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Invasion science & wildlife ecology
Honours project: Study invasive species biology and management, and wildlife ecology and conservation.
Environmental monitoring with drones: Vegetation
Honours project: Use drones to measure vegetation biomass from dense point clouds; or detect and discriminate seagrasses.
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Environmental monitoring with drones: Mammals
Honours project: Use drones for thermal sensing of kangaroos and RGB mapping of fur seals.
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Environmental monitoring with drones: Fire
Honours project: Use drones to model fire break design to manage fire while minimising ecological disturbances; or investigate spatial regrowth dynamics of Mallee after a fire.
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Aquatic plant photosynthesis as a driver of large pH changes in wetlands
Honours project: Explore large pH changes in wetlands and how aquatic plant photosynthesis contribute to this process.
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Do plants need to sleep?
Honours project: There's evidence in some plants that lack of a dark period can inhibit growth - so do plants need sleep?
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
Honours project: Conduct research into the evolution of venomous snakes and their transition from land to sea.
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Morphological evolution & adaptation of Australia’s rabbits
Honours project: Investigate the morphological evolution and adaptation of Australia’s rabbits.
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Evolution of dietary specialisation and its effect on snake skull shape
Honours project: This project explores the evolution of dietary specialisation and its effect on a snake's skull shape.
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