jacques Boujot from Paris, France](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-06/hare-lepus_europaeus.jpg?h=59aff2be&itok=gPG_sdhp)
Honours project: Help uncover the morphological variation that allows rapid adaptive evolution in two invasive species, the rabbit and hare.
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Muscular anatomy of rabbits and hares
![European rabbits by CSIRO](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-06/csiro_scienceimage_453_european_rabbits.jpg?h=c4dd2c7b&itok=bPVqmimS)
Honours project: Hopping versus running - study the comparative muscular architecture and biomechanics of rabbits and hares.
Can graphene and cement stop PFAS from contaminating our environment?
![Australia PFAS map](/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2021-06/australia-pfas-map.jpg?h=e121f38d&itok=pmz2tzxt)
Honours project: Evaluate the leaching behaviour of PFAS from contaminated soil stabilised and solidified with cement and graphene.
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