Current Projects

Project Title	Student?
A GIS-based habitat suitability model for the brush-tailed rock-wallaby in the Grampians National Park	No
A prickly problem: unravelling the sex lives of echidnas	No
An enigmatic native rat, rattus sp., of the north Kimberley, W.A.	Yes
Biomedical evaluation of brush-tailed bettongs (Bettongia penicillata) at Venus Bay Conservation Reserve, South Australia	No
Camels in the bush: immobilising and satellite tracking camels in SA and WA	No
Control and psychological wellbeing: an investigation of the concept of choice in captive primates	Yes
Development of animal specific probiotics	No
Do mineral exploration tracks affect small faunal communities in a mallee ecosystem?	Yes
Ecology of an endemic South Australian scorpion	Yes
Ecology of warru (black-footed rock-wallaby) in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands	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
Evolution of colour variation in death adders	Yes
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
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
Investigation of the haematology of two species of wallaby	Yes
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
Prevalence of multiple antibiotic drug resistance genes in bacterial pathogens in animals	No
Reintroduction versus translocation: an experimental comparison of conservation techniques using bilbies in South Australia	Yes