Orbit : University of Sydney Undergraduate Research Journal

Orbit provides a platform for the publication of original and excellent research by undergraduate students of the University of Sydney initially in the sciences and technology.



Vol 1, No 1 (2009)

Table of Contents

Research Paper

Evolution of viviparity and the maternal immune system: Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I genes in skinks Abstract PDF
Bridget Frances Murphy, Michael B Thompson, Katherine Belov
CFD Analysis of the Diffuser of a Formula 3 Racecar Abstract PDF
Kevin M. Peddie, Luis F. Gonzalez

Review Article

Aspects of ornamental fish aquaculture: Implications for detection of exotic viral pathogens in imported ornamental fish Abstract PDF
Anneke Elizabeth Rimmer
Flow cytometric sex-sorting and cryopreservation of dairy buck spermatozoa Abstract PDF
Nicole Marie Mace
Krabbe Disease in the Australian Working Kelpie Abstract PDF
Jessica Fletcher, Peter Williamson, Rosanne Taylor
The Feline Major Histocompatibility Complex Abstract PDF
Katrina Marie Morris
Genetic variation in the MHC of the Collared peccary: A potential model for the effects of captive breeding on the MHC Abstract PDF
Amanda Yoon-Yee Chong
Characterising MHC diversity in the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus): An approach to species conservation Abstract PDF
Mette Lillie