Blog archive: AMRI
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International collaborations to conserve amazing amphibians
A short visit with the Australian Museum Herpetology team was the latest step in our long-term collaboration.
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Citizen scientists and rare beetles: a win win for everybody
There’s a proverb about repairing lightbulbs that works well for rare beetles too: "many hands make light work".
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Beautiful beetles and a bit of a headache
Defining, grouping and naming stag beetle species has turned out to be difficult but fun.
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Ongoing speciation in southern semislugs
Helicarion semislugs are abundant from Tasmania to mid-NSW, but how many species are there?
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A massive month of celebrating science at the AM
August was a huge month for AMRI as science took centre stage at the museum.
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Holy mitonuclear co-evolution Robin! Supergene explains local adaptation to divergent climates
Genomic research on the Eastern Yellow Robin reveals a mechanism for local climate adaptation in the absence of a geographical barrier.
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Crossing continents to collaborate on conserving critters
From Bangladesh to the USA to Australia, my passion for biodiversity conservation has taken me far!
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Twelve hundred leagues under the seas
New worm species have been discovered thousands of metres below the ocean surface in the Australian eastern abyss
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A call for photos of blood suckers
DNA from mosquitos' meals could give insight into endangered frog populations.
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Birds flock to big urban parks
The size of a greenspace is the most important predictor of urban bird diversity.
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Carboys and cinder cones
Filtering seawater and sediment to identify marine biodiversity in the Northern Mariana Islands
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The latest on the frogs of Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
Experts highlight the unique frogs of the Australasia region and summarise the challenges facing their conservation.
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Listening to mountain frogs to help inform their conservation management
How do you study a frog when it's buried in the mud on top of a mountain covered in thick jungle and you don't know when they are calling?
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Mixing mala: how genetics informs threatened species management
A recently published population genetic study of mala (rufous hare-wallabies) has provided a way forward for conservation efforts.
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In-tree-guing new marsupials discovered!
New tree-kangaroo species recognised in landmark genetic study.
