Blog archive: April 2020
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Bridging the DNA barcode gap: field sampling of fishes in East Australia
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding provides a new tool to monitor biodiversity in our oceans but the greatest challenge that it faces is a lack of DNA barcode reference libraries. Natural history museums are best placed to come to the rescue in the near future.
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Dots on the map of the Coral Sea
Dr Penny Berents and Amanda Hay recently embarked on a Coral Sea Voyage through the Coral Marine Park. Read more about their discoveries aboard the Iron Joy!
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Hide and seek: eDNA flushes out cryptic marine fauna and aids biomonitoring on coral reefs
Genetic remote-sensing tools, such as environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding, provide new opportunities for scientists to locate endangered and/or elusive marine fauna, and to set new biodiversity baselines on increasingly vulnerable coral reefs.
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At the Museum
Australian Museum Night At The Museum Gala Dinner Silent Auction
You are invited to browse the fantastic prizes on offer in our AM online Silent Auction!
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Australia's answer to the Easter bunny ... the Easter Bilby!
During this holiday season, we thought that you may like to know more about Australia’s answer to the beloved ‘Easter bunny’… the Easter Bilby!
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Oological odyssey – the wonders of bird eggs
The variation in size, colour and shape of bird eggs is part of what makes them so fascinating! This variety reflects the diversity of Australia’s birdlife.
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Raised from the dead: Species assumed extinct rediscovered on Norfolk Island
Introduced rats and chickens on Norfolk Island love to eat native animals as snacks, and were thought to have wiped out the endemic Campbell’s Keeled Glass Snail … until we recently found a few individuals alive.
