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Uncovering the oddities of Australian orchids
Dr Tobias Hayashi studied a delicate little native orchid with a cool and clever adaptation to attract pollinators.
Big brains bring change: Inside the social life of spiders
While most spiders are creatures of solitude, a study involving researchers from ANU has found some species have become more gregarious.
Under her wing: thirty years observing the secret lives of superb fairy wrens
Helen Osmond has watched the ins and outs of one superb fairy-wren population for three decades.Pages
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27 May 2021
Prof Anna-Liisa Laine, University of Zurich, Dr Ben Ashby, University of Bath
Invited Panel: Ary Hoffmann, Karyn Johnson, Ben Schwessinger
14 May 2021
Zoltan Kocsi, Zeil Group, E&E, RSB
Visual insect navigation is an active research topic. Insects have low resolution eyes and a tiny brain, yet they continuously solve very complex navigational problems; an ability...
13 May 2021
Suzanne Alonzo, University of California Santa Cruz
Sexual selection is an important evolutionary force, driving the evolution of striking traits that can appear not only beautiful, but also counter-intuitive and even ridiculous.
6 May 2021
Fernanda Alves, Langmore Group, E&E, RSB
Despite conservation efforts, the number of species that have recovered after management remain small. Low success rate in species management can be attributed to severe lack of...
30 April 2021
Zhuzhi Zhang, Head Group, E&E, RSB
How animals adapt to environmental stress has long been of concern. Studies looking at effects of resource limitation often focus on food. Water is also essential for life and can...
29 April 2021
A/Prof Marc Johnson (University of Toronto) & Dr Martha Muñoz (Yale University)
Ecology and Evolution Discussions Down Under: The speed of evolution
22 April 2021
Dieter Lukas, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig
There is great variation in how individuals interact with each other. Variation in sociality has been argued to reflect adaptations to the environment, but the exact links between...
1 April 2021
Ashleigh Griffin (Oxford University, UK) & Lionel Page (University Technology, Sydney)
Ecology and Evolution Discussions Down Under: Cooperation
18 March 2021
Prof. Daniel Cadena, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia & Prof. Janette Boughman, Michigan State University, USA
Ecology and Evolution Discussions Down Under
4 March 2021
Martin Wikelski, Co-director, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behaviour
I’ll share some of the latest data on animal movement around the planet. I will highlight how this helps us to preserve biodiversity, to secure our global food supplies, to...
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