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The discovery of the remains of the last Tasmanian tiger (Thylacinus cynocephalus) 最后一只塔斯马尼亚虎（Thylacinus cynocephalus）遗骸的发现

Australian Zoologist Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI: 10.7882/az.2023.017

R. Paddle, Kathryn M. Medlock

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The impact of plant diseases on wildlife in Australia 植物病害对澳大利亚野生动物的影响

Australian Zoologist Pub Date : 2023-04-28 DOI: 10.7882/az.2023.016

B. Summerell

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Emerging diseases in Australian oysters and the challenges of climate change and uncertain futures 澳大利亚牡蛎新出现的疾病、气候变化的挑战和不确定的未来

Australian Zoologist Pub Date : 2023-04-21 DOI: 10.7882/az.2023.015

E. Scanes, W. O'Connor, J. Seymour, N. Siboni, L. Parker, P. Ross

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Fossorial prey in an arboreal snake: an observation of earthworm consumption by a Northern Tree-Snake (Dendrelaphis calligastra) 树栖蛇的穴居猎物:北方树蛇(Dendrelaphis calligastra)吞食蚯蚓的观察

Australian Zoologist Pub Date : 2023-04-12 DOI: 10.7882/az.2023.014

Sam Wilson, Gary Stephenson, R. Shine

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Snakebite – the most ignored way to die 蛇咬伤——最被忽视的死亡方式

Australian Zoologist Pub Date : 2023-04-12 DOI: 10.7882/az.2023.011

R. Johnson

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“Opossums – An Adaptive Radiation of New World Marsupials” by Robert Voss and Sharon Jansa Robert Voss和Sharon Jansa的《负鼠——新世界有袋动物的适应性辐射》

Australian Zoologist Pub Date : 2023-03-14 DOI: 10.7882/az.2023.009

V. Weisbecker

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One Person and a Camera: a relatively non-intrusive approach to Koala citizen science 一个人和一台相机:一个相对非侵入性的考拉公民科学方法

Australian Zoologist Pub Date : 2023-03-14 DOI: 10.7882/az.2023.006

M. Danaher, R. Schlagloth, M. Hewson, Charley Geddes

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Hunting or gathering? A comparison of reptile survey techniques suggests the survey aims should direct the monitoring method 狩猎还是采集?爬行动物调查技术的比较表明，调查目标应指导监测方法

Australian Zoologist Pub Date : 2023-02-27 DOI: 10.7882/az.2023.010

A. Kutt, N. Colman

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Tepperotettix reliqua (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae), a lonely Papuan relict in Australia 澳洲的一种孤独的巴布亚孑遗

Australian Zoologist Pub Date : 2023-02-24 DOI: 10.7882/az.2023.008

Niko Kasalo, Nicholas John Fisher, Evan Creek, Matthew G. Connors

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BARBARA TRIGGS 1931-2022 an obituary and a tribute 芭芭拉·特里格斯1931-2022讣告和致敬

Australian Zoologist Pub Date : 2023-02-08 DOI: 10.7882/az.2023.007

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