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Research

Find out more about the research being undertaken in Environment and Genetics.

For a booklet containing information on all of our research labs within the Department of Environment and Genetics see below

Department of Environment and Genetics research centres and labs [PDF 7.3MB]

Research Specialisations

View research groups within the Department of Environment and Genetics. Here you can find details of current research in Plant and Animal Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Biodiversity and Environmental Science. Research groups can be explored by Laboratory name, or by field    of research.

See our Staff List for more information.

Research Affiliates

Our Department is affiliated with many research organisations, including the Centre for Freshwater Ecosystems, the Research Centre for Applied Alpine Ecology, and the Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research (ARI).

Want to find out more? See our honours program and study options.

From the Insect-Plant Interactions research group. To relate abundances of insect herbivores to the severity of leaf damage, we have harvested leaves by working with professional arborists when trees are >15m tall. This research is part of a collaborative project between Greenfleet and La Trobe University. (Photo : Renae Forbes)
  • From the Insect-Plant Interactions research group. To relate abundances of insect herbivores to the severity of leaf damage, we have harvested leaves by working with professional arborists when trees are >15m tall. This research is part of a collaborative project between Greenfleet and La Trobe University. (Photo : Renae Forbes)
  • From the Insect-Plant Interactions research group. Mr Shannon Braun sets up an 8W UV (or ‘blacklight’) bucket light trap at dusk to sample forest Lepidoptera for a collaborative project between Greenfleet and La Trobe University. (Photo: Dave Brehm)
  • From Denise Fernando’s research. Cryo SEM EDS X-ray maps showing different manganese storage mechanisms (leaf mesophyll and dermal cells) in the New Caledonian hyperaccumulators Virotia neurophylla (U) and Maytenus fournieri (L). Upper surfaces LHS. (Photo: Denise Fernando)
  • Bridled nailtail wallaby. (Photo: Kylie Robert)
  • Colour morphs of the State Floral emblem common heath, Epacris impressa. Evolution and breeding systems are studied by the plant reproduction group. (Photo: Susan Hoebee)
  • Rhodoliths from Western Port Bay, Victoria. Rhodolith diversity is being researched by the Coralline Algae research group (Photo: Adele Harvey)
  • From the Insect-Plant Interactions research group. Adult female Anoeconeossa bundoorensis (Hemiptera: Aphalaridae) feeding on red gum leaf. The vision and mating behaviours of this species have been studied by former PhD student Dr Kevin Farnier and former Honours student Ms Rachael Wood, respectively. (Photo: Kevin Farnier.)
  • From the Insect-Plant Interactions research group. Postdoctoral researcher Dr Kevin Farnier uses the GC-MS to analyse leaf volatiles. (Photo: Martin Steinbauer)
  • PhD student Andrea Narvaez from the Animal Behaviour Group is investigating the use of colour and motion during intraspecific communication between Anolis lizards of Ecuador. This image shows a male Anolis princeps from tropical forests of northwest Ecuador extending a flap of skin on the under side of his body known as a dewlap. (Photo: Andrea Narváez)
  • From the Marine Molecular Biodiversity Research Group. Rock Lobster Phyllosoma larvae. (Photo: Laura Woodings)
  • From the Marine Molecular Biodiversity Research Group. Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii). (Photo: Cecilia Villacorta-Rath)

Research in EEE

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