Alistair R. Evans

Jun 22, 2024 | phys.org | William Parker |Alistair R. Evans

How do you find out the age of a wild animal? For some Australian marsupials, we have discovered you can tell from their teeth. In a new paper published in Archives of Oral Biology, we show that the front teeth of kangaroos record their age in a number of different ways—and they can even tell us if the roo is male or female.

Jun 21, 2024 | ndtv.com | William Parker |Alistair R. Evans

Melbourne: How do you find out the age of a wild animal? For some Australian marsupials, we have discovered you can tell from their teeth. In a new paper published in Archives of Oral Biology, we show that the front teeth of kangaroos record their age in a number of different ways – and they can even tell us if the roo is male or female. Long in the toothFinding out the age of a wild animal can be important for vets, ecologists and conservationists.

May 16, 2023 | theconversation.com | Silke Cleuren |Alistair R. Evans |David Hocking

Hanya sedikit objek di alam yang dapat menimbulkan rasa takut dan ketertarikan yang lebih besar daripada taring ular berbisa. Gigi seperti jarum ini digunakan oleh ular untuk menusuk mangsanya dan menyuntikkan bisa yang mematikan. Dengan lebih dari 3.000 spesies ular yang menghuni dunia ini, kami bertanya-tanya: apakah semua taring mereka sama? Atau apakah taring mereka memiliki bentuk yang berbeda tergantung pada apa yang mereka makan, seperti yang kita temukan pada kelompok hewan lainnya?