Dylan Westaway
Wildlife ecologist @ Australian Wildlife Conservancy. Interested in ecological modelling, reptiles and understanding the effects of large disturbances like land clearing, invasive species, fire and climate change on wildlife. Views are my own.
- 🚨 🦎 New paper out exploring shingleback lizard movement ecology and habitat selection in a fragmented agricultural landscape 🌳 Main takeaway: retaining small patches of native vegetation is crucial to provide habitat and maintain landscape connectivity link.springer.com/article/10.1...
- 🚨 New research 🦉 Using citizen science data, we created a regional SDM for the cryptic sooty owl (Tyto tenebricosa). We then used field surveys and occupancy modelling to validate the SDM. 🌳 We discuss factors driving habitat suitability and conservation implications for this apex predator
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- Some pics from helping Josh Fastuca, set up field sites for his honours research. Josh will be using a variety of methods to assess the effect of cats, foxes and rabbits on herpetofauna. Carrying around tin and tiles brought back repressed memories from my PhD 😆 Excited to see what Josh finds!
- 🚨 New research out today from my PhD exploring population genetics of 3 lizard species across fragmented and continuous habitat. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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- 1 of 6 reticulated pythons (Malayopython reticulatus) we saw taking advantage of the smorgasbord of bats roosting in this Balinese cave
- Some holiday herping in Bali: - Sunda king cobra (Ophiophagus bungarus) - White-lipped put viper (Trimeresurus albolabris) - Mangrove cat snake (Boiga dendrophila) - Oriental vine snake (Ahaetulla prasina)
