... questioning of the larger systems philosophical, ecological, economic, cultural that render some forms of life pestiferous in the first place. The welfare of pest animals , killed in their millions, is part of what concerns us, but there is something else significant at stake here. Responding differently...

... that is associated with the species list) and more complex factors behind the compilation (the philosophical undergirding that determines how the species are differentiated in the first place) can often make its interpretation a problematic undertaking, particularly when taxonomic changes occur during the course...

... misunderstandings between Bennett and his Aboriginal helpers. There is now an increasing appreciation of the value of indigenous knowledge in informing ecological understanding, and, in order to avoid the types of conceptual problems Bennett experienced, wherever possible members of Aboriginal communities 1 Tumut 2...

... theory developed by the New Zealand philosopher, Nicholas Agar. Combined, the two theories support the following thesis: death harms an invertebrate because it deprives the individual of future biopreference satisfaction. Email: [email protected] Invertebrates killing animal...

... conservation and extinction take place, we question some of the underlying philosophical premises of de-extinction projects, their potential to undermine existing relationships between conservationists and local communities and their capacity to elide the more significant issues of the complexity of human...

... must consider not only genetics, but also biology, ecology, social values, and ethics. In order to progress dingo management in Australia, we provide a new framework that aims to assist rather than jeopardise dingo conservation. 92 2019 Theme Edition: Killing for Conservation Introduction Almost...

... by humans. Wild dog dreaming was written with penetrating language. Humans after all are the dominant force behind Earth s sixth mass extinction event in observable history. Do we really believe that other animals don t think about the ecological gaps created by extinction? Ecology is all about...

... the Equidae. Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society 75: 1-20. Adaptive explanation in socio-ecology: lessons from the Equidae Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society 75 1 20 Mahon, P.S., Banks, P.B. and Dickman, C.R. 1998. Population indices for wild...

... in other forums and publications (e.g. Singer and Mason 2006; Sandler 2015; Chignell et al. 2016), and while my aim here is to acknowledge this philosophical debate, it is not to canvass it. Rather, my focus is on animals as a zoologist. The increasing concern for animals raised and slaughtered for human...

... streams: ecological degradation and possible restoration. Proceedings of the Ecological Society of Australia 16: 79 9. Munday, B.L., Whittington, R. J., Stewart, N.J. 1998. Disease conditions and subclinical infections of the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus). Philosophical Transactions of the Royal...

... Philosophical Society 41: 587-640. Allometry and size in ontogeny and phylogeny Biological Reviews. Cambridge Philosophical Society 41 587 640 Greer, A.E. 1989. The Biology and Ecology of Australian Lizards. Surrey Beatty & Sons, Sydney. The Biology and Ecology of Australian Lizards...

...Louise Tosetto; Laura A. Ryan; Nathan S. Hart ABSTRACT Animals possess a range of sensory systems that are shaped by phylogeny and adapted to their unique life history. The field of sensory ecology studies how animals use these sensory capabilities to acquire and process salient information...

... on the Australian continent Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 123 307 495 Krefft, G. 1866. On the vertebrated animals of the lower Murray and darling, their habits, economy, and geographical distribution. Transactions of the Philosophical Society of New South Wales. 1862-1865: 1-33...

...-necked Turtles). The observations and photographs come from the wall of Fogg Dam, 60 km east of Darwin, the site of a long-term ecological research program on reptiles and amphibians. Professional ecologists rarely witness predation on their study animals, and this has been true at Fogg Dam despite ≯20...

...Peter J. S. Fleming; Guy Ballard ABSTRACT Animal invasions threaten native biodiversity globally and are the most important threat to Australian faunal biodiversity. Lethal control predominates efforts to manage invasive animal impacts upon agricultural and ecological values, but increasingly...

... the reproduction and classification of the monotremes can only be satisfactorily understood when looked at in the context of the development of science (and medicine) during the late eighteenth and the nineteenth century. During this period, gentleman natural philosophers were replaced by professional scientists...

... . Page 388. L. Christensen. The Man Who Loved Tortoises . Page 322. N. Smith. Thank your mother for the rabbits: bilbies, bunnies and redemptive ecology . Page 369. Human-Animal Studies cross-disciplinary Australia International Anderson, K. 1995. Culture and nature at the Adelaide...

... that there are no discernable differences in the physical appearances of males and females. This similarity between the sexes can often lead to difficulties in undertaking ecological research on these species. The knowledge of sex ratios is particularly important in the conservation of small populations (Double and Olsen 1997...

.... 1995a. Western Pygmypossum. Pp. 97 - 98 in: Mammals of Victoria: Distribution, Ecology and Conservation, edited by P. W. Menkhorst. Oxford University Press, Melbourne. Mammals of Victoria: Distribution, Ecology and Conservation 97 98 Bennett, A. F. and Lumsden, L. F. 1995b. Little Pygmypossum...