Past Projects

Project Title	Student?
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
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
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
Fecundity of female red-tailed phascogales	Yes
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
Orangutan-siamang interactions at Adelaide Zoo	Yes
Preferences for coloured decorations in bowerbirds	No
Reproductive biology of red-tailed phascogales	Yes
Sarcoptic mange in southern hairy-nosed wombats: distribution and prevalence in the Murraylands of SA	Yes
Study of extinct Beringian bison populations using ancient DNA	No
The effect of habitat fragmentation and population isolation on the genetic diversity, reproductive status and population viability of the southern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons) in South Australia	Yes
The influence of morphological and environmental factors on marsupial sperm motility	Yes
The mating system of the feathertail glider: Investigations into the likelihood of sperm competition and multiple paternity	Yes
To touch or not to touch: An observational study of social and solitary captive tigers (Panthera tigris) housed at two Australian zoos	Yes
Towards a treatment for sarcoptic mange in southern hairy nosed wombats	Yes
Use of established Monarto plantations by reptiles	Yes
Zoo visitor attitudes towards feeding carcasses to African wild dogs, and the impact on knowledge and conservation attitudes in humans	Yes