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Using approximate Bayesian computation to infer ancestral population size of pre-Columbian North American human populations

Advances in computational algorithms provide an opportunity to examine the demographic history of populations, i.e., whether they have grown or shrank over time. We would like to investigate the history of humans in North America, before European contact to see how many people lived there and how the population changed over time.

This project is open to Bachelor students

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Projects	Research themes	Degree level
Student research projects in CO2 fixation and water loss of leaves	Photosynthesis and plant energy biology Plant environmental biology and functional ecology	Honours, Bachelor, PhD
Student research projects in tumour immunology and liposome targeting	Infection and immunity	Honours, PhD
Studies on the biochemical regulation of C3 and C4 photosynthesis	Photosynthesis and plant energy biology Plant environmental biology and functional ecology	Honours, Bachelor, Masters, PhD
Studying pathogen proteins that cause disease	Bioinformatics and bio-mathematical modelling Plant-microbe interactions	Honours, Bachelor, Masters, PhD
SUMMER SCHOLARSHIPS: Thermal tolerance and response to climate change in plants from extreme environments	Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology Plant environmental biology and functional ecology	Bachelor
Synthetic nanotubes to mimic biological ion channels	Membrane transporters and channels	PhD
The biology of the mitochondrion of apicomplexan parasites	Evolutionary genetics and genomics Membrane transporters and channels Parasitology	Bachelor, Honours, Masters, PhD
The causes and consequences of dispersal in seed beetles	Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology Evolutionary genetics and genomics	Honours, PhD
The colon environment as a determinant of E. coli diversity	Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology Phylogenetics, population genetics and biodiversity	Honours, PhD
The ecological and molecular basis of pollinator-driven speciation in Australian orchids	Evolutionary genetics and genomics Phylogenetics, population genetics and biodiversity	PhD
The ecology and evolution of aposematism	Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology Evolutionary genetics and genomics	Honours, PhD
The evolution of cooperative behaviour in Rabbit fish	Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology Evolutionary genetics and genomics	Honours, PhD
The evolution of genital size in mosquitofish	Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology	Bachelor, Honours, Masters, PhD
The evolution of mouth markings in estrildid finches	Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology	Masters, PhD
The molecular basis for plant susceptibility and immunity to Fusarium wilt disease	Plant-microbe interactions	Bachelor, Honours, PhD
The role of amino acids in diabetes	Membrane transporters and channels	Honours, PhD
The role of hormones in parental care	Bioinformatics and bio-mathematical modelling Evolutionary genetics and genomics	Honours, PhD
The role of phospholipid flippases in the immune system	Membrane transporters and channels	Honours, PhD
The role of RNA binding proteins in post-transcriptional gene regulation and plant biology.	Plant genetics and gene regulation	Honours, Masters, PhD
Thermal acclimation, metabolism and thermal physiology in lizards	Behavioural, evolutionary and physiological ecology	Honours
To what degree does autotransporter folding inside the bacterial cell resemble autotransporter folding in bulk solution?	Infection and immunity Membrane transporters and channels	Honours, Masters, PhD
Understanding the molecular basis of fungal rust diseases in plants	Plant-microbe interactions	Bachelor, Honours, PhD
Understanding the role of peptide hormones in determining root architecture	Plant genetics and gene regulation Plant-microbe interactions	Honours, Bachelor, PhD
Unravelling novel Rubisco structures in algae	Photosynthesis and plant energy biology	PhD
Use of a tobacco Pathogenesis-related Protein-5 (PR-5) promoter: β glucuronidase (GUS) reporter system to study plant defence activation in response to phytohormones, abiotic stresses and biotic inducers.	Plant-microbe interactions	Honours, Masters, PhD