... 1. The relationship between the maximum lifespan and body mass of mammalian species (taken from Hulbert et al 2007) with the data points for three exceptionally long-living mammals (humans, short-beaked echidnas and naked mole-rats) highlighted. 1552010 AustralianZoologist volume 35 (2) Membrane...

... explain why this species is rarely sighted and/or encountered in the wild. Previous surveys for Chelosania have revealed that detection rates are exceptionally low (Trainor 2005), which is unsurprising considering their apparent tendency to reside largely at canopy level, undetectable to the human eye...

... Museum, originally from the teaching collections of the Melbourne Dental School. This teaching collection comprises human and animal specimens, mostly skulls, used for comparative osteology in undergraduate classes. In addition to one thylacine skull, the Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum holds six...

..., Wilson & Edwards 2008a, 2008b), they are responsible for little if any environmental degradation. They also produce an exceptionally healthy, low-fat meat. But returning to the main point, in terms of sentient lives lost for protein produced in Australia, 70% of the beef produced for human consumption...

... of the Cooks River . The improving the moral character of the human residents book concentrates much more on the people and was also an interesting element of Chapters 2 and 3. environmental institutions associated with the Cooks A similar notion was investigated on a national scale River than it does...

... was guided by goals and principles agreed to by all these governments, and formulated in the Guidelines for Establishing the National Representative System of Marine Protected Human considerations in the use of marine protected areas for biodiversity conservation Michelle Voyer1 and William Gladstone2* 1...

... not heard calling which is critical for the identification of some species. Calls have been heard and specimens collected during a subsequent visit (EV, unpubl. data 2011). The calls are indistinguishable to the human ear from U. rugosa. The specimens are not yet registered but genetic evidence suggests...

...Carolynn L. Smith ABSTRACT Humans began the transformation of wild jungle fowl into modern day chickens over 8,000 years ago. Over the past 70 years, chickens have become an increasingly important economic and dietary stable throughout the world. There are now over 20 billion chickens on farms...

... to other parts of the continent including coastal catchments in New South Wales (Coughran et al. 2009). Distribution of this crayfish has expanded with its release into dams to provide a food source for humans. A large population of C. destructor was detected by the senior author lower down the catchment...

... distribution in the vast Bismarck Arch- ipelago may be due to human agency, as viable clutches of fertilised eggs are commonly carried around by humans for food or trade, and are known to spontaneously hatch to produce exceptionally precocious young (11) Heinsohn 365October 2003 AustralianZoologist volume 32...

.... This selected more areas of low density of human population in the west of the state to ensure all areas were represented. We excluded metropolitan areas in the ACT, Sydney (except for the Campbelltown area), Newcastle and Wollongong. To enhance the return rate, we used Reply Paid Mail. The details of the 2006...

... It is notable, that feral dogs are not known outside areas of human settlement in Tasmania, and none of the field camera studies, Guiler (1961; 1963-1964; 1980-1981), Smith (1978-1980) and Mooney (1982-1983), have ever recorded them (although these were surveys with old-tech cameras prone to malfunction...

... and pardalotes and their numbers dropped. Large condominia that extended right down towards the creek replaced houses and the breeding areas of the Spinebills, Rufous Whistlers, and White- throated Warblers. With increased human encroachment the creek became degraded. By the 1960s kingfishers no longer bred...

... first. His work was most addition to the RZSNSW Whitley Committee, who look weighty, and he went on to be a QC and an international at all the books in a wider context. human rights lawyer; it seems it was well predicted by Now a warning: sorry, John, Andy, Peter. Second editions weight alone...

... of the theme edition of Australian Zoologist - Dangerous Ideas in Zoology The dangerous zoological idea of conserving all the fauna Richard Dawkins (2006, p305), in his Afterword to Brockman s (2006) engaging book, What is your dangerous idea?, considers that dangerous ideas are what have driven humanity...

... cinereus), with probable human involvement. Australian Veterinary Journal 50: 528. Sarcoptes scabiei infestation of a koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), with probable human involvement Australian Veterinary Journal 50 528 Bureau of Meteorology. 1989.Drought in Australia. Australian Government...

... completely restricted to water bodies that are still, relatively unshaded, and low in salinity (i.e., <7.3 ppt). All of its known breeding sites are highly disturbed,mostly through human activities but also through flooding and other natural processes. It generally breeds in small (i.e., <1000 sq m...