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Australian Geographic Discover: Animal Mimics

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From the vocal ‘copycat’ antics of lyrebirds to ant-mimicking spiders, find out all about Australia’s trickiest creatures and cleverest ‘actors’ in this engaging junior non-fiction title.

Dr Timothy Jackson is an evolutionary toxinologist who has been publishing in the field since 2003. He received his PhD from the University of Queensland in 2016 for his thesis entitled “A philosophical and empirical investigation of the toxicoferan reptile venom system.”                                                                                    

His work focuses on the evolution of reptile venom systems and their constituent toxins and has resulted in the publication of 28 peer-reviewed papers and contributions to 26 book chapters to-date.                                                                             

Having grown up largely in Australia, working with Australian venomous snakes from a young age, a particular focus of Dr Jackson’s work has been the evolution of the venom of Australian elapid snakes and its connection with their ecological and behavioural diversity. He is passionate in his belief that a deep understanding of the evolution of venoms and their constituent toxins can make an important contribution to the treatment of snakebite.

* A continuation of Australian Geographics Discover series for young readers.
* A detailed look into a lesser-known part of animal behaviour.
* An engaging and interesting way to learn that animals are actors too and the various ways in which they perform.
* Written by expert, Dr Tim Jackson, from the University of Melbourne.







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