Zoology and animal sciences

For well over a century, the Night Parrot lured its seekers into Australia's vast, arid outback.

Hawkmoths are large charismatic insects with highly variable and colourful larvae.

High in the Australian Alps, Possum needs to find enough food and shelter to survive the harsh alpine winter.

Australian Weevils: Volume IV covers the 11 smaller tribes of the weevil subfamily Entiminae (broad-nosed weevils), which comprises more than 100 genera and 700 described species in Australia.

Australia's native land snails are an often-overlooked invertebrate group that forms a significant part of terrestrial biodiversity, with an estimated 2500 species present in Australia today.

Wildlife Research in Australia: Practical and Applied Methods is a guide to conducting wildlife research in Australia.

How to decelerate loss of global biodiversity is one of the greatest challenges of our generation.

Australia is home to more than 240 species of frogs, many of which cannot be found anywhere else in the world.

Victoria's Box-Ironbark region is one of the most important areas of animal diversity and significance in southern Australia.

Throughout much of the world, frog populations are declining, with the survival of many species under threat.

As a species, the German cockroach is one of the most widespread indoor urban pests worldwide.

The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2020 is the most comprehensive review of the status of Australia's avifauna ever attempted.

This second edition of Australian Bird Names is a completely updated checklist of Australian birds and the meanings behind their common and scientific names, which may be useful, useless or downright misleading!

This three-volume series represents a comprehensive treatment of the beetles of Australia, a relatively under-studied fauna that includes many unusual and unique lineages found nowhere else on Earth.

The Murray-Darling Basin spans more than 1 million square kilometres across the lower third of Queensland, most of New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, northern Victoria and the south-eastern corner of South Australia.

Admired all over the world and loved by locals for its natural beauty, Sydney Harbour is enjoyed by thousands of people every day.

Raptors are popular and iconic birds, and are important ecologically, with some species listed as threatened.

Victoria's reptiles are not often encountered by urban dwellers, with many species now threatened.

Victoria's reptiles are not often encountered by urban dwellers, with many species now threatened.

Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia is a complete guide to Australia's rich and varied herpetofauna, including frogs, crocodiles, turtles, tortoises, lizards and snakes.

Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia is a complete guide to Australia’s rich and varied herpetofauna, including frogs, crocodiles, turtles, tortoises, lizards and snakes.

Nutrition is the key driver of animal health, welfare and production.

Lizards and snakes (squamate reptiles) are the most diverse vertebrate group in Australia, with approximately 1000 described species, representing about 10% of the global squamate diversity.

Biological Control: Global Impacts, Challenges and Future Directions of Pest Management provides a historical summary of organisms and main strategies used in biological control, as well as the key challenges confronting biological control in the 21st century.

The Otways and Shipwreck Coast is known for its natural beauty and attracts millions of visitors each year, particularly along the Great Ocean Road.

Long-term monitoring programs are fundamental to understanding the natural environment and managing major environmental problems.

Though many are harmless and even beneficial, invertebrates are some of the world's most feared and dangerous creatures.

Though many are harmless and even beneficial, invertebrates are some of the world’s most feared and dangerous creatures.

Healthy waterways and oceans are essential for our increasingly urbanised world.

Birds of prey spend most of their time in flight and, when viewed from the ground, they are notoriously hard to identify.

Birds of prey spend most of their time in flight and, when viewed from the ground, they are notoriously hard to identify.

On the evening of 26 August 2009, the last known pipistrelle emerges from its day-time shelter on Christmas Island.

On the evening of 26 August 2009, the last known pipistrelle emerges from its day-time shelter on Christmas Island.

Bees are the darlings of the insect world.

Most Australian stag beetles live secretive lives, spending the majority of their life cycle inside decaying timber or under logs sunken in the soil.

Most Australian stag beetles live secretive lives, spending the majority of their life cycle inside decaying timber or under logs sunken in the soil.

The red kangaroo is at the heart of Australia's ecological identity.

We can't avoid insects.

We can’t avoid insects.

Phasmid is the amazing true story of the Lord Howe Island Phasmid, or Stick Insect.

As fascinating as they are beautiful, butterflies are a pleasure to watch and an important group of invertebrates to study.

As fascinating as they are beautiful, butterflies are a pleasure to watch and an important group of invertebrates to study.

Water is scarce in the Lake Eyre Basin in the heart of Australia.

Australia is a land of many unique animals, some of which are active only during the cooler evening and night-time and so are rarely seen.

Australia is a land of many unique animals, some of which are active only during the cooler evening and night-time and so are rarely seen.

This field guide to introduced dung beetles covers all species found in Australia, including two newly introduced species.

Biology and Evolution of Crocodylians is a comprehensive review of current knowledge about the world's largest and most famous living reptiles.

The bioregion of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea possesses a unique natural heritage stretching back over 80 million years since the break-up of the great southern continent of Gondwana.

The bioregion of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea possesses a unique natural heritage stretching back over 80 million years since the break-up of the great southern continent of Gondwana.

In 1998, the Southern Saltmarsh Mosquito Aedes camptorhynchus ('Campto') was accidentally transported from Australia to Hawke's Bay in New Zealand, from where it dispersed to another 10 localities mainly on the North Island.