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1/10. Hi, I'm Ben Phillips, a population biologist @BioSci_UniMelb. In this #SCBMelb21 plenary, I point out the value of an evolutionary perspective in conservation. 
2/10. Conservation tends to think about the number of individuals of a species. Is the number increasing, or decreasing? Do we have sufficient habitat to keep the population stable? And so on. #SCBMelb21
3/10. Evolution tends to think about traits, and how they vary. When we look closely, trait variation is everywhere. Even sheep -- those paragons of homogeneity -- vary in body size, wool characters, personality, running speed, fecundity, and so on. #SCBMelb21
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The VWSG, made up of 140 volunteers, has contributed to monitoring of waders in Victoria and SE Australia for 40 years. We have a number of important monitoring around Melb, including Port Philip & Western Port Bay #SCBMelb21
The VWSG, made up of 140 volunteers, has contributed to monitoring of waders in Victoria and SE Australia for 40 years. We have a number of important monitoring around Melb, including Port Philip & Western Port Bay #SCBMelb21
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Through long-term capture/banding/flagging in Vic, starting in 1974, our data have contributed to measuring population decline of waders across the East Asian Aus Flyway. REF: nature.com/articles/ncomm…
Note diff ⬇️trajectories in Curlew Sandpiper & Red-necked Stint. #SCBMelb21
Through long-term capture/banding/flagging in Vic, starting in 1974, our data have contributed to measuring population decline of waders across the East Asian Aus Flyway. REF: nature.com/articles/ncomm…
Note diff ⬇️trajectories in Curlew Sandpiper & Red-necked Stint. #SCBMelb21
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These waders which we captured in Australia migrate to the Arctic to breed, annually.
Through fitting of geos on birds in Western Port Bay we find that Red-necked Stint (blue) and Curlew Sandpiper (orange) have similar migration routes, but different strategies #SCBMelb21
These waders which we captured in Australia migrate to the Arctic to breed, annually.
Through fitting of geos on birds in Western Port Bay we find that Red-necked Stint (blue) and Curlew Sandpiper (orange) have similar migration routes, but different strategies #SCBMelb21
