...Stephen Sleightholme The gender of the last captive thylacine ( Thylacinus cynocephalus ) or Tasmanian tiger has been a point of debate since its death at the Beaumaris Zoo in Hobart, Tasmania on the night of the 7 th September 1936. Recent detailed examination of a single frame from the historic...

...Janet Lanyon; Kate Smith; Frank Carrick Reproductive steroid (oestradiol and testosterone) levels were measured in the faeces of ten wild dugongs ( Dugong dugon ) from Moreton Bay Australia, using radioimmunoassay (RIA). All faecal samples, including from both genders and from both immature...

... a range of ages, although the majority were high school students. All but two successfully matched some of the birds but there were considerable differences in accuracy and speed of performance. We tested differences in accuracy and time taken by participant, gender, age, and whether testing alone...

... of under- and over-nutrition. Nutrition-sensitive landscapes and nutrition- and gender-sensitive value chains are key to delivering optimal food and nutrition security and environmental outcomes. Neglected or underutilized crops and sustainable harvest of wild food have the potential to play a number...

... animals and pests was strongly established with children showing gendered responses to many aspects of farm life. The intertwined themes of family and pioneering appear to have shaped what people remembered and what they wished to draw attention to in their books - the nature of autobiographical memory...

... information (e.g. postcode, age, gender, highest level of education, employment status and occupation) and attitudes towards Australian wildlife and wildlife conservation solutions. Seven of Kellert s nine attitude dimensions (1980) were used to measure participants attitudes towards the conservation of 12...

... been no quantitative analyses of dietary habits in Izrista bougainuillii. We examined and identified gut contents of specimens from the area in South Australia where both reproductive modes occur, to (i) describe the general diet of this species, and (ii) examine the effects of gender and repro...

... to found the Queers in Science Queensland Chapter and serving on several equity, diversity and gender panels. Ayesha has also dedicated much time to undergraduate teaching; while this is unusual for many In the field in central Australia: Ayesha Tulloch FRZS with a knob-tailed gecko (top), thorny devil...

... of bare ground and a small proportion of rocks for basking and shelter. Recognizing differences in microhabitat use patterns between individuals in a population and implementing them into management strategies should be a pivotal step in any conservation plan. Key words: age class; amphibian; gender...

...- demographic information (i.e. postcode, age, gender, highest level of education, employment status and occupation), as described in Fabian et al. in press, and the type and rate of wildlife conservation behaviour performed by participants. Four components of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (intention...

... was made more difficult by inappropriate responses to her gender. Joan died on 24th June 2019. She was generous, dedicated to excellence in her own research, and in the assistance and supervision of the research of others, something she persisted with, both at the museum and in her private life, long after...

... of the Thylacine, Cambridge University Press. Sleightholme, S. R. 2011. Confirmation of the gender of the last captive Thylacine, Australian Zoologist, Vol. 35, [4], pp. 953 - 956. Sleightholme, S. R. & Ayliffe, N. P. 2011. International Thylacine Specimen Database [ITSD], 4th Revision, [Electronic resource DVD...

...) and wolf puppies (Canis lupus). The effect of age, gender, and antibiotics on the canine gut microbiome. Quantification of salivary cortisol from captive dingoes (Canis dingo) in relation to age, gender, and breeding season. How well do dingoes (Canis dingo) perform on the detour task. To address the lack...

.... Journal of the History of Collections, 17: 23-43. Vaclav Fri (1839-1916) and his influence on collecting natural history Journal of the History of Collections 17 23 43 Sleightholme, S.R. (2011). Confirmation of the gender of the last captive Thylacine. Australian Zoologist, 35: 953-956...

... the intensity of calling varied. Most records of breeding in the Tasmanian Masked Owl have been from spring to early summer (Mooney 1997); this could conceivably increase calling rate, signalling the start of breeding. The use of calls to identify gender in nocturnal birds has been demonstrated in several...

... (Passer domesticus) residing in the Illawarra region of NSW between November and December. Birds at this time of year comprise adults and juveniles that are mostly 2-4 months old. We obtained 36 adults and 30 juvenile birds with near-equal gender distribution in each group for a study examining...

... in wildlife rehabilitation in NSW by gender and age class. (n=964). 2020 607 Australian Zoologist volume 40 (4) Haering et al. help native animals (91 conserve the environment, and contribute to the community (Figure 3). Fewer respondents chose reasons relating to self with less than 10% of respondents...

... of possums, the Pilkipildridae, was established with two new genera and four new species. Both genera Pilkipildra and Djil- garinga were given feminine gender. The species names were all based on the surnames of female Australian palaeontologists (Dr Suzanne Hand, Ms Jennifer Taylor, Ms Anna Gillespie and Ms...

.... The external characters of Thylacinus, Sarcophilus, and some related marsupials. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, pp. 1037-1084. Sleightholme, S. R. 2011. Confirmation of the gender of the last captive Thylacine. Australian Zoologist, 35 (4), pp. 953-956. DOI: httpdx.doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2011.047...