Molecular and morphological evolution of Australia's smallest marsupials. Conservation genetics of threatened Pilbara bats. Research Scientist. Perth, Western Australia.
Linette Umbrello
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The City of Stirling is proposing local law amendments to recreational fishing in local lake reserves after a string of water bird deaths and entanglements due to recreational fishing of invasive carp. These reserves are important sanctuaries for urban water birds including black swans.
Random stuff I wish someone told me, a working class student with no family in higher education, early in my academic journey
A THREAD 🧵
Academic CV/Resume is different from typical industry CV. With different format and priorities. Update it on rolling basis.
Introducing the world's only known cave-adapted spider wasp... Troglopompilus miracaecatus (Pompilidae) from the caves of the Nullarbor, Australia.
A world first: Eyeless, long limbs and antennae, highly reduced wings.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#cave #wasp #biodiversity
Meet kungaka – ‘the hidden one’. This ancient lizard could be the rarest reptile in Australia
theconversation.com/meet-kungaka...
100 Greatest Bird Names, Day 4: #70 to #61 🧵
#70: Chaco Chachalaca
Say this bird's name out loud. You're already happier than you were 8 seconds ago. Chachalaca comes from the Nahuatl word for “to chatter”. eBird transcribes their song as “bink, ka chee chaw raw taw.”
Ecologists say thousands of hours of audio recordings have detected night parrot calls in south-west Queensland.
Every Australian should be able to identify a native Antechinus from a pest mouse.
I've made this so it's really easy for any age to learn to tell them apart.
Snap & percussion mouse traps kill them both. If you find an A. has been killed change to live catch mouse traps.
@ausmammals.bsky.social
Wikipedia now has higher standards than all universities
The Australian Mammal Society is pleased to announce a new Award - in honour of mammal and wildlife champion Barbara Triggs.
The Bruno (Barbara Triggs) Award is named after one of Barbara's much loved Wombats - read more here: australianmammals.org.au/awards/thebr...
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Het kan mensen, echt het kan:
Alt: a woman in a suit sits at a table with the words " I'd like to think my resume speaks for itself "
There are more than 11,000 kinds of birds. I evaluated them all and made a definitive list of the 100 greatest names. I consider myself a bird name connoisseur but these blew me away. Over the next 10 days I'll add them to this thread.
This is the hardest thing I’ve ever done.
