@LeeSlender

Research Associate in ecology and evolutionary biology at Flinders Uni

 Adelaide, South Australia
Joined July 2015
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Remembering Edward O. Wilson skeptic.com/reading_room/rem…
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Fleas and ticks may be creating new sub-species of shingleback lizards abc.net.au/news/2020-02-19/l… via @ABCNews

Fleas and ticks may be creating new sub-species of shingleback lizards

An international study led by Flinders University is to investigate whether parasites can create subspecies of sleepy lizards and cause them to have difficulty recognising one another.

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Mike Gardner@MikeG_lizards4 Dec 2019
Ecstatic to have ARC DP funding to examine the potential for parasites to be causing population divergence in a long term study system of sleepy lizards and their parasites. Looking forward to working with Andy Sih, Steve Cooper, Terry Bertozzi, Rob Miller and @Dr_StephGodfrey
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Superb fairy-wren story... our lab features in a short documentary prepared by Paul Willis. share.icloud.com/photos/0XHS…
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Interested in bioacoustics and ecological modelling? Check out this fantastic PhD opportunity or please share!
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Tom Hunt@moth_nut29 Nov 2018
What a great result for our Mallee Emu-wren translocation! The birds birds are still out there and thriving, PLUS THEY MADE AMAZING TINY BABY EMU-WRENS ALL BY THEMSELVES! 🐣🙌🙏😍🥳 – at Adelaide, South Australia
Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board@MRLandscapeSA29 Nov 2018
Have you heard that #Ngarkat Conservation Park is now home to 78 endangered Mallee emu-wrens thanks to a translocation project releasing 40 #birds back in April and 38 more in August all the way from Murray Sunset and Hattah-Kulkyne National Parks in Victoria?
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Endangered SA bird song competition determines luck with the ladies, via @LeeSlender @Flinders australiascience.tv/endanger…
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SCIENTISTS! Exciting times! Did you know you can sign up to @OtletResearch RN! Anyone looking for biological samples, wanting to share samples or create collaborations sign up. Oh and please RT so all our science friends are in the know! 👩‍💻👨‍🔬 otlet.io
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Great work Amy and Marina -- this was a tricky species to study! Thick-billed grasswren (Amytornis modestus) songs differ across subspecies and elicit different subspecific behavioural responses tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Thick-billed grasswren (Amytornis modestus) songs differ across subspecies and elicit different...

Passerine song has many functions including mate attraction and territory defence. When songs across populations diverge, this can lead to changes in conspecific recognition and barriers to gene fl...

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The largest resurgence of underwater grasses has been recorded in the UK due to concerted efforts to reduce nutrient pollution can result in substantial improvements theconversation.com/cutting-…

Cutting pollution in the Chesapeake Bay has helped underwater grasses rebound

An ambitious plan to cut the flow of nutrients into the Chesapeake Bay has produced historic regrowth of underwater seagrasses. These results offer hope for other polluted water bodies.

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Samantha Vine@Samantha_Vine_19 Feb 2018
Same report shows that recovery plans work when they are actually implemented. Over 90 per cent of listed U.S birds have recovery plans. See A Wild Success: A Systematic Review of Bird Recovery Under the Endangered Species Act for more (2/2)
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Australian Crows have figured out how to eat cane toads without being poisoned. nationalgeographic.com.au/au…
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Wildlife Land Trust@wlt_au14 Feb 2018
This Tasmanian tiger snake certainly has an interesting way of getting around @bangorfarm! #WildOz
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'A national disgrace': Australia's extinction crisis is unfolding in plain sight. More than 1,800 plant and animal species and ecological communities are at risk of extinction right now #actforbirds #ourwidebrownland theguardian.com/environment/…

'A national disgrace': Australia's extinction crisis is unfolding in plain sight

More than 1,800 plant and animal species and ecological communities are at risk of extinction right now

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Before enjoying your next beach walk, smarten up your seaside knowledge with these 5 commonly mistaken finds. Hint: Pictured is not a jellyfish. ow.ly/8UKA30hmqKb
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By slashing environment spending, the government is slashing opportunities theconversation.com/by-slash… via @ConversationEDU

By slashing environment spending, the government is slashing opportunities

Australian government environmental funding has decreased by a third since 2013. At the same time, Australia is experiencing massive species loss as funding for the sector dries up.

theconversation.com
I am excited to be part of the WOMAD Planet talks in March 2018 on "The Wonder of Birds". womadelaide.com.au/program/t…
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How little brown birds get overlooked in the protection pecking order. Thanks for the great article @callapilla theguardian.com/environment/…

How little brown birds get overlooked in the protection pecking order

Ever heard of the King Island brown thornbill? What about the orange-bellied parrot? Can you guess which is more endangered?

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BBC Earth
@BBCEarth24 Nov 2017
Thousands of spider crabs gather under the sea for one crucial reason. 🦀 #BluePlanet2
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Vertebrate speciation before our eyes! When a female medium ground finch chose an immigrant male cactus finch as a mate, she changed history. #femalesong #wonderofbirds xitter.cf/shardman87/status/9338…
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