Austral Ecology

Papers
(The median citation count of Austral Ecology is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
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Evidence of Persistence of Two Small, Sympatric Threatened Mammals (Dasyuridae) Following a Major Flood Event21
Do Eucalypt Species Display Similar Potential Niche Patterns to North American Trees?21
Specialized herbivores have differential distribution in veredas under different drying levels20
Tracking ecosystem decline in an uncertain and changing alpine landscape19
Slick. Australia's Toxic Relationship With Big Oilby RoyceKurmelovs, St Lucia, Queensland: University of Queensland Press, 2024. 342 pages, $34.99 Paperback. ISBN: 978 0 7022 686018
Metamorphosis: How Insects Are Changing Our WorldBy AdrianWashbourne, EricaMcAlister, Clayton VIC: CSIRO Publishing, 2024. 216 pp. ISBN: 978‐1‐4863‐1890‐218
Correction to: “An Investigation Into the Utility of Eastern Barn Owl Pellet Content as a Tool to Monitor Small Mammal Diversity in an Arid Ecosystem”16
The initial impact of a predator exclosure sanctuary on small vertebrates in semi‐arid Western Australia16
Mopane (Colophospermum mopane): A potential winner under climate change in southern Africa15
Factors affecting microhabitat use in two agamid species from south‐eastern Australia15
Is climate change causing the range contraction of Cape Rock‐jumpers (Chaetops frenatus)?14
The Expansion of Perna viridis Towards South Brazil: Bridging the Gap With Traditional Scientific Surveys and Citizen Science14
Looking Back to Plan for the Future: A Short History of Systematic Conservation Planning and Its Increasing Importance in Abating Earth's Biodiversity Crisis14
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Miniature GPS tags reveal extensive movements by a threatened narrow‐space bat and highlight sensitivity to forest clearing14
Tree hollow decline in new forest reserves with a long history of logging14
Urbanization and abundance of floral resources affect bee communities in medium‐sized neotropical cities14
Deep water By JamesBradley, Melbourne, Vic.: Penguin Random House Hamish Hamilton. 202413
Species richness, occurrence and rarity of bats in Brazilian caves13
The importance of competition theme in reducing taxonomic bias in the Threatened Species Bake Off13
The southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius johnsonii) remains an important disperser of native plants in fragmented rainforest landscapes13
Diet and isotopic niche variation of mammals associated with road zones in Uruguay13
Brushing up on carcass consumption: Investigating spatiotemporal scavenging dynamics of brushtail possums in Australian ecosystems13
Are Lizard Assemblages From the Atlantic Forest Under the Influence of Ecological Release?12
Bird Diversity of the Dry Chaco: Impacts of Land Use Change on Communities and Soundscapes12
Avian prey intake and breeding success parity of the powerful owl in dry, inland Victoria12
A systematic review of the trends in ecological science in the megabiodiverse Peru: Research gaps and future directions11
Carbon Storage Variation of Plantation Forest and Their Management Practices in Amhara, Ethiopia11
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Using Patterns of Post‐Fire Plant Reproduction to Inform Minimum Fire Intervals for Conservation Management in a Fire‐Prone Woodland10
An Austral Ecology 5 year retrospective on Natural History Notes: A compelling case for curiosity10
Aridity mediates the effect of wood extraction on the reproductive output of an endemic disturbance‐adapted woody species (Cenostigma microphyllum, Leguminosae) in the Caatinga dry forest10
Tree and grass competition in savannas: Interactive effects of soil moisture, grass defoliation and grass species identity on the growth and survival of tree seedlings10
Phenology of the semiaquatic caterpillar Paracles klagesi and its response to environmental changes10
Vegetation Structure and Composition as Predictors of Small Mammals Assemblages10
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Exploring Early Life Transitions in Micropogonias furnieri Otoliths Through Elemental Profiles and Crystallographic Analysis9
Prevalence of invasive fish and plants in the winter diet of the rakali (Hydromys chrysogaster)9
Exploring intermediate richness peak: Contrasting local and regional patterns of vascular epiphytes in the Brazilian tropical montane cloud forests9
Conspecific density plays a pivotal role in shaping sapling community in highly fragmented subtropical forests9
Rapid change in anti‐predator behaviour of a threatened marsupial after thousands of years of isolation from predators9
Phylogenetic Insights and a New Distribution Map for Chile's Endemic Virilastacus Crayfishes9
Pollination of Richea dracophylla (Ericaceae) and the role of the nocturnal ant Notoncus hickmani (Formicinae)9
Efecto de la configuración de áreas forestales sobre la comunidad de murciélagos insectívoros en paisajes agroforestales9
Potential Effects of an Emerging Disease on Tree Communities Around a Susceptible Foundation Tree Species9
Influence of environmental conditions and initial sapling size in Nothofagus survival and growth: Implications for restoration of burnt sub‐Antarctic forests9
The abundance and geographic distributions of two species of ticks in South Australia: Bundey Bore revisited9
Occupancy of urban roosts by spectacled flying‐foxes (Pteropus conspicillatus) is not affected by diurnal microclimate9
Short‐term impacts of the 2019–20 fire season on biodiversity in eastern Australia9
Multiscale Environmental Drivers of Aquatic Insect Assemblages in Cerrado Streams8
The case for studying tadpole autecology, with comments on strategies to study other small,fast‐movinganimals in nature8
Hidden impacts of environmental stressors on freshwater communities could be revealed at lower concentrations by correlation of abundances network analyses: An example with herbicides glyphosate, 2,8
Disentangling drivers of vertebrate roadkill in a protected area in the Amazon rainforest8
Broadcast Baiting May Ultimately Help Fire Ants Spread, Not Eradicate Them8
Soil Macrofauna Diversity in Threatened Veredas in Two Protected Areas of the Brazilian Cerrado8
A chucao tapaculo, Scelorchilus rubecula (Kittlitz, 1830), plucking hair from a southern pudu, Pudu puda (Molina, 1782), in the Chilean temperate forest8
Symbiotic bacteria in the relationship between Anaphes nitens (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) and Gonipterus platensis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)8
Wildfire Impact on Coastal Groundwater‐Dependent Heathland: Structural and Floristic Responses and Management8
Impact of reserve area on reproduction of a moth‐pollinated Stackhousia Sm. (Celastraceae) species in a fragmented landscape8
Tendências e lacunas no estudo do efeito do fogo nas interações planta‐animal em ecossistemas brasileiros8
Filling the gap of phonation in reptiles: First record of oral emission of the worm lizard, Amphisbaena alba8
Habitat associations of dryland avian communities during an extended dry period8
Nature Positive—What Does It Mean for Australia?8
Linking functional and phylogenetic diversity to assess decay in ecosystem services induced by metacommunity‐level mammal extirpations7
Notes on an interspecific interaction between distant taxa: Observation of active cohabitation and communal nesting resources between Gehyra mutilata (Wiegmann, 1834) and two vespid wasp specie7
Mycophagy and feeding on other native land snails by the black snail Macrocyclis peruvianus (Gastropoda, Macrocyclidae)7
Rapid on‐ground assessment after the 2019–2020 megafires reveals new information on rare and threatened plants in northern New South Wales, Australia7
New Zealand divaricate plant species: Tensile strength and Remote Island occurrence7
A multi‐scale synthesis of mousedeer habitat associations in Southeast Asia reveals declining abundance but few extirpations in fragments and edges7
The Long‐Nosed Potoroo ( Potorous tridactylus ) is Resilient to Small‐Scale Prescribed Fire in a Population Stronghold7
Richness and composition of terrestrial mammals vary in eucalyptus plantations due to stand age7
Landscape Connectivity and Bird Communities in Fragmented Butiá Palm Groves7
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Sea Country Change: Projected Poleward Range Shifts for Bioculturally Important Marine Gastropods Under Climate Change7
Ecosystem engineering in a high and cold desert: Effect of a subterranean rodent on lizard abundance and behaviour7
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Impacts of a Potential HPAI H 5 N 1 Incursion on Australian Wildlife6
Germination Adjustment to Local Temperatures in a Patagonian Invader6
Estimating Above‐Ground Liana Biomass in Disturbed Australian Tropical Forests6
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Perils of a Drifter: Larval Drift and Entrainment of Freshwater Catfish ( Tandanus tandanus ) in t6
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The Effects of Temperature on the Swimming Performance, Starvation‐Survival and Morphometrics of Zoea 1 Larvae of the Kelp Crab (Taliepus dentatus) From Central Chile6
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Drones are an effective tool to assess the impact of feral horses in an alpine riparian environment6
Overcoming the lack of distribution data for range‐restricted habitat specialist frogs6
Cave Dependency Limits Climate‐Driven Range Shifts in African Cave‐Roosting Bats6
Trends and gaps in the literature on native palms of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest6
Hippos alter their aggregations to mitigate density‐dependent drought effects6
Association between bryophytes and seedlings in Nothofagussub‐Antarctic forests6
Effects of Intraspecific and Interspecific Indirect Competition on Foraging Activity in Subtropical Facultative and Obligatory Shredder Organisms6
Evaluating higher taxa as surrogates of harvestmen biodiversity (Arachnida: Opiliones) along a latitudinal gradient in the Atlantic Forest6
Increased herbivory but not cyanogenesis is associated with urbanization in a tropical wildflower6
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Fish and macroinvertebrates respond differently to seasonal drying in tropical non‐perennial streams6
An ephemerality paradox: Evidence of virtual semelparity in ephemeral pool‐breeding anurans6
Species distribution modelling of the endangered Mahogany Glider (Petaurus gracilis) reveals key areas for targeted survey and conservation6
Seasonal Thermoregulation of Brush‐Tailed Mulgaras (Dasycercus blythi)6
Ecosystem stability of temperate grasslands in response to variability of hydrological conditions6
Using bioindicators to inform effective predator management for threatened species protection6
Field guide to the reptiles of Northern Territory ChrisJolly, BrendanSchembri, StewartMacDonald, Melbourne, Vic.: CSIRO Publishing. 2023. 400 pp. RRP AUD $49.99 (paperback). 6
Who Is Served First? Intraspecific Traits That Drive Arrival at Food Resource in Two Phanaeus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) Species5
Unveiling the hidden impact: Wildlife roadkill assessment in the Paraguayan Chaco5
Influence of vegetation regeneration and agricultural land use on lizard composition, taxonomic and functional diversity between different vegetation types in Caatinga domain, Brazil5
Landscape characteristics effects on Diptera assemblages and their relation with seasonal variations in urban green patches5
La importancia de alimentarse rápido cuando hay ladrones cerca: Cleptoparasitismo sobre Zarapitos alimentándose en una playa arenosa expuesta en el sur de Chile5
The Effects of Myrtle Rust on Post‐Fire Regeneration of Myrtaceae in Australia5
Mortality rates of desert vegetation during high‐intensity drought at Uluru‐Kata Tjuta National Park, Central Australia5
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The role of the peat seed bank in plant community dynamics of a fire‐prone New Zealand restiad bog5
Influence of nest box design on internal microclimate: Comparisons of plastic prototypes5
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Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) diversity along a rainy season and edge effects in a riparian forest in Southeastern Brazil5
Myrtle Rust Continues to Blight Subtropical Rainforest Trees: Strategies for Resurrecting the Living Dead5
Psarocolius decumanus(Icteridae) acts as a seedling disperser ofGomesa recurva(Orchidaceae) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest5
And the Oscar goes to… – Species‐specific ant behaviour related to predator defence in ant‐mimicking spiders5
Applying Occupancy Modelling to Inform Conservation Strategies for a Threatened Parrot Population5
Once Thought Extinct, Now Spreading Along Disturbed Track Margins: The Ecology of Wrinkled Buttons ( Leiocarpa gatesii )5
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Ecological Strategies of Trees Across Diverse Riparian Forests Along the Tropical Rio Doce, Brazil5
Investigating Fish‐Habitat Associations on Mesophotic Reefs Using Stereo‐BRUVS5
Hyperepilithics—An overlooked life form of vascular plants on tropical vertical rock walls5
Exotic and native species used by traditional populations of the Patagonian steppe: An approach based on redundancy and versatility5
Correction to ‘Why Conservation of Australian Native Temperate Grasslands Needs to Occur at Different Scales—From Landscapes to Patches, and From Governments to Individuals’5
2015/16 El Niño increased water demand and pushed plants from a Mesic tropical montane grassland beyond their hydraulic safety limits5
First record of preying behaviour of Achelous spinimanus5
Wind turbines kill bats, but they don't have to5
Multi‐year responses of reptiles to prescribed burning in a eucalypt forest ecosystem5
Surviving in the Amazon Arc of Deforestation: Richness and Defaunation of Mammals in Priority‐Protected Areas of the Brazilian Midwest5
Wood trait trade‐offs in desert plants: A triangular model to understand intra‐ and interspecific variations along an aridity gradient5
Courtship and homosexual behaviour in saw‐shelled turtles (Myuchelys latisternum)5
Herbivores but not vegans: Deer as nest predators5
Novel mating behaviours in male tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) expand our understanding of reptile courtship4
Interannual patterns of avian diseases in wild New Zealand avifauna near conservation areas4
Herbivory and Seed Banks Will Limit Regeneration and Restoration of an Endangered Subtropical Rainforest4
Shelter Use Influences Red Fox Spatial Ecology in the Central Australian Desert During a Period of Low Rainfall4
Influences on koala habitat selection across four local government areas on the far north coast of NSW4
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal and dark septate fungi colonization in an invasive plant from Patagonian wetlands4
Effects of wetland connectivity on overwintering and movement behaviours of Australian freshwater turtles4
Apparent anti‐parasite behaviour in the Norfolk Island green parrot Cyanoramphus cookii4
No evidence for the simultaneous induction of structural and chemical defences in spiny southern African savanna trees4
Cryptofauna Associated With the Epilithic Algal Matrix on Subtropical Brazilian Reefs4
Local and non‐local soil microbiota impede germination of the endangered Acacia whibleyana4
Hold your breath: Observations of the endangered pygmy bluetongue (Tiliqua adelaidensis) submerged in flooded burrows4
Phenology of Kleptobiotic Sundew Bugs Tracks Peak Stickiness of Their Carnivorous Host Plants4
Comparing different citizen science platforms for collecting urban ecological data from Toco toucan (Ramphastos toco) in Argentina4
Interspecific variation in the diet of a native apex predator and invasive mesopredator in an alpine ecosystem4
Filling Gap and Geographic Distribution Map of Elachistocleis helianneae Caramaschi, 2010 (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae)4
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Predators in a mining landscape: Threats to a behaviourally unique, endangered lizard4
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Compromisos de rasgos del leño en plantas del desierto: un modelo triangular para comprender las variaciones intra e interespecíficas a lo largo de un gradiente de aridez4
Is the Long‐Nosed Potoroo a Facultative Arboreal Species?4
To the future: An ecology of love, hope, and action4
How much carbon is stored in the terrestrial ecosystems of the Chilean Patagonia?4
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Kangaroo grass is a keystone species for ecological fire management4
Reproductive Biology of the Desertic Micro‐Endemic Nolana chapiensis (Solanaceae: Nolanoideae) in Southern Peru: Self‐Incompatibility and Solitary Bees as Exclusive Pollinators4
Influencia de las condiciones ambientales y del tamaño inicial de los renovales en la supervivencia y el crecimiento de Nothofagus: Implicaciones para la restauración de bosques subantárticos q4
Changes in Vegetation Cover and Their Effects on the Diversity of Fruit‐Feeding Butterflies4
An ecological risk assessment for the impacts of offshore wind farms on birds in Australia4
Stress‐Testing Monitoring Design to Lock in Conservation Success4
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Remnant Habitat Patches Have Lower Reptile Richness and Diversity Compared to Areas of Continuous Habitat4
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Evidence from citizen science suggests foliage as a possible day roost for the hairy big‐eyed bat (Chiroderma villosum)4
Brazil's Invisible Invaders: Are Craspedacusta Jellyfish a Ticking Ecological Bomb?4
Vegetações amazônicas e terras indígenas ameaçadas pelas próximas mudanças climáticas: Previsão de impacto nos biomas brasileiros3
Anuran Assemblage Structure in the Serra Da Capivara National Park, Piauí State, North‐Eastern Brazil3
The effect of environmental temperature on bee activity at strawberry farms3
Home Range and Movement of the Ghost Bat ( Macroderma gigas ) in the Katherine Region, Northern Te3
Genetic Connectivity of Profilicollis altmani in Seabirds: Effects of Host Trophic Ecology on Chil3
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Increase in size and shrub cover improves bird functional diversity in Neotropical urban green spaces3
Revealing new insights into Red‐bellied Macaw foraging ecology through citizen photography3
Feral Horses and Their Environmental Impacts in the Australian Alps: Policy and Management Priorities3
Modelling the sustainable harvest of wild populations for the conservation of a threatened amphibian3
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Water conditions influence the detectability of Crossodactylus gaudichaudii (Anura, Hylodidae) in streams of the Atlantic Forest3
Assessing Land‐Use Effects on Woody Species' Seed Rain and Soil Seed Bank in Dry Forests of Central Argentina3
Assessing Brazilian reptiles' road‐kill risks using trait‐based models3
Network Analysis Highlights the Complementary Roles of Active and Passive Restoration for Birds in a Restored Landscape Mosaic3
Relative Species Mobility Is a Key Determinant of Avian Diversity in Post‐Megafire Recovery3
Geophagy in an Upper‐Forest Frugivore, the Toco Toucan3
The influence of proximity with riparian forests and the distance from urban areas on roadkills of vertebrates in a fragmented Brazilian savanna area3
An investigation into the utility of eastern barn owl pellet content as a tool to monitor small mammal diversity in an arid ecosystem3
Patchiness caused by aphid herbivory and ozone events affects aphid's spread3
Batmobile—Using Nocturnal Drone Imagery to Assess the Habitat Use and Population Size of a Tropical Island‐Endemic Flying‐Fox3
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Conserving diversity, distinctiveness and connectivity in the Sunshine Coast heathlands, Queensland, Australia3
Knowledge of ground‐dwelling beetle communities in the tropical Andes: Gaps and trends3
High Fluctuating Asymmetry in Birds in a Large Neotropical City3
Description and shaping factors of diet and feeding ecology of neotropical tadpoles: A case study and a comprehensive review3
Urbanisation Does Not Affect Allometric Relationships in a Widespread Amazonian Dung Beetle Species3
Biodiversity and Trophic Structure of the Rocky Intertidal Macroinvertebrate Assemblages in Southern Patagonia, Argentina3
Why Do Birds Sing?By GráinneCleary, Australia: Allen and Unwin, 2025. $24.99 (paperback). ISBN : 978 1 76147 232 93
Saving the endangered Mary River turtle: Enhancing conservation outcomes through community engagement3
Mother Chemical Stimulus and Aggregation Behaviour of Tadpoles in a Neotropical Foam‐Nesting Frog3
Methodological Approaches in Spatial Ecological Modelling and Their Application in Amphibian Conservation3
The long unknown: Rediscovery of the long sunskink, Lampropholis elongata (Squamata: Scincidae)—After almost a decade, and after 50 years of data deficiency3
Differences in phenology between non‐native C4 grasses and native C3 and C4 grasses in a seasonally dry ecosystem3
Seasonal changes in the dietary compositions of rusa deer in Pangandaran Nature Reserve, West Java, Indonesia3
The Largest Nematogenys inermis From a Small Stream in the Maipo Basin Once Considered Extinct: Pe3
A Newly Discovered Symbiotic Relationship Between Giant Cowbirds (Molothrus oryzivorus) and South American Tapirs (Tapirus terrestris) in Suriname3
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Patchiness of aquatic plant assemblages in seasonal wetlands: Local abiotic factors explain the spatial distribution of growth forms3
Assessing Relative Effectiveness of Physical and Sensory Deterrents to Protect Juvenile Trees From Damage by Fallow Deer3
Differences in Establishment of Host and Parasite After One Decade Among Four Simultaneous Translocations of a Long‐Lived Reptile3
Ecology and Conservation Significance of Alkaline Wetlands in LUTRUWITA/Tasmania, Australia3
Attractiveness of dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) to faeces from native mammals in different trophic guilds3
Thermal scanners versus spotlighting: New opportunities for monitoring threatened small endotherms3
Interspecific variation in fish spatial synchrony relates to reproductive traits in a highly fragmented river3
Underwater Imagery Reveals Bryozoan Habitat in Western Port, South‐East Australia3
Optimising camera trap surveys for the Carpentarian Pseudantechinus (Pseudantechinus mimulus) in northwest Queensland3
Movement patterns of two northern quolls after a large wildfire3
Allometry and the distribution of fruit and seed traits across tropical plant species3
Acoustic communities in an environmental gradient from native to urban areas in Central Brazil3
Underestimating the underdog: Camera trap observations of full‐contact combat between quenda (Isoodon fusciventer) and black rats (Rattus rattus)3
How close is danger? Relationship between the distance from an exotic tree plantation and occupancy of an endemic lizard3
Too cold is better than too hot: Preferred temperatures and basking behaviour in a tropical freshwater turtle3
Investigating the effects of landscape productivity on the spatial ecology of a threatened marsupial inside feral predator exclosures3
Over the Hedge: Assessment of the Invasiveness and Potential Distribution of the Barrier Plant, Metrosideros excelsa (Myrtaceae), in South Africa and Bey3
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The largest trees in Australia3
Effects of habitat, season and flood on corvid scavenging dynamics in Central Australia2
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Abundant tiny turtle ants can foster notably speciose mimicry complexes2
Strange bedfellows: Mammal burrow disturbances may provide thermoregulatory microsites for fossorial reptiles in densely vegetated dunes2
Invertebrate Biodiversity Associated With a Unique Bryozoan Biogenic Reef Complex (Western Port, Victoria, Australia)2
Long corolla flowers in Tropical Andes favour nectar robbing by the Black Metaltail hummingbird: A study using citizen science and field observations2
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Effects of Soil Attributes on Floristic Composition and Structure of Dry Forests in the Brazilian Savanna2
Correction to “Broadcast Baiting May Ultimately Help Fire Ants Spread, Not Eradicate Them”2
Hybridisation and Species Boundaries in Eucalypts2
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Juvenile proportion as a predictor of freshwater turtle population change2
Uruguayan Grasslands: A Threatened Natural Asset2
Relationship Between Grassland Corridor Characteristics and Flying Insect Biomass in Forest Plantations in a Grassland Context2
Neotropical songbird chick predation by an invasive wasp, the German yellowjacket (Vespula germanica)2
Trophic Level Changes After Reintroduction of a Predator to a Fenced Conservation Reserve2
Polistes dominula (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) paper wasps detect native grasshoppers using olfactory cues2
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