Terrestrial Zoology

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The Terrestrial Zoology department of the Western Australian Museum maintains large collections of a wide variety of terrestrial animals, including both terrestrial invertebrates and vertebrates, as well as marine mammals.

Some of the collections are databased and distributional records can be viewed via NatureMap (see http://naturemap.dec.wa.gov.au/default.aspx).

Big spider walking across the sand

Members of the department undertake research into various aspects of terrestrial animals, particularly their classification and naming, evolutionary relationships, and ecology and behaviour.

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Terrestrial Zoology - curator and contacts

The following lists email and phone contacts for staff within the Terrestrial Zoology department:

Dr Mark Harvey
Head of Department and Curator - Arachnids & Myriapods
Phone: (08) 9212 3737
mark.harvey@museum.wa.gov.au

Dr Ric How
Senior Curator – Biogeography & Mammalogy
Phone: (08) 9212 3738
ric.how@museum.wa.gov.au

Dr Bill Humphreys
Senior Curator – Subterranean Biology
Phone: (08) 9212 3700
bill.humphreys@museum.wa.gov.au

Dr Terry Houston
Senior Curator - Entomology
Phone: (08) 9212 3742
terry.houston@museum.wa.gov.au

Dr Paul Doughty
Curator – Herpetology
Phone: (08) 9212 3826
paul.doughty@museum.wa.gov.au

Ron Johnstone
Curator – Ornithology
Phone: (08) 9212 3739
ron.johnstone@museum.wa.gov.au

Dr Mieke Burger
Research Officer – Terrestrial Invertebrates
Phone: (08) 9212 3820
mieke.burger@museum.wa.gov.au

Brian Hanich
Technical Officer – Entomology
Phone: (08) 9212 3764
brian.hanich@museum.wa.gov.au

Claire Stevenson
Technical Officer – Terrestrial Vertebrates
Phone: (08) 9212 3791
claire.stevenson@museum.wa.gov.au

Julianne Waldock
Technical Officer – Arachnids & Myriapods
Phone: (08) 9212 3734
julianne.waldock@museum.wa.gov.au

Linette Umbrello
Technical Officer – Terrestrial Vertebrates
Phone: (08) 9212 3754
linette.umbrello@museum.wa.gov.au

Salvador Gomez
Preparator