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Endangered Spectacled Flying-fox: a review of past and current knowledge and future needs to re-start its recovery 濒危花斑狐：回顾过去和当前的知识以及重新开始恢复的未来需求

Australian Zoologist Pub Date : 2024-02-24 DOI: 10.7882/az.2024.007

Noel Preece

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A misconstrued alien: the freshwater turtle Emydura macquarii in the Greater Sydney region 被误解的外星人：大悉尼地区的淡水龟 Emydura macquarii

Australian Zoologist Pub Date : 2024-02-22 DOI: 10.7882/az.2024.006

B. Chessman

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Communal aggregation of Brown Tree Snakes Boiga irregularis at the southern limit of their distribution 褐树蛇（Boiga irregularis）在其分布南端的群聚现象

Australian Zoologist Pub Date : 2024-02-22 DOI: 10.7882/az.2024.005

Jesse Campbell

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Opinion: Missing half the picture, focus on scleractinian corals during bleaching events has left critical knowledge gaps in our understanding of reef-scale bleaching and recovery 意见：在白化事件中只关注硬骨鱼类珊瑚，使我们在了解珊瑚礁规模的白化和恢复方面存在重大知识空白，从而错过了一半的情况

Australian Zoologist Pub Date : 2024-02-09 DOI: 10.7882/az.2024.004

Rosemary K. Steinberg

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Opinion: Missing half the picture, focus on scleractinian corals during bleaching events has left critical knowledge gaps in our understanding of reef-scale bleaching and recovery 意见：在白化事件中只关注硬骨鱼类珊瑚，使我们在了解珊瑚礁规模的白化和恢复方面存在重大知识空白，从而错过了一半的情况

Australian Zoologist Pub Date : 2024-02-09 DOI: 10.7882/az.2024.004

Rosemary K. Steinberg

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First record of Egernia predation by the range restricted Spotted Mulga Snake Pseudechis butleri 首次记录到受分布范围限制的斑纹木加蛇 Pseudechis butleri 捕食 Egernia 的情况

Australian Zoologist Pub Date : 2024-01-31 DOI: 10.7882/az.2024.003

Holly S. Bradley, Damien Hirsh, Damian Lettoof

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The effectiveness and applications of drones for monitoring jellyfish 无人机监测水母的效果和应用

Australian Zoologist Pub Date : 2024-01-26 DOI: 10.7882/az.2024.002

Claire E Rowe, Shane T Ahyong

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“Normalising” flying-foxes: a bold vision for improving the public perceptions of our largest and most conspicuous bats 使飞狐 "正常化"：改善公众对我们最大、最显眼的蝙蝠的看法的大胆设想

Australian Zoologist Pub Date : 2024-01-24 DOI: 10.7882/az.2024.001

Matthew Mo, Libby A. Timmiss, Tim Pearson, Maree Treadwell Kerr, Sera Steves, Justin A. Welbergen

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The Tasmanian Thylacine Sighting Record Database (TTSRD): 1,223 quality-rated and geo-located Thylacine observations from 1910 to 2019 塔斯马尼亚虎鲸目击记录数据库（TTSRD）：从 1910 年到 2019 年，1,223 次经过质量评级和地理定位的泰拉森观察记录

Australian Zoologist Pub Date : 2023-12-11 DOI: 10.7882/az.2023.044

Barry W. Brook, Stephen R. Sleightholme, C. R. Campbell, Ivan Jarić, J. Buettel

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In the Name of Sharks: François Sarano Polity Press Release date in Australia February 2024 以鲨鱼之名弗朗索瓦-萨拉诺 Polity 在澳大利亚的出版日期为 2024 年 2 月

Australian Zoologist Pub Date : 2023-12-08 DOI: 10.7882/az.2023.043

Adrian Peace

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