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Australian Museum
2019-2023
UNSW Sydney
2012-2023
National Museum of Natural History
2017-2023
Smithsonian Institution
2017-2023
Environmental Earth Sciences
2017-2023
New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
2008-2022
Universidad de Londres
2019
National Museums Scotland
2018
Australian Defence Force Academy
2012
The University of Sydney
2012
Comprehensive, global information on species' occurrences is an essential biodiversity variable and central to a range of applications in ecology, evolution, biogeography conservation. Expert maps often represent only available distributional play increasing role conservation assessments macroecology. We provide for the native ranges all extant mammal species harmonised taxonomy Mammal Diversity Database (MDD) mobilised from two sources, Handbook Mammals World (HMW) Illustrated Checklist...
Abstract: The recent upsurge of “autochthony” and similar notions belonging is certainly not special to Africa. All over the world, processes intensifying globalization seem go together with fierce struggles exclusion “strangers.” A central question in contributions this issue concerns apparent “naturalness” autochthony highly different settings. How can slogans so self-evident hence have such mobilizing force under very circumstances? Another recurrent theme somewhat surprising...
Abstract: The recent wars in the DR Congo have led to a marked upsurge both elite and popular discourse violence around belonging exclusion, expressed through vernacular of “autochthony.” Dangerously flexible its politics, nervous paranoid language, unmoored from geographic or ethno-cultural specificity, borrowing energy present conflicts deep-seated mythologies past, idea autochthony has permitted comparatively localized instances DRC inscribe themselves upward into regional, even...
The taxonomic identity and status of the Australian Dingo has been unsettled controversial since its initial description in 1792. Since that time it referred to by various names including Canis dingo, lupus familiaris dingo. Of these C. l. dingo f. have most often used, but recently proposed should be once again recognized as a full species—Canis There is an urgent need address instability referring because consequences for management policy. Therefore, objective this study was assess...
Abstract The woolly flying squirrel, Eupetaurus cinereus, is among the rarest and least studied mammals in world. For much of 20th century it was thought to be extinct, until rediscovered 1994 northern Pakistan. This study outlines first taxonomic biogeographical review genus Eupetaurus, which now has contained only a single species. Careful museum specimens published records demonstrates that occurs three widely disjunct areas situated on western (northern Pakistan north-western India),...
Adopting the name Canis dingo for Dingo to explicitly denote a species-level taxon separate from other canids was suggested by Crowther et al. (2014) as means eliminate taxonomic instability and contention. However, Jackson (2017), using standard nomenclatural approaches principles, called instead continued use of nomen C. familiaris all domestic dogs their derivatives, including Dingo. (This name, familiaris, is applied that derive domesticated version Gray Wolf, lupus, based on...
Over the last four years, eastern Kivu provinces of Democratic Republic Congo (DRC) have seen precipitous rise and fall a lucrative economy based on artisanal mining tantalum ore. In some ways building older patterns survivalist economics in Congo, it also represents radical mutation livelihood strategies responding to an profoundly destroyed by colonial post‐colonial neglect greed, more recently five years vicious war. That war has itself capitalised country's vast mineral wealth,...
Politically fomented restrictions on citizenship eligibility are the rise in Africa. This has proven particularly so Democratic Republic of Congo, where, over more than 40 years since independence, "Rwandophone" minority (peoples Rwandan/Burundese heritage, including much-discussed "Banyamulenge"), been switched and off as expediency dictated, a key element divide-and-rule strategies political elites, outbreak two recent wars. Recognizing this, 2004, post-war Transition Government...
The roles of the 37 species in family Canidae (the dog family), are great current interest. Gray Wolf is largest canid and their food webs much researched, as those Domestic Dogs, Coyotes Red Foxes. Much less known about other ecological roles. Here we describe general web theory potential application network to it; summarise possible predators webs; document occurrence, diet presumed functions that canids play throughout world; give case studies four threatened top, middle basal trophic...
Abstract Expert elicitation can be valuable for informing decision‐makers on conservation and wildlife management issues. To date, studies eliciting expert opinions have primarily focused identifying building consensus key Nonetheless, there are drawbacks of a strict focus consensus, it is important to understand emphasize dissent, too. This study adopts dissensus‐based Delphi conflict among dingo experts. Twenty‐eight experts participated in three rounds investigation. We highlight...
Abstract A female platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus was intensively monitored with the use of video equipment in captivity at Healesville Sanctuary, Victoria, Australia to record feeding and behavioural changes that occurred as a result only second successful raising young (twins) captivity. These results revealed be inactive (not leaving burrow) for periods up 6 days, mating 15–21 days before eggs were laid. The nest built over 5 nights between 9 thought have been laid during 4‐day period...
There are 64 species of extant gliding mammals that currently recognized, which divided into six different families. These comprise eight marsupials live within Australasia and include lesser possums Petaurus (family Petauridae), one greater glider Petauroides Pseudocheiridae), feathertail Acrobates Acrobatidae). The flying squirrels the tribe Pteromyini rodent family Sciuridae represent greatest diversity mammals, with a total 48 in 15 genera occur throughout Asia, Europe, North America. A...
The fossil record provides important information about changes in species diversity, distribution, habitat and abundance through time. As we understand more these changes, it becomes possible to envisage a wider range of options for translocations world where sustainability habitats is under increasing threat. Critically Endangered alpine/subalpine mountain pygmy-possum, Burramys parvus (Marsupialia, Burramyidae), threatened by global heating. Using conventional strategies, there would be no...
Context Of the six species of non-native deer present in Australia, sambar is largest and has been identified as a major threat to high-elevation peatlands south-eastern Australia. However, little known about activity peatlands. Aims The aims this study were quantify (including wallowing) seasonally daily response biotic abiotic variables, how was impacted by ground-based shooting. Methods To estimate activity, camera traps continuously deployed for 4 years two ~4300-ha areas Alpine National...
“Cumberland’s British theatre” Get access Stephen Jackson Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Notes and Queries, Volume s4-VII, Issue 161, 28 January 1871, Page 84, https://doi.org/10.1093/nq/s4-VII.161.84c Published: 1871
The home-range of the mahogany glider was estimated, and its social behaviour examined, by following radio-collared animals over a two-year period within an area continuous habitat adjacent fragmented habitat. average home range 19.25 ha for males 20.34 females, with male female pairs occupying combined 23.15 ha. In contrast, in 11.05 6.80 being 11.60 overlap ranges paired females 85.9%, compared approximately 11% non-paired individuals, which suggests that gliders are socially monogamous....
Mahogany gliders, Petaurus gracilis, and sugar breviceps, were trapped in an area of open woodland north Queensland between 1994 1996 to examine their population ecology life history. This study contained two smaller areas, one consisting continuous habitat the other fragmented adjacent habitat. Within area, mahogany glider had average density 0.24 ha–1 whereas 0.27 ha–1. In contrast, gliders averaged only 0.16 was higher, at 0.46 Both showed sexual dimorphism weight, head length width. The...