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Australian Geographic Discover: Glowing Animals

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Find out how the natural world gets a ‘glow up’ with this fascinating foray into the world of bioluminescence, phospheresence and fluoresence. Let Australian Geographic lead you into glow worm caves and even down to the ocean depths to explore animals that glow in the dark.

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.
* Beautiful pictures with amazing animals on a fascinating topic.
* An illuminating look at how animals brighten up their lives, and ours!  
* Written by expert, Dr Tim Jackson, from the University of Melbourne.



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