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August 2012
http://www.cell.com/trends/ecology-evolution/fulltext/S0169-5347%2812%2900125-5
Congratulations to Dr Euan Ritchie’s recent co-authored paper in Trends in Ecology and Evolution, which has been accepted into the Faculty1000 http://f1000.com/717949375. Faculty1000 evaluates scientific articles and identifies what its expert panel considers are among the most significant articles.
To read more on the article, the link to the original paper is at http://www.cell.com/trends/ecology-evolution/fulltext/S0169-5347%2812%2900125-5
May 2012
Endangered species
https://theconversation.edu.au/farming-endangered-species-to-save-them-extinction-by-another-means-7192
http://theconversation.edu.au/can-australia-afford-the-dingo-fence-7101
A moral responsibility. "We need to help teach China to protect its environment”, says Professor Marcel Klaassen. http://www.deakin.edu.au/research/stories/2012/05/02/a-moral-responsibility
April 2012
In a joint statement 60 Australian scientists, including Deakin CIE members, say the proposed Murray-Darling Basin plan falls short of meeting all of the targets identified to protect key natural assets and ecosystem functions. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/murray-darling-crisis/scientists-slam-murray-darling-plan/story-e6frg6px-1226325337360
Learning from disaster: Pioneer research project into Abalone by Dr. Daniel Ierodiaconou http://www.standard.net.au/news/local/news/general/pioneer-research-project-into-abalone/2515285.aspx?src=rss
http://www.deakin.edu.au/news/2012/03042012DanielIAbalone.php
March 2012
“Reintroducing predators such as dingoes and Tasmanian devils into landscapes may help protect Australia's diminishing biodiversity”, says Dr. Euan Ritchie http://www.deakin.edu.au/research/stories/2012/03/29/the-dingo-can-do-it
http://www.deakin.edu.au/news/2012/19032012EuanDingoes.php
Revolutionary research honoured. Prof John Endler has been made a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. http://www.deakin.edu.au/research/stories/2012/03/26/revolutionary-research-honoured
NEED a lift? Get eaten by a duck. Some snails survive inside bird guts for hours at a time, travelling hundreds of kilometres before popping out the other end unscathed. PlosOne article (http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0032292) featuring in New Scientist: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21328565.700-jonah-snails-travel-the-world-inside-bird-guts.html
January 2012
Visual illusion the key to mating success. Professor John Endler and Dr Laura Kelley have found that males with the best visual trickery techniques are more successful at mating, for great bowerbirds that is. They have found that the quality of the visual illusion created within the bower promotes mating success. The results of their research are published in the latest issue of Science. http://www.deakin.edu.au/news/2012/200112bowerbirdsvisualillusion.php
Ruddy hell: Turnstone flies 27,000km? Twice!! (February 2011)
Bowerbirds use visual trickery to lure lovers - Deakin Research (September 2010)
Deakin's avian research takes flight - Deakin Research (May 2010)
Professor Marcel Klaassen and a little birdie with much to tell - Deakin Research (April 2010)
Professor Marcel Klaassen talks about the sandpiper and his career path choice - Part 1 (YouTube)
Professor Marcel Klaassen talks about the sandpiper and his career path choice - Part 2 (YouTube)
Put the bite back into biodiversity conservation - conservationbytes.com
Ecology: Don't damage dingoes - nature.com
