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Imagine if you only had one shot at passing on your genes before you died. It happens more often in the natural world than you might expect: suicidal reproduction - where one or both sexes of a species…
Palaeontologists from the University of New South Wales have discovered an extinct species of koala that lived in northern…
Bringing a species back from the brink of extinction is never easy. Typically, it takes long-term commitment, amounting to lifetimes of hard work by dedicated scientists, managers and supporters. That…
The Mountain Pygmy-possum (Burramys parvus) is one of five living species of pygmy-possum, all of which are classified within a single family. It is the largest of the pygmy-possums, and can be easily…
One of Campbelltown Council’s councillors, facing re-election in the upcoming elections, recently suggested that the city should construct a “Big Koala” (BK) in the style of other “big local features…
The treetops of prehistoric Australia were populated by herds of Nimbadon, sheep-sized marsupials distantly related to the…
We know, because it’s big news, that drug-resistant infections are on the rise globally. But could Australian mammals hold the key to a fightback? Our current crop of antibiotics is in danger of becoming…
Some marsupials have two immune system organs to boost immune defences while they are growing in the pouch, research from…
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Curator of Mammals, Western Australian Museum
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Professor, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, Biology, Zoology, Animal Science, Western Sydney University
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Reproductive Biologist, Wildlife Conservation & Science, Zoos Victoria, and Honorary Research Associate, BioSciences, The University of Melbourne
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Senior lecturer, Charles Sturt University
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Professor, Flinders University
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Lecturer in Palaeontology, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in Ecology and Environmental Science, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor in Anatomy, Murdoch University
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Lecturer in Biology, University of Salford
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Lecturer in Palaeontology, Flinders University
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Professor, Griffith University
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Professor, Evolution and Ecology Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor in Zoology, University of Tasmania
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Lecturer, Macquarie University
