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... study focused on bush stone-curlew populations throughout the central coast of NSW and the aim of this study was to develop an inductive spatial model in Geographical Information System (GIS) of suitable bush stone-curlew habitat based on historical sightings and empirical data. To develop the models...

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Book Chapter

The novel reproductive biology of the female flying-fox and its implications for the successful development of an artificial insemination programme

By D.F. Melville, G.M. O'Brien, S.D. Johnston

Book: The Biology and Conservation of Australasian Bats

Series: Other RZS NSW Publications

Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales

Published: 01 January 2011

10.7882/FS.2011.015

EISBN: 978-0-9803272-4-3

... as a conservation strategy in flying-foxes, it is vital that an accurate method of oestrus detection or ovulation induction be established. The integrated examination of plasma hormones, behaviour and vaginal cytology, following direct hormonal stimulation of folliculogenesis in the ovaries, may improve the signal...

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Journal Articles

Towards an integrated approach to amphibian conservation: a case study of the Littlejohn's tree frog ( Litoria littlejohni )

Rose Upton, Kaya Klop-Toker, Nadine Nolan, Samantha Wallace, Anne Ibbotson ...

Australian Zoologist (2024) 43 (4): 599–614.

https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2024.035

Published: 04 October 2024

... of changing environments (Honnay 2008; Pauls et al. 2018). Assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs), including gamete induction via application of exogenous hormones, sperm cryopreservation, and extended cold storage of sperm without cryopreservation, have the potential to reduce the most serious aspects...

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Journal Articles

Notes on Breeding of Welcome Swallows in Captivity

H. J. de S. Disney

Australian Zoologist (2014) 24 (4): 211–215.

https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.1988.004

Published: 17 March 2014

...., 1893. Nest Records of the Welcome Swallow. Emu 83: 66-83. Nest Records of the Welcome Swallow Emu 83 66 83 MARSHALL, A. J. AND DISNEY, H. J. DE S., 1957. Experimental Induction of the Breeding Season in a Xerophilous Bird. Nature 180: 647-49. Experimental Induction of the Breeding Season...

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Journal Articles

Towards a more effective model of wildlife care and rehabilitation: A survey of volunteers in New South Wales, Australia

Ron Haering, Vanessa Wilson, Annie Zhuo, Peter Stathis

Australian Zoologist (2020) 40 (4): 605–627.

https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2019.018

Published: 01 June 2020

... respondents thought that leadership could be greatly improved. During consultations, most group leaders told us they would benefit from some additional assistance developing their leadership, communication and conflict resolution skills, particularly during their initial induction to the role. In terms...

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Journal Articles

Megafire: the Darwinian guillotine?

Dale G. Nimmo, Chris J. Jolly, Alexandra J. R. Carthey

Australian Zoologist (2022) 42 (2): 217–222.

https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2022.022

Published: 20 May 2022

...., Legge, S. and Woinarski, J.C. 2020. After the megafires: What next for Australian wildlife? Trends in Ecology & Evolution 35: 753-757. doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2020.06.009 Stawski, C., Nowack, J., Körtner, G. and Geiser, F. 2017. A new cue for torpor induction: charcoal, ash and smoke. Journal...

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Journal Articles

Culling crown-of-thorns starfish ( Acanthaster cf. solaris ) on Australia's Great Barrier Reef: rationale and effectiveness.

Morgan S. Pratchett, Bethan J. Lang, Samuel Matthews

Australian Zoologist (2019) 40 (1): 13–24.

https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2018.021

Published: 01 January 2019

..., A., Arango-Gomez, J.D. and Owens, L. 2011. Injection of Acanthaster planci with thiosulfate-citrate-bile-sucrose agar (TCBS) I. Disease induction. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 97: 85-94. DOI: 10.3354/dao02401. Rivera-Posada, J., Owens, L., Caballes, C.F. and Pratchett, M.S. 2012. The role of protein...

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Journal Articles

A survey of veterinary professionals about their interactions with free-living native animals and the volunteer wildlife rehabilitation sector in New South Wales, Australia

Ron Haering, Vanessa Wilson, Annie Zhuo, Peter Stathis

Australian Zoologist (2020) 41 (2): 254–282.

https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2020.045

Published: 03 December 2020

... their relationship with local veterinary practices and have incorporated these into their induction training for new volunteers (OEH 2019a). These groups were found to be more likely to benefit from the services their local practice provides than other groups. The New South Wales Government has identified...

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Journal Articles

Effects of effluent contamination of wetlands on population level changes in Gambusia holbrooki

Alan Midgley, Shelley Burgin, Adrian Renshaw

Australian Zoologist (2014) 37 (2): 178–187.

https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2014.018

Published: 27 August 2014

...) Drysdale, D.T. and Bortone, S.A. 1989. Laboratory induction of intersexuality in the mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis, using paper mill effluent. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 43, 611-617. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01701943 Fletcher, T. D., Deletic, A., Mitchell, V. G...

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Journal Articles

Designing marine infrastructure to restore native shellfish

D A Damodaran

Australian Zoologist (2024) 43 (4): 663–675.

https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2024.012

Published: 02 April 2024

..., J.A., and Jeffs, A.G. 2012. Induction of settlement in mussel (Perna canaliculus) larvae by vessel noise. Biofouling 28: 65-72. httpsdoi.org/10.1080/08927014.20 11.651717 Zhang, C., Shi, T., Liu, J., He, Z., Thomas, H., Dong, H., Rinkevich, B., Wang, Y., Hyun, J.H., Weinbauer, M., LopezAbbate, C., Tu...

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Journal Articles

An olympic legacy: Green and golden bell frog conservation at Sydney Olympic Park 1993-2006

Kerry Darcovich, Jenny O'Meara

Australian Zoologist (2011) 34 (3): 236–248.

https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2008.001

Published: 14 October 2011

.... Best practice protocols have been developed for Plague Minnow Gambusia holbrooki control, slashing of long grass and weeds, herbicide application, noxious and invasive weed management, pond management, and seasonal timing of habitat management works. Ecology induction training is provided to landscape...

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Journal Articles

The Institutionalisation of Poison: A historical review of vertebrate pest control in Australia, 1814 to 2018

Justine Philip

Australian Zoologist (2019) 40 (1): 129–139.

https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2018.025

Published: 01 January 2019

... be OK Methods I have employed grounded theory as the method for this paper, an inductive, qualitative approach, drawing from archival records primary sources, archival manuscripts and popular media, through to contemporary literature and scientific publications. The paper aims to provide...

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Journal Articles

Do Green and Golden Bell Frogs Litoria aurea occupy habitats with fungicidal properties?

C. Threlfall, D. Jolley, N. Evershed, R. Goldingay, W. Buttemer

Australian Zoologist (2011) 34 (3): 350–360.

https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2008.012

Published: 14 October 2011

... for their dissolved metal concentration (µgL-1). All metal concentrations were determined by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP MS), with the exception of Fe and Al, which were quantified using Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES). For quality control purposes, replicate...

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Journal Articles

One year on: rapid assessment of fauna and red fox diet after the 2019–20 mega-fires in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales

Emma E. Spencer, Chris R. Dickman, Glenda M. Wardle, Thomas M. Newsome, Aaron C. Greenville

Australian Zoologist (2022) 42 (2): 304–325.

https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2022.033

Published: 10 August 2022

...: 10.1098/ rsbl.2015.0134. Stawski, C., Nowack, J., Körtner, G. and Geiser, F. 2017. A new cue for torpor induction: charcoal, ash and smoke. The Journal of Experimental Biology 220: 220-226. doi: 10.1242/ jeb.146548. Swan, M., Christie, F., Sitters, H., York, A. and Di Stefano, J. 2015. Predicting faunal...

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Journal Articles

Demographic and dietary responses of small mammals to high severity fire

Christopher R. Dickman, David C. D. Happold

Australian Zoologist (2022) 42 (2): 256–277.

https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2022.018

Published: 09 May 2022

.... Global Change Biology 26: 1039 1041. doi: 10.1111/ gcb.14987 Stawski, C., Nowack, J., Körtner, G. and Geiser, F. 2017. A new cue for torpor induction: charcoal, ash and smoke. Journal of Experimental Biology 220: 220 226. doi: 10.1242/jeb.146548 Stobo-Wilson, A. M., Murphy, B. P., Legge, S. M...

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Full Issue

Australian Zoologist (2024) 43 (4): 1–675.

https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2024.038

Published: 04 October 2024

... leading to isolated populations, there is a pressing need for strategies that preserve genetic diversity so that populations may better respond and evolve in the presence of changing environments (Honnay 2008; Pauls et al. 2018). Assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs), including gamete induction via...

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Breeding biology, and egg and larval development of Galaxias rostratus Klunzinger, the Murray Jollytail from inland New South Wales

L. C. Llewellyn

Australian Zoologist (2014) 33 (2): 141–165.

https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2005.011

Published: 17 March 2014

... temperatures taken were collated and plotted to determine the temperature at which the fish bred. From this information a picture of the breeding cycle could be pieced together and some idea of the conditions required for induction of breeding could be determined. Once ova or larvae were collected they were...

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Journal Articles

Teaching evolution to creationist students: the ultimate challenge

Michael C. Calver, Kate A. Bryant

Australian Zoologist (2017) 38 (3): 318–328.

https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2015.013

Published: 01 June 2017

... of inquiry (National Academy of Sciences 2008). Inductive and deductive logic connect the findings from individual observations or experiments into chains of reasoning. It is not necessary to be present when a phenomenon occurs to study it one can apply logic to post hoc observations, in exactly the same...

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Journal Articles

Frogs on the hop: translocations of Green and Golden Bell Frogs Litoria aurea in Greater Sydney

Arthur White, Graham Pyke

Australian Zoologist (2011) 34 (3): 249–260.

https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2008.002

Published: 14 October 2011

... sessions were reduced to fortnightly. When the juvenile frogs reached snout-vent lengths greater than 40 mm they were micro- chipped with a passive induction transponder tag (Christy 1996). In this way growth records and movement around the site could be recorded for each frog. Of the 22 tadpoles released...

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