Context. Human activities are having a significant impact on biodiversity worldwide, to the
extent that we are in the midst of the sixth mass extinction event. Although a substantial …

Human-mediated dispersal of animals often acts to bring populations that have been
separated for substantial periods of evolutionary time (eg millions of years) in their native …

Historical and contemporary events are known to affect the genetic structure and diversity of
species. Thus, in order to design effective conservation management strategies for …

Understanding how the complex geotectonic and climatic history of the Australo-Papuan
region has promoted the ecological and evolutionary diversification of its avifauna remains a …

This study documents the first detailed phylogenetic analysis of an Australian
paradoxosomatid millipede genus. Two mitochondrial genes (partial COI and 16S) as well …

The importance of protecting genetic diversity within a species is increasingly being
recognised by conservation management authorities. However, discrepancies in …

Aim We investigated genetic divergence among two widespread eastern A ustralian orchids
(D endrobium sect. D endrocoryne): D endrobium speciosum and D endrobium tetragonum …

The angiosperm genus Logania R. Br.(Loganiaceae) is endemic to the mainland of
Australia. A recent genetic study challenged the monophyly of Logania, suggesting that its …

Kroombit Tops was the subject of a Queensland Naturalists' Club long excursion in 1983
and resulted in the compilation of a dedicated issue of The Queensland Naturalist (Vol 27: 1 …

Abstract The Australian scincid genus Pseudemoia comprises six morphologically similar
species restricted to temperate south-eastern Australia. Due to the high degree of …