Blog archive: AMRI
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AMRI discovers 145 new species in 2015
The new, the different and the weird! In the last 12 months, AMRI scientists have discovered and described some amazing creatures.
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With a little help from my fishy friends
When it comes to finding their way in the endless blue, baby fish are better at navigating when swimming in groups rather than on their own.
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Hey, little damsel, where are you heading?
We take the plunge to find out why Damselfish larvae swim in different directions in different regions.
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Mountain-top frogs teetering on the edge
Two Asian frog species are now officially more threatened than the Giant Panda
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Big discoveries in small shrimp
Strange and new species of opossum shrimp (Crustacea: Mysida/Lophogastrida) revealed in the Australian Museum collection.
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Peering into the past: Potoroos provide new insight into biodiversity in Australia
Our study of one of Australia's most secretive marsupials sheds light on how changes to forests have enriched biodiversity
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A new species of frog discovered from the forests of Cambodia and Vietnam
A tiny little frog that looks almost the same as another species has just been revealed from the imperiled forests of Southeast Asia
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Teaming up to help fight the illegal rhino horn trade
AMRI, Scottish and Vietnamese wildlife forensic scientists excited to see the difference their collaboration can make to real-world issues
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A Cave Made to Order
The Australian Museum used to have its own richly-decorated limestone cave
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All is revealed: the Kermadec Biodiscovery Expedition
The long-awaited volume reporting on discoveries made on the 2011 Kermadec Expedition is now hot off the press.
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The Yeti Crab has a past - a new fossil family of Squat Lobsters
Old fossils reveal new surprises when we know what to look for
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Same same but different – a taxonomic detective story
DNA sequences expose cryptic species of land snail on a remote Kimberley island
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Surviving Australia: Lessons from land snails
Rapid morphological adaptation has helped Australian land snails thrive despite an increasingly inhospitable climate
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Bird poo frogs – more species than meets the eye!
Identifying hidden frog species (that look like bird poo) using DNA
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What do beetle taxonomists do on their holidays?
For some reason my family holidays always seem to include good beetle collecting localities, even in the most unlikely places.