Interested in the ecology of tree-shrews and tarsiers???
RA Projects Available through IBEC
Two MSc projects (for Malaysian students only) are currently available on the ecology and natural history of free-ranging tree shrews (Tupaia sp.) and tarsiers. The candidate will take part in a larger research project studying the thermal physiology of these species with both local and international researchers.
Data collection will involve determining activity patterns for the species as well as characterising the placement and thermal characteristics of rest sites and recording life history events (growth rates, breeding times etc).
The only skills necessary are the capacity for hard work and the desire to live and work in the field for extended periods of time.
Skills that will be learned over the course of the project include, small-mammal trapping and handling, radio-collaring and radio-tracking, proficiency with environmental temperature data-loggers, statistical methods and publishing in high impact factor international journals.
If interested please contact Dr Danielle Levesque (danielle.l.levesque[a]maine.edu) or Prof Andrew Alek Tuen (aatuen[a]ibec.unimas.my).
RA Projects Available through IBEC
Two MSc projects (for Malaysian students only) are currently available on the ecology and natural history of free-ranging tree shrews (Tupaia sp.) and tarsiers. The candidate will take part in a larger research project studying the thermal physiology of these species with both local and international researchers.
Data collection will involve determining activity patterns for the species as well as characterising the placement and thermal characteristics of rest sites and recording life history events (growth rates, breeding times etc).
The only skills necessary are the capacity for hard work and the desire to live and work in the field for extended periods of time.
Skills that will be learned over the course of the project include, small-mammal trapping and handling, radio-collaring and radio-tracking, proficiency with environmental temperature data-loggers, statistical methods and publishing in high impact factor international journals.
If interested please contact Dr Danielle Levesque (danielle.l.levesque[a]maine.edu) or Prof Andrew Alek Tuen (aatuen[a]ibec.unimas.my).