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Australian Zoologist (2016) 38 (2): 217–222.
Published: 01 January 2016
...Nathan J. Waltham Few freshwater aquatic species have ecological traits that deal with the vagaries of flow in ephemeral tropical rivers. In northern Australia, the tropical freshwater crab, Austrothelphusa transversa (von Martens, 1868) is a conspicuous species that occupies seasonal rivers, where...
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Australian Zoologist (2015) 37 (3): 311–320.
Published: 14 April 2015
... cane toad Rhinella marina. Biological Invasions 13: 2925-2934. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10530-011-9974-1 Beckmann, C. and Shine, R. 2011. Toad's tongue for breakfast: exploitation of a novel prey type, the invasive cane toad, by scavenging raptors in tropical Australia. Biological Invasions 13...
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Australian Zoologist (2014) 37 (2): 256–262.
Published: 05 June 2014
.... Townsville: Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research, James Cook University. Cumberlidge, N., Ng, P.K.L., Yeo, C.J., Magalhaes, C., Campos, M.R., Alvarez, F., Naruse, T., Daniels, S.R., Esser, L.J., Attipoe, F.Y.K. 2009. Freshwater crabs and the biodiversity crisis: Importance, threats, status...
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Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2011
10.7882/FS.2011.022
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-4-3
... Anthropogenic global warming is expected to cause major changes in the phenology of tropical rainforests in the short term and cause significant structural changes in the long term that will result in local species losses and possibly extinctions. Monitoring these changes is labour intensive...
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Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2007
10.7882/FS.2007.007
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-1-2
... The tropical redclaw crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus is increasingly being reported as an aquatic pest in parts of the world where it has been introduced or translocated. In this paper, we briefly document the invasion of a stream system in New South Wales, Australia. We discuss possible...
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Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2004
10.7882/FS.2004.023
EISBN: 978-0-9586085-8-9
... The impacts on rainforest fauna of internal fragmentation caused by clearings for linear infrastructure such as roads, highways and powerlines have been examined in the tropical rainforests of the Wet Tropics in far north Queensland. The impacts include habitat loss through clearing and edge...
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Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 1993
10.7882/RZSNSW.1993.046
EISBN: 0-9599951-8-8
... The behavioural repertoire of the diurnal rainbow skink (Carlia rostralis), a common species found along eastern creeks in the Wet Tropics of northern Queensland, was documented as part of a larger study of the animal’s reproductive biology. Focal observations of assertive, exploratory...
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Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2010
10.7882/FS.2010.014
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-3-6
... Sydney has a speciose but little studied marine ichthyofauna, comprising elements of both tropical and warm/cool temperate origins. Recent surveys suggest that around 600 species have been found in Sydney's coastal waters, some of which are tropical visitors or cold-temperate vagrants. Here I...
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Australian Zoologist (2014) 33 (1): 17–38.
Published: 17 March 2014
...A.S. Kutt; J.E. Kemp; K.R. McDonald; Y. Williams; S.E. Williams; H.B. Hines; J-M. Hero; G. Torr The patterns of composition and distribution of vertebrate fauna in Queensland's tropical savannas are poorly known. The sandstone landscapes of White Mountains National Park are considered...
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Australian Zoologist (2014) 32 (2): 261–264.
Published: 17 March 2014
... 1School of Tropical Biology and Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811. Current address: Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (Environmental Protection Agency), PO Box 5391, Townsville MC, QLD 4810. Email: [email protected] 2Queensland Parks...
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Australian Zoologist (2014) 32 (2): 246–251.
Published: 17 March 2014
.... and Schneider, C. 1997. Molecular perspectives on historical fragmentation of Australian tropical and subtropical rainforests: implications for conservation. Pp. 442-454 in Tropical Forest Remnants: Ecology, Management, and Conservation of Fragmented Communities, edited by W.F. Laurence and R.O. Bierregaard Jr...
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Australian Zoologist (2014) 32 (2): 257–260.
Published: 17 March 2014
... in vertebrate species abundance and distribution across a range of regional ecosystem types (sensu Sattler and Williams 1999). The Desert Uplands is situated within Australia s northern tropical savannas and straddles the Great Dividing Range between Charters Towers, Hughenden and Blackall, sharing a boundary...