The south‐western land division of Western Australia (SWWA), bordering the temperate
Southern and Indian Oceans, is the only global biodiversity hotspot recognised in Australia …

While morphological traits are often associated with multiple functions, it remains unclear
how evolution balances the selective effects of different functions. Birds' beaks function not …

With nearly 300 species, the infraorder Meliphagides represents one of the largest and most
conspicuous Australasian bird radiations. Although the group has been the focus of a …

Although the lethal consequences of extreme heat are increasingly reported in the literature,
the fitness costs of exposure to sublethal high air temperatures, typically identified in the 30 …

An authoritative and entertaining exploration of Australia's distinctive birds and their
unheralded role in global evolution Renowned for its gallery of unusual mammals, Australia …

Birds' beaks play a key role in foraging, and most research on their size and shape has
focused on this function. Recent findings suggest that beaks may also be important for …

Southwestern Australia (hereafter referred to as the 'SouthWest')—defined as the area south
of a line from Shark Bay in the north to Eyre in the south-east—is unique among Australia's …

We reassessed the phylogenetic relationships of dasyuromorphians using a large molecular
database comprising previously published and new sequences for both nuclear (nDNA) and …

Background Climate imposes multiple selection pressures on animal morphology. Allen's
Rule proposes that geographic variation in the appendage size of endotherms, relative to …

Quantifying the relationship between form and function can inform use of morphology as a
surrogate for ecology. How the strength of this relationship varies continentally can inform …