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News

Monday, 19 Sep 2022

Spring isn't all it's quacked up to be. Pollen levels are high, magpies are terrorising cyclists and pedestrians alike, and protective duck parents are in attack mode.

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Saturday, 03 Sep 2022

Our new research unites genomic sequencing and museum collections to reconstruct the evolutionary tale of native rodents, including many extinct and elusive species – and they have a fascinating origin story.

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Thursday, 01 Sep 2022

If swooping season strikes fear into your heart, you're not alone. Fortunately, Dr Chaminda Ratnayake from the ANU Research School of Biology has the intel you need to navigate the great outdoors this spring.

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Magpie-lark pair duetting. Image: Pawel Rek
Thursday, 14 Jul 2022

A new study shows Australian magpie-larks may use a ventriloquial illusion to make their vocal duets more threatening.

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Friday, 27 May 2022

The raw material for evolution is much more abundant in wild animals than we previously believed, according to new research.

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Friday, 27 May 2022

To measure the speed of adaptive evolution in the wild, we studied 19 populations of birds and mammals over several decades. We found they were evolving at twice to four times the speed suggested by earlier work.

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Events

A vibrant yellow and black striped frog on a bed of moist soil and green leaves.
3 Oct 2024 | 1 - 2pm

Amphibians in Australia and globally face severe threats by the devastating fungal disease chytridiomycosis. Since this disease cannot be eradicated in the wild, solutions are needed that allow amphibians to survive in its presence.

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A close-up photo of several transparent shrimp gathered on a dark, rocky surface.
26 Sep 2024 | 1pm

Ethological studies not only shed light on how and why animals engage in extraordinary behaviours but also offer opportunities to understand how human activities disturb wildlife in the Anthropocene.

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A brown hawk perched on a branch against a clear blue sky.
29 Aug 2024 | 1 - 2pm

The use of social information is widespread among animals and can influence critical individual processes such as selecting foraging and breeding locations.

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A collage of four images showing birds in various scenarios: multiple birds inside a cage, a bird held in a human hand, a bird taking off from a human hand, and a close-up of a bird being held gently by a person.
22 Aug 2024 | 1 - 2pm

Captive studies in birds are foundational to behavioural and evolutionary ecology, both in testing fundamental theory and for applied conservation.

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A person wearing a striped hat and sunglasses stands in front of a lush green forest.
12 Aug 2024 | 1pm

Animal behaviour is being altered by the increasing human population, and land use changes.

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Two birds flying against a clear sky.
8 Aug 2024 | 1 - 2pm

Competition is often proposed to drive niche segregation along multiple axes in speciose communities. Understanding spatial partitioning of foraging areas is particularly important in species that are constrained to a central place.

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