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Why you won’t see kangaroos in Java but you will find goannas in Australia
A major new study explains why you won’t find kangaroos, koalas and other Aussie marsupials in Indonesia, but you will find many groups of animals that originated in Asia, such as goannas, rodents and kookaburras in Australia.
Australia is in a unique position to eliminate the bee-killing Varroa mite. Here’s what happens if we don’t
While Australia is the last continent to be invaded by the vorroa mite, it has an opportunity to be the first to eradicate it.
How butterflies conquered the world: a new ‘family tree’ traces their 100-million-year journey across the globe
Until recently we had very little idea when butterflies evolved, and hypotheses concerning their place of origin were largely educated guesses.Pages
E&E Seminar: Bridging ethology and ecotourism: A case study of Shrimp Watching tourism in Thailand
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12 May 2022
Erin Macartney, University of New South Wales
An individual’s environment can substantially impact its health, fitness, and the traits it invests energy to. This is something that I am particularly interested in and has been...
5 May 2022
Joanne Bennett, Fenner School, ANU
The majority of the world’s plants rely on animal pollination at least to some degree for reproduction.
28 April 2022
Simon Griffith, Macquarie University
The long-tailed finch, Poephila acuticauda provides a long-established example of sub-species divergence across the Top-End of Australia based on bill colour, with red-billed...
22 April 2022
Rocco Notarnicola, Nicotra Group, E&E, RSB
The climate is warming fast, threatening species persistence and biodiversity. Being sessile, plants must respond and adapt to changing environmental conditions in situ.
21 April 2022
Dr Laura Wilson, School of Archaeology and Anthropology, ANU
Bat echolocation is considered one of the most complex and diverse modes of sensory perception in animals, but its origin and evolutionary history is a highly contentious issue...
25 March 2022
Mahin Chavoshi Jolfaei, Rowell Group, E&E, RSB
Pompilidae is a family of solitary wasps with more than 5000 species worldwide and approximately 260 in Australia.
17 March 2022
Hauke Koch, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (UK)
Pollinators are under threat from anthropogenic influences such as changed and reduced pollen and nectar resources from agricultural intensification, and emerging pathogens...
4 March 2022
Kalya Subasinghe, Langmore Group, E&E, RSB
Climate has changed rapidly since the end of 19thcentury due to increased emission of greenhouse gases into the earth’s atmosphere.
25 February 2022
Jesse Wallace, Maleszka & Zeil Groups, RSB
An exceptionally impressive example of animal navigation is presented by the Bogong moth Agrotis infusa, that migrates over 1000 km from widely distributed winter breeding grounds...
24 February 2022
Dr Khandis Blake, School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne
Why are sex differences the result of biological and economic forces? How do mating market conditions affect gendered violence?
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