Past Projects

Project Title	Student?
Are all cormorants brood reducers? Breeding biology of the Black-faced cormorant	Yes
Morphological and life history changes associated with captivity: the case of the budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)	Yes
A GIS-based habitat suitability model for the brush-tailed rock-wallaby in the Grampians National Park	No
Behavioural analysis of a cheetah-human interaction within a zoo setting, and its impact upon human conservation knowledge and attitudes	Yes
Colouration affects heating and cooling in extreme colour morphs of the Blue-Tongue Skink (Tiliqua scincoides)	Yes
Cross fostering and marsupial conservation: Development of short term pouch young isolation procedures in order to recruit young directly from the wild	No
Cross fostering and marsupial conservation: Efforts to accelerate the reproductive rate of the endangered brush-tailed rock wallaby	No
Distribution and conservation status of western whipbirds (Psophodes nigrogularis)	No
Do dragons respond to fire? Natural history and spatial ecology of Amphibolurus norrisi in southern Australia.	Yes
Do mineral exploration tracks affect small faunal communities in a mallee ecosystem?	Yes
Ecology of an endemic South Australian scorpion	Yes
Effects of disease, short-term captivity and environmental stressors on the antioxidant capacity of southern hairy-nosed wombats	Yes
Effects of inbreeding on male fertility in koala populations in eastern Australia	No
Environmental factors affecting the capture of southern hairy-nosed wombats by stunning	No
Family conflict and co-operation in black-faced cormorants (Phalacrocorax fuscescens).	Yes
Fecundity of female red-tailed phascogales	Yes
Genetic studies of Australian pelicans	No
Growth and development of the red-tailed phascogale	Yes
Growth and development of the southern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons) in South Australia’s Murraylands	No
Investigation of the haematology of two species of wallaby	Yes
Nestling mortality in Australian Pelicans: a model for understanding avian brood reduction	No
Orangutan-siamang interactions at Adelaide Zoo	Yes
Preferences for coloured decorations in bowerbirds	No
Reintroduction versus translocation: an experimental comparison of conservation techniques using bilbies in South Australia	Yes
Reproductive biology of red-tailed phascogales	Yes