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Research List - Potential Projects
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The following projects could be undertaken in the research area of Behavioural and Evolutionary Ecology
The effect of wind on the structure and palatability of eucalypts (Honours)
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Potential project - Are male Egerina whitii lizards resource limited? (Honours)
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Supervisors:
Erik Wapstra
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Male Egernia whitii have larger home ranges than females. Home range size affects access to mates. What is the cost of having large home ranges? What limits home range size?
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Potential project - How and why do female lizards adjust the sex of their offspring through behavioural decisions? (Honours)
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Supervisors:
Erik Wapstra
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This project would further investigate the exciting finding that female snow skinks can adjust the sex of offspring through basking decisions while gravid.
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Potential project - What are the mechanisms underlying dispersal in Egernia whitii lizards ? (Honours)
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Supervisors:
Erik Wapstra
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Egernia whitii occur in stable social aggregations both within and between seasons. When should an individual move? what happens when a member of a social group is removed?
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Potential project - Why do female Egernia lizards mate multiply? (Honours)
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Supervisors:
Erik Wapstra
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Extra-pair paternity occurs both between and within clutches of Egernia. Why do females mate multiply? Is it to increase fertility or to mate with the best or most compatible male?
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