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Dialect formation in ghost bats: genetic, geographic and morphological drivers of social and echolocation call divergence
Hanrahan, N., Armstrong, K. N., Turbill, C., Dalziell, A. H. & Welbergen, J. A., Jan 2026, In: Ecology and Evolution. 16, 1, 18 p., e72797.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Energetic costs of extreme heat: high temperatures elevate daytime activity and suppress nighttime foraging in flying-foxes
Walker, M. J., Welbergen, J. A., Meade, J., Boardman, W. S. J., Martin, J. M. & Turbill, C., Apr 2026, In: Ecology and Evolution. 16, 4, 9 p., e73408.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Song structure and dialects in a peninsula population of the endangered Eastern Bristlebird
Bradstock, E. W., Dalziell, A. H., Welbergen, J. A. & Maute, K., Apr 2026, In: Ibis. 168, 2, p. 723-743 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The life of brian … and David: two flying-foxes' contribution to science
Walker, M. J., Welbergen, J. A., Meade, J., Boardman, W. S. J., Reardon, T., Martin, J. M., McKeown, A. & Turbill, C., Jan 2026, In: Ecology and Evolution. 16, 1, 5 p., e72834.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Torpor in a passerine bird expands the scope of avian heterothermy
Barratt, A., Welbergen, J. A., Moore, B. D., Hunt, A. & Turbill, C., 9 Mar 2026, In: Current Biology. 36, 5, p. 1275-1280.e2 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Vocal mimicry in songbirds
Welbergen, J. (PI), Dalziell, A. (Investigator) & Magrath, R. (Investigator)
1/12/24 → 1/12/27
Project: Research
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The Macroderma initiative: conserving ghost bats and informing development [Via Charles Darwin University]
Welbergen, J. (PI)
16/05/24 → 16/05/28
Project: Research
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Testing the efficacy of roost microclimate manipulation for mitigating heat stress in flying-foxes
Welbergen, J. (PI) & Turbill, C. (Investigator)
Department of Planning and Environment
1/06/20 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
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Vulnerability of Australian bats to white-nose syndrome
Turbill, C. (PI) & Welbergen, J. (Investigator)
Australian Research Council, Western Sydney University, University of New England, University of Melbourne, Taronga Conservation Society Australia, Australasian Bat Society Inc, Department of Planning and Environment, University of Winnipeg, Department of Environment Land Water and Planning Victoria, Zoos Victoria, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Wildlife Health Australia Incorporated, Australian Speleological Federation Incorporated
1/06/21 → 31/03/26
Project: Research
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Batmobile: drone explores secret hideouts of flying-foxes [Annabel Dorrestein]
Welbergen, J. (PI), Dorrestein, A. (Investigator) & Mccarthy, E. (Investigator)
Bat Conservation International
1/05/20 → 15/07/21
Project: Research
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An account of an extreme heat event at a flying-fox roost in New South Wales, Australia: impacts and mitigation
Yabsley, S., Meade, J., Turbill, C., Mo, M., McCarthy, E., Grady, S. & Welbergen, J., Western Sydney University, 3 Dec 2025
DOI: 10.26183/p7gt-cs88, https://research-data.westernsydney.edu.au/published/69697390cfee11f0b985a9cc8c6b0b1e
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Testing the microclimatic effects of sprinklers aimed at mitigating heat stress in flying-fox roosts
Yabsley, S., Meade, J., McCarthy, E., Turbill, C., Mo, M., Dorrestein, A. & Welbergen, J., Western Sydney University, 8 Dec 2025
DOI: 10.26183/k853-p165, https://research-data.westernsydney.edu.au/published/122d1760d3e211f080dbdd5b8e2921dd
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Depleted cultural richness of an avian vocal mimic in fragmented habitat
Welbergen, J., Backhouse, F., Magrath, R. & Dalziell, A., Western Sydney University, 13 Oct 2022
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.7pvmcvdw3, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.7pvmcvdw3
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Continental-scale shift in foraging habitat use by a highly nomadic species following Australia’s Black Summer megafires
Grady, S., Welbergen, J., Boer, M., Martin, J. & Meade, J., Dryad, 3 Nov 2025
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.xgxd254t5, https://datadryad.org/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.xgxd254t5
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Body-size dependent foraging strategies in the Christmas Island flying-fox: implications for seed and pollen dispersal within a threatened island ecosystem
Todd, C. M., Westcott, D. A., Martin, J. M., Rose, K., McKeown, A., Hall, J. & Welbergen, J. A., figshare, 2022
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5943018, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Body-size_dependent_foraging_strategies_in_the_Christmas_Island_flying-fox_implications_for_seed_and_pollen_dispersal_within_a_threatened_island_ecosystem/5943018
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