Research Opportunities

RCCC UI will be providing research opportunities for bachelor and master degree on science, especially in biology scope. These opportunities would be a perfect chance for students who are going to write their final project about reptile, amphibia, insect, and crustacea. We provide several topics for you to choose.

The topics for bachelor degree:

1. Habitat and food preference of the last existing population of saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porossus) on Java.
2. Distribution and ecology of the soft-shell turtles (Reptilia: Testudines: Trionychidae) on Java.
3. Distribution, threats, and conservation of critically endangered soft-shell turtle (Chitra chitra javanensis) on Java.
4. Life span and food plant preferences of birdwing butterfly larvae spp. (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae: Troides) on Java.
5. Taxonomy and bio-geographical distribution of the agamid lizards (Reptilia: Agamidae) on Java based on museum collections.
6. Taxonomy and bio-geographical distribution of the skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) on Java based on museum collections.
7. Taxonomy and bio-geographical distribution of the colubrid snakes (Reptilia: Colubridae) on Java based on museum collections.
8. Taxonomy and bio-geographical distribution of Parathelphusid freshwater crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parathelphusidae) on Java based on museum collections.
9. Taxonomy and bio-geographical distribution of Gecarcinucid freshwater crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Gecarcinucidae) on Java based on museum collections.
10. Taxonomy and bio-geographical distribution of toads (Amphibia) on Java based on museum collections.

The topics for master degree:

1. Population dynamics and the survival rate of the last existing population of saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porossus) on Java.
2. Distribution and ecology of the freshwater tortoises and turtles (Reptilia: Testudines) on Java.
3. Life span and food plant preferences of birdwing butterfly larvae spp. (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae: Troides) on Java.
4. Pray-predator relationship of Cave Racers (Orthriophis taeniurus) in Sumatra.
5. Morphological divergence of isolated Cave Racers (Orthriophis taeniurus) in Sumatra and Kalimantan.

Please submit a short paragraphs on why you choose the topic for your final project to:

Thasun Amarasinghe (thasun.taprobanica@gmail.com) or
Asri A. Dwiyahreni (asri.dwiyahreni@rccc.ui.ac.id)

You can also send your inquiry to the email address above. The submission is open until Thursday, February 20, 2014 and free of charge. For more information about recent and upcoming events, befriend our facebook (Research Center for Climate Change) or follow our twitter (@rcccui).