Blog archive: August 2021

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Do Pobblebonks sing to suit their surrounds? Calling all citizen scientists to help solve this mystery!

If a frog calls in a forest, would anyone actually hear it? This may sound like a philosophical question, but it is a genuine concern for frogs – like ‘pobblebonks’ – living in forested habitats. Find out how you can help using the FrogID app!

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News from LIRS: Deconstructing coral colonies

Each month, a selected blog from Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation is featured at the AM. For this month, we feature Deconstructing Coral Colonies.

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One Fish Two Fish, Red Fish Blue Fish

Examination of historical museum specimens, in both Australian and Indonesian collections, resolve a 170-year taxonomic conundrum.

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Reaching new heights: A new species of frog found on the second highest mountain in Vietnam

A species new to science has been discovered by an international team of scientists, including Australian Museum Amphibian and Reptile curator, Dr Jodi Rowley. This new species of tiny frog, at only 2-3 cm in body length, can be found in the mountainous forest on Mount Pu Ta Leng, Vietnam.

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What’s that smell? Protecting our wildlife using volatilomes

ACWG and UTS Centre for Forensic Science PhD candidate Amber Brown, and supervising scientists Dr. Greta Frankham, Dr. Maiken Ueland and Dr. Barbara Stuart, have completed a world-first study which optimised the collection and analysis of volatilomes from live reptiles.

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Fire shooting ‘butterfly bobtail’ named in honour of Professor Merlin Crossley!

Two new species of ‘butterfly bobtail’ squid have been discovered among museum collections. One species has been named Iridoteuthis merlini in honour of longstanding Australian Museum affiliate and UNSW professor, Merlin Crossley.

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Swifter, Higher, Stronger: What makes Australia’s Olympic team names so extraordinary

We ask our scientists from the Australian Museum Research Institute to give us an insight into why Australia's Olympic team names represent the best of the best.

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Much to discover: Collaborative biodiversity surveys in northern Australia

The latest Bush Blitz expedition brought together teams of biologists, including AMRI scientists, and community to better understand the biodiversity of Groote Eylandt in the Northern Territory. Dane Trembath and Dr Jodi Rowley tell us more about the amazing biodiversity in northern Australia.