Faculty of Science: Recent submissions
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From reference genomes to population genomics: comparing three reference aligned reduced-representation sequencing pipelines in two wildlife species
Published 2019-01-01Background: Recent advances in genomics have greatly increased research opportunities for non-model species. For wildlife, a growing availability of reference genomes means that population genetics is no longer restricted ...Open AccessArticle -
The Tasmanian devil microbiome— implications for conservation and management
Published 2015-01-01Background: The Tasmanian devil, the world’s largest carnivorous marsupial, is at risk of extinction due to devil facial tumour disease (DFTD), a fatal contagious cancer. The Save the Tasmanian Devil Program has established ...Open AccessArticle -
Increasing generations in captivity is associated with increased vulnerability of Tasmanian devils to vehicle strike following release to the wild
Published 2017-01-01Captive breeding of threatened species, for release to the wild, is critical for conservation. This strategy, however, risks producing captive-raised animals with traits poorly suited to the wild. We describe the first ...Open AccessArticle -
“Devil Tools & Tech”: A Synergy of Conservation Research and Management Practice
Published 2017-01-01Biodiversity conservation continually presents new challenges, yet conservation resources are limited, and funding for applied conservation re-search projects more so. Recently, many have reported on the “research–implementation ...Open AccessArticle -
Genetic analysis of scat samples to inform conservation of the Tasmanian devil
Published 2020-01-01Recent advances in molecular genetics have enabled a great deal of information about species to be obtained from analysis of non-invasively collected samples such as scat. Scat provides genetic information via residual ...Open AccessArticle