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Climate change: Ancient DNA study provides clues to the disappearance of lions and bears
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New research suggests a change in climate is the likely cause of the mysterious disappearance of ancient lions and bears from parts of North America for a thousand years or more prior to the last Ice Age.
$10 million boost for University of Adelaide research
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New Australian Research Council funding paves the way for further discoveries.
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Ocean acidification and warming disrupts fish shoals
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Researchers from the University of Adelaide have found that the way fish interact in groups is being upset by ocean acidification and global warming.
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How have coexisting bat species evolved separate niches?
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Honours project: Help understand how Australian native mammals have evolved and diversified.
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Improving plant process in a key Jurlique ingredient
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Honours project: Work with international cosmetic company Jurlique to investigate one of their key root crop lines, by undertaking a complete extraction and analysis of the root.
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Investigation of doppler perturbations in ground based satellite observations
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Honours projects: Investigate unknown ionospheric phenomena which affect the accuracy of ground-based satellite observations.
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How do insectivorous echolocating bats use arid rangeland conservation reserves in SA?
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Honours project: Help with real-world conservation work in South Australia, do fieldwork and learn new analytical skills relevant to a job in ecology.