Investigating differences in the behavioural syndromes of Melomys cerninipes from different habitat types (Old ID 22195)
Role
Supervisor
Description
Behavioural syndromes or personalities are a series of correlated behaviours that are consistently displayed within an environment by an individual. I aim to study whether the fawn-footed melomys, Melomys cervinipes, in the Wet Tropics has distinct behavioural syndromes and whether these behavioural syndromes are associated with habitat disturbance. I hypothesise that individual M. cervinipes will show distinct behavioural syndromes depending on their habitat. This study will provide a greater understanding of the relationship between behavioural syndromes and habitat disturbance in a poorly studied Australian rodent. This knowledge will provide an insight into how individual and population fitness could be affected in degraded environments and how animals may cope with environmental change.
Date
01 Jul 2015 - 30 Jun 2016
Project Type
N/A
Keywords
personality;Habitat Disturbance;Hormones;Melomys cervinipes (Muridae)
Funding Body
Wet Tropics Management Authority
Amount
1500
Project Team
Brad Congdon;Tasmin Rymer