This project will measure stable isotope ratios from the whiskers of elephant seals and assess the value of these ratios as indicators for trophic interactions.

The Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD) is a fatal disease that is currently affecting most of the Tasmanian devil populations throughout the state. Is thought to have been responsible for massive population crashes in areas with previous high population densities and is considered to be steadily spreading to most areas of the state. Read More....

The log-dwelling beetles that will be chosen for this study include species belonging to families that contain known susceptible species in Europe. A mixture of naturally rare and common species have been chosen to ask the questions ‘what traits make them this way?’; ‘can we use an understanding of these traits to develop prescriptions or other ways of maintaining these species in the landscape?’ Read More....

Habitat Use, Diet, Home Range and Population Structure of the Short-Beaked Echidna (Funded by the National Geographic Society)

My thesis will study large and small scale population modelling of the Tasmanian Devil, and model the effects of Devil Facial tumour disease.
Supervisors:
Prof Hamish McCallum (UTas, Zoology)
Prof Larry Forbes (UTas, Maths & Physics)