Irynej Skira (1950-2005): a scientific life

• Main Author: Ryan, Lyndall
• Other Authors: The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Education & Arts, School of Humanities and Social Science
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Royal Society of Tasmania 2008
• Subjects: Dr Irynej Skira; Short-tailed Shearwaters (Puffinus tenuirostris); wildlife; Tasmania; Mutton; Macquarie Island; Puffinus tenuirostris
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/40607

The unexpected death of wildlife biologist, Dr Irynej Skira, at the age at the age of 54 in February 2005, sent shockwaves through the scientific community. His longitudinal study of Short-tailed Shearwaters (Puffinus tenuirostris), also known as mutton-birds, was about to receive international reco...