Day: December 20, 2012

Perhaps think about the Boobook, while reading about the Crimson Rosella. FREE download of pdf. Colin Trainor http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0050484 Learned Vocal Variation Is Associated with Abrupt Cryptic Genetic Change in a Parrot Species Complex Raoul F. H. Ribot, Katherine L. Buchanan, John A. Endler, Leo Joseph, Andrew T. D. Bennett, Mathew L. BergAbstractContact zones between subspecies … Read more

Hi all If call (language), size, appearance, (skin colour), habitat (country) and behaviour (customs) were a criteria there would be many human species. As I understand genetics tries to predict the old species definition of if the progeny of two different species are infertile, then they are in fact different species. Maybe too many lumpings … Read more

G’day all Many thanks to those who answered my request for info on the status of Boobooks in Australia. I opened a can of worms apparently. All good info and healthy debate! It seems that there is more work to do to unravel the situation and there are clever people on the job. I will … Read more

Little Curlew still at Edmonton Turf farm on France Road on 19/12 Bush-hen seen from veranda of Cassowary House 18/12, seemed to be associating with a Red-necked Crake! The crakes have two fledged youngsters now. Juv Scrubfowl still about, not often seen here at this very young stage Dad Cassowary and 3 chicks coming daily, … Read more

Oops. Thankfully the truth came out quickly but likely that will be harder to get through. It mostly got me in, mainly because I wondered why is it such poor filming if it is a fake? Then again I didn’t think of students deliberately making it that way. I thought if I was making a … Read more