Projects

Project	Research theme	Group
New methods in phylogenetics	Phylogenetics, population genetics and biodiversity Evolutionary genetics and genomics Bioinformatics and bio-mathematical modelling	Lanfear Group - Mutation, molecular evolution and phylogenetics
Acoustic communication in birds	Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology	Magrath Group - Behavioural ecology; acoustic communication; ornithology
ATLS - the Australian Thermal Load Sensitivity Project. What determines plant sensitivity to heat?	Plant environmental biology and functional ecology Photosynthesis and plant energy biology Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology	Nicotra Group - Plant physiological ecology, plant evolutionary biology, reproductive ecology Whitney Group - Synthetic Photosynthesis - bioengineering enzymes to adjust carbon fixation Way Group - Plant Ecophysiology and Global Change Biology
Australian Mountain Research Facility (AMRF, ARC LIEF project)	Plant-microbe interactions Plant environmental biology and functional ecology Phylogenetics, population genetics and biodiversity Evolutionary genetics and genomics Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology	Head Group – Ecology and evolution of sex Nicotra Group - Plant physiological ecology, plant evolutionary biology, reproductive ecology Linde Group - Population genetics, evolution, phylogeography and molecular phylogenetics of fungi Borevitz Group - Plant genomics for climate adaption
Bioinformatic / Computational methods	Bioinformatics and bio-mathematical modelling Evolutionary genetics and genomics Phylogenetics, population genetics and biodiversity	Huttley Group - Bioinformatics, molecular evolution of genomes
Climate change and leaf-eating mammals	Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology	Marsh Group - Animal-plant interactions and nutritional ecology
Climate Change Impacts on Plants in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	Plant environmental biology and functional ecology Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology	Nicotra Group - Plant physiological ecology, plant evolutionary biology, reproductive ecology Way Group - Plant Ecophysiology and Global Change Biology
Developing novel methods to monitor Australia's dark taxa	Evolutionary genetics and genomics	Head Group – Ecology and evolution of sex
Domesticating Australian native bees for use as alternative pollinators	Evolutionary genetics and genomics Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology	Mikheyev Group - Evolutionary genomics
Drivers of phenotypic evolution in a vulnerable alpine ecosystem	Plant-microbe interactions Plant environmental biology and functional ecology Phylogenetics, population genetics and biodiversity Evolutionary genetics and genomics Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology	Head Group – Ecology and evolution of sex Nicotra Group - Plant physiological ecology, plant evolutionary biology, reproductive ecology Linde Group - Population genetics, evolution, phylogeography and molecular phylogenetics of fungi
Ecology and ecophysiology in Australian plant species in a climate change context	Plant environmental biology and functional ecology Evolutionary genetics and genomics Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology	Nicotra Group - Plant physiological ecology, plant evolutionary biology, reproductive ecology
Enhancing climate-resilience of ecological restoration	Plant environmental biology and functional ecology Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology	Nicotra Group - Plant physiological ecology, plant evolutionary biology, reproductive ecology
Evolution of Varroa tolerance in feral honey bees	Parasitology Evolutionary genetics and genomics Bioinformatics and bio-mathematical modelling Host-microbe biology	Mikheyev Group - Evolutionary genomics
Evolutionary biology of Australian reptiles and amphibians	Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology Evolutionary genetics and genomics Phylogenetics, population genetics and biodiversity	Keogh Group - Evolutionary biology & ecology of reptiles and amphibians
Evolutionary significance of early developmental environments: Interaction between maternal effects and offspring thermal environment on phenotypic development and fitness	Evolutionary genetics and genomics Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology	Noble Group - Animal ecophysiology and evolutionary ecology
Explore the Secrets of Australian Plants: Unravelling Ecological, Chemical, Molecular, and Genomic Mysteries of Specialised Plant-Pollinator Interactions.	Plant genetics and gene regulation Phylogenetics, population genetics and biodiversity Evolutionary genetics and genomics Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology	Peakall Group - Pollination, evolution and conservation
Fungal bioinformatics	Bioinformatics and bio-mathematical modelling Evolutionary genetics and genomics Host-microbe biology	Linde Group - Population genetics, evolution, phylogeography and molecular phylogenetics of fungi
Global patterns of biodiversity	Phylogenetics, population genetics and biodiversity	Cardillo Group - Macroevolution, Macroecology and Biogeography
Impact of early thermal environments on thermal behaviour and physiology in lizards	Evolutionary genetics and genomics Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology	Noble Group - Animal ecophysiology and evolutionary ecology
Investigating adaptive genomic variation underlying drought tolerance in Eucalyptus	Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology Bioinformatics and bio-mathematical modelling Photosynthesis and plant energy biology Phylogenetics, population genetics and biodiversity Plant environmental biology and functional ecology Plant genetics and gene regulation	Borevitz Group - Plant genomics for climate adaption
Maternal effects and phenotypic development in lizards	Evolutionary genetics and genomics Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology	Noble Group - Animal ecophysiology and evolutionary ecology
Metagenomics and the analysis of microbial genomes	Bioinformatics and bio-mathematical modelling Evolutionary genetics and genomics Phylogenetics, population genetics and biodiversity	Huttley Group - Bioinformatics, molecular evolution of genomes
Molecular evolution and Phylogenetics	Bioinformatics and bio-mathematical modelling Evolutionary genetics and genomics Phylogenetics, population genetics and biodiversity	Huttley Group - Bioinformatics, molecular evolution of genomes
Patterns and correlates of extinction risk	Phylogenetics, population genetics and biodiversity	Cardillo Group - Macroevolution, Macroecology and Biogeography
Phylogeny, biogeography and diversification of Australian plants	Phylogenetics, population genetics and biodiversity Evolutionary genetics and genomics	Cardillo Group - Macroevolution, Macroecology and Biogeography Bromham Group - Macroevolution, molecular evolution & Language evolution
Quantifying the impact of phenotypic plasticity on population persistence	Bioinformatics and bio-mathematical modelling Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology	Noble Group - Animal ecophysiology and evolutionary ecology
Rates of molecular evolution in parasites	Phylogenetics, population genetics and biodiversity Evolutionary genetics and genomics Bioinformatics and bio-mathematical modelling	Bromham Group - Macroevolution, molecular evolution & Language evolution
Role of poisonous plants in the foraging ecology of marsupials	Phylogenetics, population genetics and biodiversity Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology	Marsh Group - Animal-plant interactions and nutritional ecology
Save Our Snow gum: Understanding Snow Gum Dieback for Effective and Integrated Management	Plant environmental biology and functional ecology Evolutionary genetics and genomics Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology	Nicotra Group - Plant physiological ecology, plant evolutionary biology, reproductive ecology
Sexual selection and the evolution of sex roles	Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology	Jennions Group - Behavioural and reproductive ecology
Sexual selection in changing in environments	Evolutionary genetics and genomics Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology	Head Group – Ecology and evolution of sex
Speciation in co-evolved taxa: sexually-deceptive orchids and their mycorrhizal symbionts	Host-microbe biology Phylogenetics, population genetics and biodiversity Plant-microbe interactions	Linde Group - Population genetics, evolution, phylogeography and molecular phylogenetics of fungi
Spread of innovation in urban sulphur-crested cockatoos	Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology	Aplin Group - Cognitive Ecology
Statistical methods of sequence divergence	Bioinformatics and bio-mathematical modelling Evolutionary genetics and genomics Phylogenetics, population genetics and biodiversity	Huttley Group - Bioinformatics, molecular evolution of genomes
Students opportunities in Sequeira Group	Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology	Sequeira Group - Statistical Modelling & Marine Megafauna Movement
The causes and consequences of insect dispersal	Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology	Head Group – Ecology and evolution of sex
The ecology and evolution of aposematism	Evolutionary genetics and genomics Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology	Head Group – Ecology and evolution of sex
The evolution of thermal tolerance across lifestages	Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology	Head Group – Ecology and evolution of sex
Thermal acclimation, metabolism and thermal physiology in lizards	Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology	Noble Group - Animal ecophysiology and evolutionary ecology
Vocal mimicry and display	Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology	Magrath Group - Behavioural ecology; acoustic communication; ornithology

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