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RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
The moss froglet Bryobatrachus nimbus is a recently described terrestrial breeding and direct anuran from southwestern Tasmania. A 17-stage table based on changes in external was developed in order to calculate development rates and larval lifespan. This staging demonstrated that development was not predominantly intracapsular as earlier reported. Instead, larvae hatch from the capsule two to three months after oviposition and continue development in the nest within a homogenous, capsule-derived fluid. This reproductive mode was previoulsy known in Australia only in the Geverinia rosea complex from southwestern Australia. This paper describes the larval life-history of a subalpine population and presents data on clutch size, ovum and capsule diameters and the duration of larval development. Capsule size is almost twice that recorded for any other Australian anuran, while the larval lifespan is the longest known for any terrestrial breeding Australian species. Metamorphosis occurs approximately 12 months after oviposition.
Royal Society of Tasmania, RST, Van Diemens Land, natural history, science, ecology, taxonomy, botany, zoology, geology, geography, papers & proceedings, Australia, UTAS Library
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The Royal Society of Tasmania acknowledges, with deep respect, the traditional owners of this land, and the ongoing custodianship of the Aboriginal people of Tasmania. The Society pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that Tasmanian Aboriginal Peoples have survived severe and unjust impacts resulting from invasion and dispossession of their Country. As an institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, the Royal Society of Tasmania recognises Aboriginal cultural knowledge and practices and seeks to respect and honour these traditions and the deep understanding they represent.
On 15 February 2021, the Royal Society of Tasmania offered a formal Apology to the Tasmanian Aboriginal people.
