News: Honours projects - Ecology and environmental science
Phylogeography and conservation genetics of Australian birds and mammals, including night parrots, wombats and quolls
Honours project: Use DNA sampled through space and time to understand the evolution and conservation genetics of Australian birds and mammals.
Molecular diet analysis of introduced and native species
Honours project: Molecular diet analysis of introduced and native species using DNA.
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Molecular diet analysis of bent-winged bats
Honours project: Explore the diet of bent-winged bats through conservation genetics and forensic biology.
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Nutrition & collective movement in the Australian plague locust
Honours project: Investigate the movement of plague locusts using laboratory and field experiments.
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Understanding pollination processes between bees and flowers
Honours project: Investigate the molecular basis of extrorse anther outcrossing mechanism in flowering plants.
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Acoustic attraction of oysters: Restoring oyster reefs
Honours project: Pearl Jam or Blue Oyster Cult... What sounds help oyster larvae navigate to newly built oyster reefs?
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Noble gases in ancient fluid droplets in minerals
Honours projects: Extract rare noble gas isotopes from specific mineral phases such as quartz.
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Analysing compostable plastics
Honours project: Are compostable plastics really what they say on the packet? Research opportunities are available to test a new fully compostable type of plastic.
Agave spirits: Using wild yeasts to ferment fructose
Honours project: Fermentation of wild yeasts to create Australia's first agave spirit.
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Environmental monitoring: What is the extent of canopy dieback in a refugial forest?
Honours project: Use satellite imagery and on-ground monitoring data to map the extent of tree dieback to develop predictions and policy recommendations.
