Faculty of Science: Recent submissions

    • Australian lizards are outstanding models for reproductive biology research 

      Van Dyke, James; Thompson, Michael B.; Burridge, Christopher P.; Castelli, Meghan A.; Clulow, Simon; Dissanayake, Duminda S. B.; Dong, Caroline M.; Doody, J. Sean; Edwards, Danielle L.; Ezaz, Tariq; Friesen, Christopher R.; Gardner, Michael G.; Georges, Arthur; Higgie, Megan; Hill, Peta L.; Holleley, Clare E.; Hoops, Daniel; Hoskin, Conrad J.; Merry, Deirdre L.; Riley, Julia L.; Wapstra, Erik; While, Geoffrey M.; Whiteley, Sarah L.; Whiting, Martin J.; Zozaya, Stephen M.; Whittington, Camilla M.
      Published 2021
      Australian lizards are a diverse group distributed across the continent and inhabiting a wide range of environments. Together, they exhibit a remarkable diversity of reproductive morphologies, physiologies, and behaviours ...
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    • Structure of the paraplacenta and the yolk sac placenta of the viviparous Australian sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon taylori 

      Buddle, Alice; Van Dyke, James U.; Thompson, Michael B.; Simpfendorfer, Colin A.; Murphy, Christopher R.; Dowland, Samson N.; Whittington, Camilla M.
      Published 2021
      Introduction: Viviparity (live-birth) has evolved from oviparity (egg-laying) multiple times in sharks. While most transitions from oviparity to viviparity have resulted in non-placental forms of viviparity, some sharks ...
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    • Structural changes to the brood pouch of male pregnant seahorses (Hippocampus abdominalis) facilitate exchange between father and embryos 

      Dudley, Jess; Hannaford, Polly; Dowland, Samson; Lindsay, Laura; Thompson, Michael; Murphy, Christopher; Van Dyke, James; Whittington, Camilla M.
      Published 2021
      Introduction Embryonic growth and development require efficient respiratory gas exchange. Internal incubation of developing young thus presents a significant physiological challenge, because respiratory gas diffusion to ...
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    • Structural changes to the uterus of the dwarf ornate wobbegong shark (Orectolobus ornatus) during pregnancy 

      Buddle, Alice; Nicholas, Otway; Van Dyke, James U.; Thompson, Michael B.; Murphy, Christopher R.; Dowland, Samson N.; Simpfendorfer, Colin A.; Ellis, Megan T.; Whittington, Camilla M.
      Published 2020
      Abstract Embryos of the viviparous dwarf ornate wobbegong shark (Orectolobus ornatus) develop without a placenta, unattached to the uterine wall of their mother. Here, we present the first light microscopy study of the ...
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    • Seahorse brood pouch morphology and control of male parturition in Hippocampus abdominalis 

      Dudley, Jessica; Paul, Jonathan; Teh, Vertina; Mackenzie, Tara; Butler, T.A.; Tolosa, Jorge; Smith, Roger; Foley, Matthew; Dowland, Samson; Thompson, Michael; Whittington, Camilla M.
      Published 2022
      Introduction Syngnathids (seahorses, pipefishes and seadragons) are among the few vertebrates that display male pregnancy. During seahorse pregnancy, males incubate developing embryos embedded in a placenta within a fleshy ...
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