ICB PhD Projects for Prospective Students

The following page details some possible projects and links to the home pages of individual supervisors. These project descriptions should provide a useful guide but represent just some of the possible project areas. Potential applicants should visit the web pages of likely supervisors and email for additional information and guidance.

 

To express an interest please contact the relevant staff member or David Ayre or Julie Wright. Applications should include the completed application forms and should briefly outline:

1. Your research interests;
2. Why you are interested in doing a PhD; and
3. Why you might be interested in this project.

Please include as attachments:

1. Your undergraduate transcript;
2. A record indicating your Honours mark;
3. The Abstract to your Honours thesis; and
4. A CV if available.

If you have not done an Undergraduate or Honours degree in Australia, then please forward similar information indicating your qualifications.

 

ICB Member		Arrows indicate links
Professor David Ayre Webpage +61 2 4221 3440 Director Institute for Conservation Biology and Law		Research Areas   Ecological genetics and marine ecology   Evolutionary consequences of variation in the mating systems of terrestrial plants   The importance of selection in determining the genetic structure of populations of marine invertebrates      Projects Geographic Barriers, Climate Change and Man Made Stepping Stones. Genetic Rescue of Long-lived Arid or Semi-Arid Plant Species
Professor Bill Buttemer Webpage Ph:+61 2 4221 4459		Research Areas   Thermal biology   Physiological ecology of free-living birds   Field endocrinology   Reproductive biology   Conservation biology of amphibians and birds     Projects Contribution of Oxidative Stress to the Fecundity/longevity Tradeoffs Costs/benefits of Group Size in Cooperatively Breeding Birds
Professor Ross Bradstock Webpage Ph:+61 2 4221 5531 Director of the Centre for Environmental Risk Management of Bushfires		Research Areas   Fire ecology   Plant population ecology   Conservation biology   Landscape simulation modelling   Landscape ecology   Climate change     Projects Fire ecology in a changing world
Associate Professor Andy Davis Webpage +61 2 4221 4370		Research Areas   Ecology of invertebrate larvae   Chemical ecology   Defensive stategies in marine invertebrates   Impact of introduced marine pests   Structure and dynamics of invertebrate assemblages     Projects     Does exposure of adult invertebrates to conditions anticipated under climate change affect the provisioning and performance of their offspring?
Associate Professor Kris French Webpage +(61) 2 4221 3436 Manager of the Janet Cosh Herbarium		Research Areas   Terrestrial ecology (particularly biodiversity)   avian ecology   seed dispersal and predation   urban ecology   Weed Ecology   Forest Ecology   Endangered Species     Projects Weed ecology Urban Ecology
Dr Todd Minchinton Webpage +61 (2) 4221 3675		Research Areas   Population and community ecology   Dispersal, habitat selection, and colonisation   Predicting how humans will destroy the planet and developing conservation strategies to avoid this      Projects     How does long-distance dispersal and recruitment influence the persistence of isolated populations of mangroves at their range limits Ecology of endangered salt marsh communities
Associate Professor Sharon Robinson Webpage +61 (2) 4221 5753		Research Areas RESEARCH SUMMARY PAGE COOL PLANTS How Antartic plants are responding to climate change HOT PLANTS Thermogenesis and thermoregulation in plants PLANT STRESS ECOPHYSIOLOGY Climate change induced environmental stress in Australian plants     Projects How are Antarctic mosses responding to climate change? How do thermogenic plants regulate their floral ovens?
Check back often as more projects are added regularly.