Student Research Project: Ecology

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Project Outline

1. Project on intergenerational relationships in terms of help provided to adult offspring by mothers and fathers.
2. There is potential for projects on intergenerational relations in conjunction with ICHR or WAHD.
3. Environmental uncertainty and reproductive strategies in Australian fauna.  Database development and statistical analyses of patterns of ecology and life history traits across species.
4. Behavioural studies of captive, family-living primates at Perth Zoo.
5. Behavioral studies of sex differences in humans.
6. Potential for field studies of family well-being in East Timor for selected and highly motivated students.

Chief Supervisor

Dr Debra Judge
Email:  djudge@anhb.uwa.edu.au
Telephone:  6488 3304

 

Other Supervisors

Essential Qualifications

For Honours:  An appropriate undergraduate degree with a biological science emphasis, and a minimum weighted average of 65% in the level 3 subjects that comprise the relevant major from an approved institution. Applicants will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

For Masters or PhD: An appropriate Honours degree with a biological science emphasis or equivalent research experience from an approved institution. Applicants will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Desirable Skills/Experience