News: Honours projects - Frank Grutzner
Echidna biology for conservation, wildlife management & habitat monitoring
Honours project: This project investigates the molecular basis of echidna biology for application in conservation, wildlife management and habitat monitoring.
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Genome biology & mammal gene evolution
Honours project: Examine the function and evolution of genes involved in sex determination and placentation in mammals.
Investigating the origin of mammal sex chromosomes
Honours project: Undertake a research project that investigates the origin of therian sex chromosomes
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Echidna CSI: a citizen science platform for outreach, engagement, communication and education
Honours project: Join the Echidna Conservation Science Initiative (EchidnaCSI) and complete an honours project in science communication or education.
Echidna CSI [Conservation Science Initiative]
Honours project: Get involved the citizen science project that combines field ecology and molecular biology for echidna conservation.
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The echidna genome project
Honours project: Take part in an international collaboration that will provide the first echidna genome assembly.
Sex chromosomes of the platypus & echidna
Honours project: Study the meiotic organisation of monotreme sex chromosomes – that’s genetics research into the platypus and echidna.
