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The Lab of Animal Ecology

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In the Lab of Animal Ecology we work on a range of subjects in whole organism biology, but focus on evolutionary ecology, which is concerned with the ways organisms respond adaptively to changes in their social, ecological, and physical environment. Our model species include native bats (e.g., flying-foxes; ghost bats) and birds (e.g., cuckoos, reed warblers, lyrebirds, bowerbirds, larks, ducks), and a range of invasive species, but we are not limited to these taxonomic groups.

We also have strong, parallel interests in conservation and climate change biology, and particularly in the impacts of extreme weather and climate events on biodiversity. Here much of our work is about building a mechanistic understanding of the vulnerability of biodiversity to extreme waether and climate events, and about identifying priority 
areas in the landscape for management and conservation under environmental change.
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The Lab of Animal Ecology is led by Professor Justin Welbergen, and is home to an international ensemble of researchers with high-profile projects on charismatic species in remote parts of the world.

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​The Lab of Animal Ecology

Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment
Hawkesbury Campus, Western Sydney 
University 
Bourke Street, Richmond
2753 NSW, Australia
Phone: +61 2 4570 1496; Fax: +61 2 4570 1103

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