Corporate Body
Australian Mammal Society (1958 - )
- From
- 1958
Australia - Functions
- Association and Society or membership organisation
- Website
- http://www.australianmammals.org.au
Summary
The Australian Mammal Society was founded in 1958 as an interdisciplinary society of biologists with the primary purpose of contributing to a greater understanding of the biology and conservation of Australasian mammals. Members come from a wide range of biological disciplines including behavioural and community ecology, population genetics, management and conservation. Objectives include the scientific study of mammals in the Australasian region and the promotion of their conservation; the provision a body of informed opinion available to other organisations and people; and broad cooperation with other organisations in pursuit of these of these aims. The Society holds annual scientific meetings and has published Australian mammalogy (formerly the Journal of the Australian Mammal Society since 1972. Honorary Life Membership is awarded to members who have provided long standing service to the Society and in the advancement of substantive knowledge of Australasian mammals. The Society's other major award is the Ellis Troughton Memorial Award given recognition of the significant contribution of a member of the Society to Australian mammalogy.
Details
The Society's newsletter has been published:
Bulletin (Australian Mammal Society) (0810-6193) v.1 (1960) - v.9, no. 1(1986): superceded by
Newsletter, Australian Mammal Society Spring 1986 - Winter 1995: superceded by
Newsletter of the Australian Mammal Society March 1996 - .
Other awards presented by the Society include the President's Post Doctoral Award, which recognises excellence in research undertaken by a member of the Society within five years of completing their PhD, and several others presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting. [https://australianmammals.org.au/awards/overview 25/10/2022]
Related entries
Archival resources
Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- Smith, Ailie, Adolph Basser Library Manuscript Collection, eScholarship Research Centre, 2012, http://www.eoas.info/basser_browse.html. Details
Resources
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-625582. Details
Ailie Smith and Helen Cohn
Created: 6 May 2002, Last modified: 25 October 2022