Current students
Hector Pacheco – My project aims to investigate the correlation of sub-lethal, acute and chronic effects of high temperatures over a range of physiological parameters in adult zebra finches (Taeniopygia castanotis ) and long-tailed finches (Poephilia acuticauda ), also evaluating their behaviour when confronting these harsh conditions
Max Mclennan Gillings
Heung Ying Janet Chik
Frigg Speelman
Completed students
Tiarne Harris – Lead poisoning in the sparrows of Broken Hill (MRes)
Molly Gilmour – Social and spatial behaviour in the domestic sheep in the rangelands (Supervised by Stephan Leu, finished 2018)
Caterina Funghi – The integration of spatial-ecology and animal behaviour in the unpredictable arid zone: A case study with the zebra finch – Joint PhD with Hamburg University and co-supervised by Wiebke Schuett
Hanja Brandl – Information use in wild zebra finches – Joint PhD with Hamburg University and co-supervised by Wiebke Schuett (finished 2018)
Samuel C Andrew – Invasion genetics of the house sparrow (finished 2017)
Peri Bolton – Genetic compatibility and conservation genetics of the endangered Gouldian finch (finished 2017)
Lori Hurley – Reproductive plasticity in zebra and long-tailed finches (finished 2017)
Daisy Duursma – Determining the effects of climate and physical environment on behaviour and morphological traits of Australian birds