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Dr Richard Reina
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Lecturer
Ph.D. Australian National University, 1997
Telephone: +61-3-9905-5600
Fax: +61-3-9905-5613
E-mail: richard.reina@sci.monash.edu.au
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| Research areas |
- Osmoregulation by marine and desert vertebrates
- Diving physiology and ecology of sea turtles and penguins
- Marine conservation biology and management of national marine parks
- Effects of secondary salinisation of native frogs
- Stress and physiological responses of sharks following capture by fisheries
Honours projects for prospective students
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| Potential postgraduate students |
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If you are interested in discussing possible project opportunities for postgraduate study in my research areas, please contact me. I will need to know some details about your specific research interest, current qualifications and academic performance (such as an academic transcript.)
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| Current Students |
PhD Students
| Diego Amorocho: |
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The biology and ecology of sea turtles in protected areas of the Colombian Pacific |
| Lorenz Frick: |
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Capture stress and post-release fate of small Australian elasmobranchs (with associate supervisor Terry Walker, Dept. Primary Industries Victoria) |
| Tiana Preston: |
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Relationships between diet, foraging and reproductive success in the little penguin, Eudyptula minor (with associate supervisor Dr André Chiaradia, Phillip Island Nature Park) |
| Christopher Johnstone: |
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Habitat fragmentation and physiological stress in small Australian mammals (with primary supervisor Associate Professor Alan Lill, Monash University) |
| Emma Dalton: |
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Life history traits and reproductive investment by leatherback sea turtles |
Honours Students 2007 - 08
| Nicole Kowalczyk: |
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The effects of tidal and lunar cycles on leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, nesting behaviour at Playa Grande, Costa Rica. |
| Gabrielle Miller: |
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Life history traits and trade offs in the southern brown tree frog, Litoria ewingii. |
| Paula Wasiak: |
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The effects of shell grit ingestion on the reproductive biology and success of the little penguin, Eudyptula minor. (Co-supervised with Dr André Chiaradia, Phillip Island Nature Park.)
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