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Our marine biology projects cover a range of topics, from parasitology and immunity in fish to nutrient cycling and marine conservation. Choose from the selection of available projects here, or visit our research pages to find an academic who shares your interest.

  • Genomic biocontrol strategies for marine pests

  • The origin and evolution of animal multicellularity complexity

  • Seasonal ecological dynamics and biodiversity of coral communities in urban seascapes

  • The use of surface-generated sounds in the presence of singers in humpback whales

  • Filtration rates of reef forming bivalves under varying environmental conditions

  • Ecological novelty in human-dominated marine ecosystems

  • Nutrition and health in aquatic animals

  • Immunity in fish

  • Evolution of aquatic pathogens

  • Comparative retinal anatomy of anemonefishes from the Great Barrier Reef

  • Visual performance of tetra- and pentachromatic coral reef fish

  • Impact of waves and boat wake on critically important estuarine meiofauna

  • Carrion feeding in intertidal systems in Moreton Bay

  • Conservation benefits of marine protected areas (MPAs)

  • Impacts of recreational fishing on Australian fisheries

  • Understanding the effects of coastal development on the long-term ecology of reef coral communities using reef sediment cores

  • Investigating how mangroves use different sources of water

  • Carbon and nutrient cycling in mangroves and saltmarshes

  • Evolution and development of marine invertebrate life cycles

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