Blog archive: AMRI
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Islands in the sky: sampling the fauna of Coolah Tops
A recent Australian Museum Expedition to Coolah Tops found a diverse and intriguing fauna.
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Unwelcome visitors
The AM welcomes visitors through the front doors but we sometimes need to wage war against some of those that sneak in the back!
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Climbing in the clouds: searching for Vietnam’s rarest frogs
A survey for two Critically Endangered frog species in the mountains of northern Vietnam
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Calling all frog calls…again and again!
We need you to record your local frogs with FrogID on a regular basis- nightly, weeky or as often as you can!
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To share or not to share geographical space?
Exploring why, where and when lizard and snake species coexist.
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Fish dry, birds fly
A joint Ichthyology and Ornithology excursion to Coolah Tops helps fill in gaps in both collections.
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The food of frogs in a tropical forest
What do frogs eat in the wild? Everything that moves? Or are they more picky?
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Detective work uncovers the true identity of some Aussie frogs
It's taken some serious investigation across three countries to solve some 150 year old mysteries about two Australian frog species.
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And how many times must a birder look up, before he can see all the birds – with apologies to Bob Dylan
Citizen science data is valuable for assessing avian biodiversity metrics within urban greenspaces
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Little Antarctic worm raises big issues!
The Antarctic bristle worms Ophryotrocha orensanzi, were shown to be circumpolar, thus challenging some generally held opinions.
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What bat is that?
The identification of an unusual flying-fox found in Sydney raised more questions than answers
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How the urban bird gets the worm
Despite their proven predilection for carbohydrates, when the weather changes so does the diet of inner-city ibis.
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Sandy beach ecology Q & A: More Q than A!
Sandy beaches are a great ecological unknown. Who knew?