Snapper study finds three populations
New research on snapper has revealed that there are more genetically distinct populations in the western part of its Australian range than previously understood. The research, led by […]
First records of orcas hunting largest animals on Earth
In late March 2019, annual whale and dolphin research surveys led by Cetacean Research Centre (CETREC WA), discovered the first ever record of killer whales hunting […]
Secrets of fish survival in the desert
How life manages to persist in unpredictable and extreme environments is a major question in evolution. For aquatic animals, extreme environments include those with little water […]
Male dolphins swim in family bachelor groups
When it comes to wooing the ‘ladies’, it turns out male bottlenose dolphins seem to employ similar tactics to some human groups. Flinders field work on the […]
Throwing a lifeline to native fish stocks
The future of native fish species in Murray-Darling waterways will get a boost with assistance from Flinders University fish genomics experts. The Molecular Ecology Lab at Flinders University […]