... zoology. Authors from eight countries contributed to books or chapters. Over 97% of authors indicated Australian affiliations in addresses. Approximately 67% of papers citing RZS NSW books or book chapters had at least one author with an Australian affiliation. Ten or more authors with affiliations from...

... scavenger guilds can effectively accelerate carcass biomass loss, which is a key indicator of a healthy, functioning ecosystem. © 2024 Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 2024 --> Australian Alps carcass persistence scavenging A call to further understand the role of carrion...

... based on modelling of calling male koalas and reliance on an untested assumption that male calling is indicative of female breeding success. Koala density in a subset of the highest quality habitat was relatively stable at 0.28 koalas/ha (3 hectares/koala) over the long term (1997–98 and 2012–2023). Key...

... century 73.7), indicating that in comparison to their fields globally, these papers are used well above average. Considering all papers published in Australian Zoologist , over time the proportion of papers in the categories ‘Biodiversity & Conservation’ and ‘Environmental Sciences & Ecology’ rose...

... suggesting the adult population overwinters within the catchment of this creek and disperse down this catchment to Brundee Swamp to breed in spring. The results from six years monitoring indicate the Crookhaven L. aurea population has not recovered in abundance and distribution since 2010-2012. The three...

... and laboratory rat, Rattus norvegicus , fur was severely compromised by longer-term preservation in ethanol. Both chemical and alum tanning eliminated the blue-white photoluminescence of rat fur, but not the pink photoluminescence of bandicoot fur. The results of these small-scale tests indicate that museum...

... from active searching). Our results indicated that different methods were more appropriate depending on taxa (i.e., pitfall trapping for terrestrial skinks, funnel traps for Elapids), its habit (i.e., pitfalls or active searching for fossorial species, active searching for arboreal species) or rarity...

... and the quantification of enzymatic biomarkers indicative of exposure to organophosphorous insecticides, undertaken concomitantly. Observations on the display flights of male Brown Songlarks (Cincloramphus cruralis Vigors and Horsfield 1827) before and after the application of fenitrothion, an organophosphorous...

... and taxonomically well known at species level. The principal target group comprised 12 species of Scarabaeinae (dung beetles) which had been listed as potentially significantly impacted by the 2019–20 fires. The results indicate that most species are fire tolerant and no species could be considered threatened...

... has been reduced by 61% by the extreme events of 2019–20. This is a broad extrapolation from a limited number of sites but it indicates the massive scale of the likely impacts. climate change fire regime wildfire arboreal marsupial threatened species Impact of the 2019-20 drought, heatwaves...

... of our findings in context of the dense industrial activity across the range of H. czeblukovi . We indicate the need for further research to inform conservation and management actions. Marine snake distribution stranding marine reptile meristics morphometrics biogeography North west shelf...

... and morphologically different to close ancestors from south-east Asia, and this difference has a genetic basis indicative of evolution in Australia. There is abundant evidence that native prey species on mainland Australia recognise and respond to them as a dangerous predator, which they are. But there is strong...

...Graham H. Pyke; Arthur W. White ABSTRACT As amphibians have declined more than other vertebrates and are important environmental bio-indicators for aquatic ecosystems, we must understand how attributes of such ecosystems affect individual frogs, populations, and multi-species communities...

... for assessing seafood sustainability. The criteria address the issues that are relevant to local seafood production, and are populated with indicators (metrics) and benchmarks relevant to the Australian context. The indicators establish performance thresholds drawn from public domain data about the products...

... habitat of numerous species that lack the Koala's political influence. However, any research that indicates that the Koala is less vulnerable than is generally believed may lessen the species' political power. The authors of such research may feel like traitors to the cause of ecological conservation...