Current Projects

Project Title	Student?
A prickly problem: unravelling the sex lives of echidnas	No
An enigmatic native rat, rattus sp., of the north Kimberley, W.A.	Yes
Ant survey of the Monarto Zoo Woodland areas.	No
Attracting native wildlife to green roofs and walls at the Adelaide Zoo	Yes
Biomedical evaluation of brush-tailed bettongs (Bettongia penicillata) at Venus Bay Conservation Reserve, South Australia	No
Breeding success in the Diamond Firetail	Yes
Camels in the bush: immobilising and satellite tracking camels in SA and WA	No
Conservation genetics of the threatened Malleefowl.	Yes
Control and psychological wellbeing: an investigation of the concept of choice in captive primates	Yes
Diversity and Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistant Staphylococcal Species in the Nasal Passages of South Australian Wallabies	Yes
Do mineral exploration tracks affect small faunal communities in a mallee ecosystem?	Yes
Ecology of warru (black-footed rock-wallaby) in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands	Yes
Evolution of colour variation in death adders	Yes
Evolution, disease and extinction – using ancient and modern DNA to investigate molecular evolution in the Tasmanian devil	No
Exploration of zoo visitor’s orangutan-related knowledge, attitudes, and conservation behaviours following a visit to an orangutan exhibit	Yes
Family conflict and co-operation in black-faced cormorants (Phalacrocorax fuscescens).	Yes
Fat-tailed dunnart hollow preferences and its application to finding the Kangaroo Island dunnart	No
Fostering pro-environmental behaviour of zoo visitors through strategic communication	No
Genetic studies of Australian pelicans	No
Health condition as an indicator of habitat quality for the endangered Southern Brown Bandicoot (Isoodon obesulus obesulus) in the Mount Lofty Ranges	Yes
Impact of the Giant Panda on Visitors’ Conservation Awareness	No
Kidney failure in koalas in the Adelaide Hills: The significance of oxalate nephrosis	Yes
Morphological and life history changes associated with captivity: the case of the budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)	Yes
Nestling mortality in Australian Pelicans: a model for understanding avian brood reduction	No
Population genetics of short-eared rock wallabies in the Kimberley, WA	Yes