
Laboratory animals are kept under artificial lights, including broad-spectrum lights designed to mimic natural sunlight. But basking under natural sunlight could be important in development, and animals deprived of natural sunlight might develop abnormally. The UNSW project: How Important is Natural Sunlight seeks to understand the effects of natural versus artificial light in insects.
This project will involve innovative experiments to test for the effects of basking in natural versus artificial light on the development of laboratory insects.
You’ll conduct cutting-edge research on a high-profile question in evolutionary ecology. Through this project, you will learn how to:
Honours students in the Bonduriansky lab often publish their work in prestigious journals, such as:
To learn more about this project, contact Professor Russell Bonduriansky.
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