..., global or otherwise. They are the missing branches in cladograms, the missing bits of codes in genetic libraries and the missing pieces in biogeographical jigsaw puzzles. Much of what we think of today as fauna conservation is aimed at preventing such loss. Many readers of Australian Zoologist have been...

... as charismatic species. Likewise, biodiversity-themed jigsaw puzzles that depict flying-foxes alongside other native wildlife in natural habitats promote similar associations (Fig. 16). 2024 AuZstoraolilaongist volume 43 (4) 551 Mo et al. Fig. 6. The Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year 2020...

... scale connectivity, it is the whole jigsaw which should be considered and valuing any particular piece of the jigsaw above others is not necessarily useful in achieving overall conservation objectives. Although there are four criteria against which nominations for natural sites are assessed, it seems...

... (Dendrolagus spp.) and sea turtles (family Cheloniidae). The inclusion of a flyingfox species within this series encourages observers to perceive flying-foxes in the same manner as charismatic species. Likewise, biodiversity-themed jigsaw puzzles that depict flying-foxes alongside other native wildlife...

... by their very nature are rarely amenable to direct testing and falsification in their entirety, rather it is the individual pieces of the jigsaw which can be tested. Plate tectonics is similar to paradigm shifts in most disciplines in that once the new paradigm is recognized it appears as a revelation...