...Michael C. Calver; Heather M. Crawford; Douglas Fletcher ABSTRACT The peer-reviewed Australian Zoologist , first published in 1914, is Australia’s longest-lived zoological journal. Its publication history shows changes in the zoological topics covered over the last 100 years, including the animals...

... outbreaks, or when to undertake management operations that add to the overall carcass biomass in ecosystems. In this paper, we focus on the Australian Alps and highlight results from recent studies to show that carcasses persist in this bioregion for long periods in winter when insects are less active. We...

...James U. Van Dyke; Michael B. Thompson; Deborah S. Bower; Anthony Santoro; Marilyn J. Connell; Donald T. McKnight; Sylvia Clarke; Geetha Ortac; Olly Cirocco; Ricky-John Spencer ABSTRACT Australian freshwater turtle populations have declined substantially, with consequent losses to aquatic ecosystem...

...Elliot Scanes; Wayne A. O’Connor; Justin R. Seymour; Nachshon Siboni; Laura M. Parker; Pauline M. Ross ABSTRACT Oysters are a valuable and iconic seafood, deeply rooted in Australian culture. However, oysters have always been vulnerable to disease, with disease outbreaks leading to mass mortality...

... between wing length and age Clutch size, incubation and nestling periods, and age estimation of nestling Red-tailed Black Cockatoos Calyptorhynchus banksii escondidus in the Western Australian wheatbelt Denis A Saunders1 and Ross B Cunningham2 1Weetangera ACT 2614 [email protected] 2Central Tilba...

... change Ecology of Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae) in Western Australian Eucalypt Woodlands II. Yellow-plumed Honeyeater Lichenostomus (Ptilotula) ornatus Harry F. Recher Australian Museum Research Institute, Sydney, NSW, 2000; Environmental and Conservation Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, 6150...

...Vanessa Pirotta; Wally Franklin; Leigh Mansfield; Jodie Lowe; Oskar Peterson ABSTRACT Observations of an all-white humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) along the Australian east coast were first made in 1991 off Byron Bay, Australia. Genetic analysis of tissue samples collected from...

... with Australian vertebrate dung Steven L. Stephenson1, Todd F. Elliott2 Kelsey Elliott3, Karl Vernes2 1 Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 720701, USA. 2 Ecosystem Management, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales 2351, Australia. 3 Integrative Studies...

...Denis A. Saunders ABSTRACT The diet and movements of a breeding population of the Red-tailed Black Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksi escondidus was studied between spring 1974 and the end of 1981 at Nereeno Hill in the northern wheatbelt of Western Australian. The birds fed almost exclusively...

... also explore patterns between burn extent or severity, and underlying landscape characteristics. Over seven months, approximately 10 million hectares (ha) of native vegetation burned. Of these burned landscapes, ~3.2 million ha (41%) were within the Australian protected area estate (n = 815...

... towards Australian wildlife rescue services Vanessa Barratt 1,2 and Fabien Medvecky 1 1: Centre for Science Communication, University of Otago, New Zealand. 2: Communicating author: [email protected] Australia s 20,000+ wildlife volunteers rescue and rehabilitate native animals.They respond...

...Daniel Lunney; Brad Law; Martin Predavec Editorial: The Australian Zoologist adapts to the electronic age DOI: httpsdoi.org/10.7882/AZ.2021.046 When the Royal Zoological Society of NSW came into existence in 1879, Darwin s magnum opus was but 21 years old. The struggle of the 19th century...

...Ishini K. Kuruppu; Denis A. Saunders ABSTRACT We investigated whether the plumage patterns of the Australian Magpie Cracticus tibicen , a medium-sized, black and white bird, common over most of mainland Australia and Tasmania, including cities and towns, were sufficiently different and distinctive...

...Justine Philip For thousands of years, the water-finding abilities of the Australian dingo ( Canis dingo ), has assisted human survival in one of the most extreme, arid environments on earth. In addition to their contribution to Traditional Aboriginal society as a guardian, living blanket, hunting...

... corporations, businesses and organisations in these case studies totalled more than $70,000. *Corresponding author. Email: [email protected] Corporate support for threatened species recovery efforts: three case studies from the 2019-20 Australian bushfire season Matthew Mo1*, Mike...

... research. Parasuta flagellum interspecific aggregation snakes artificial refugia threatened species Observations of an aggregation between two species of Australian elapid snakes: the threatened Little Whip Snake Parasuta flagellum and Common Eastern Brown Snake Pseudonaja textilis NICOLE...

... of the Australian Dingo Foundation (ADF), a private organisation and captive breeding facility that actively supports research and conservation efforts relating to the dingo ( Canis dingo ). Over the past decade (2010 to 2020), the ADF has facilitated research across eight research disciplines that include...

... because using the term “wild dogs” to describe management renders “dingoes” invisible, framing the issue as one of control of introduced pests rather than control of an iconic Australian animal. We distributed an online questionnaire survey to the Australian public ( N = 811) to measure how the public...