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Research
Staff and students in the Conservation Medicine Program undertake research projects on threatened wildlife species throughout Australia and around the world. Long-term research projects:
- Health status and population demographics of free-living endangered black cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus spp.) in Western Australia
- A proof of concept trial: Satellite tracking of Baudin’s cockatoos
- Western Australian humpback whale health project
- Coastal and estuarine dolphin project
- Investigating disease and mammal declines in the Top End
The research undertaken by postgraduate research students, under supervision of staff in the Conservation Medicine Program, is listed below:
| Student Name | Project Title | Date Completed | Degrees Awarded |
| Mark Bennett |
Western barred bandicoots in health and disease |
2009
|
Doctor of Philosophy |
| Gillian Bryant |
The southwest carpet python (Morelia spilota imbricata): Thermal biology, conservation and mesopredator release response in a threatened snake species in coastal woodland and jarrah forest of southwest Western Australia |
2011
|
Doctor of Philosophy |
| Judy Clarke | Translocation outcomes for the Western Ringtail Possum (Pseudocheirus occidentalis) in the presence of the Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula): Health, survivorship and habitat use |
2010
|
Doctor of Philosophy |
| Verne Dove | Health and environmental risk assessment of river dolphin populations in Cambodia | Ongoing | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Gabriella Flacke | The Pygmy Hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis) ex situ Population – Mortality, Polycystic Kidney Disease, Reproductive Health, Husbandry and Welfare | Ongoing | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Helen Grimm | The threatened Western Ringtail Possum (Pseudocheirus occidentalis) and the Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula): Aspects of ecology and health in the Geographe region of the southern Swan Coastal Plain, Western Australia |
Ongoing
|
Doctor of Philosophy |
| Christine Groom | Roost site fidelity and resource use by Carnaby's cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus latirostris) on the Swan Coastal Plain |
2015
|
Doctor of Philosophy |
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Health and disease in Red-crowned Parakeets (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae) on Tiritiri Matangi Island; causes of feather loss and implications for conservation managers |
2015 |
Doctor of Philosophy |
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Health and Conservation of Eastern Gorillas: A One-Health Study of Blood-Borne Parasites and Retroviral Infections |
Ongoing |
Doctor of Philosophy |
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| Anna Le Souef | Life history and clinical presentation as prognostic indicators for the successful rehabilitation of black cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus spp.) | 2013 | Doctor of Philosophy |
| James Macgregor | Development of a framework to assess the health of wild platypus populations. | 2015 | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Carlo Pacioni |
The population and epidemiological dynamics associated with recent decline of woylies (Bettongia penicillata) in Australia |
2011 | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Jarunee Siengsanan-Lamont | Epidemiological study and risk assessments of highly pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 in free flying birds in Thailand | 2010 | Doctor of Philosophy |
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Kim Skogvold |
Health investigation of woylies (Bettongia penicillata) in Western Australia |
Ongoing |
Doctor of Veterinary Medical Science |
| Supaphen Sripiboon | The study of EEHV infection in Asian elephants in Thailand | Ongoing | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Sabrina Trocini | Health and Hatching Success of Loggerhead Sea Turtles | 2013 | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Rebecca Vaughan | Health and disease status of Australia’s most critically endangered mammal, the Gilbert’s potoroo (Potorous gilbertii) | 2009 | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Lucy Woolford | Papillomatosis and carcinomatosis in the Western Barred Bandicoot (Perameles bougainville) | 2009 | Doctor of Philosophy |
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