• A review of climatic change as a determinant of the viability of koala populations 

      Reckless, Hailee J.; Murray, Michael; Crowther, Mathew S.
      Published 2017
      The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) occupies a broad range of eastern and southern Australia, extending over tropical coastal, semiarid inland and temperate regions. In many areas koala populations are under threat, in ...
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    • Foxes in trees: a threat for Australian arboreal fauna? 

      Mella, Valentina S. A.; McArthur, Clare; Frend, Robert; Crowther, Mathew S.
      Published 2018
      We document the first evidence of tree climbing by red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Australia. Camera traps recorded foxes in trees on the Liverpool Plains, New South Wales. This finding prompts a reassessment of the impact ...
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    • Comparison of three methods of estimating the population size of an arboreal mammal in a fragmented rural landscape 

      Crowther, Mathew S.; Dargan, Jessica R.; Madani, George; Rus, Adrian I.; Krockenberger, Mark B.; McArthur, Clare; Moore, Ben D.; Lunne, Daniel; Mella, Valentina S. A.
      Published 2020
      Context. Precise and accurate estimates of animal numbers are often essential for population and epidemiological models, as well as for guidance for population management and conservation. This is particularly true for ...
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    • Genetic differences in Chlamydia pecorum between neighbouring sub- populations of koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) 

      Fernandez, Cristina M.; Schmertmann, Laura. J.; Higgins, Damien. P.; Casteriano, Andrea; Irinyi, Laszlo; Mella, Valentina. S.A.; Crowther, Mathew S.; Meyer, Wieland; Krockenberger, Mark B.
      Published 2019
      Chlamydiosis, caused by Chlamydia pecorum, is regarded as an important threat to koala populations. Across the koala’s geographical range, disease severity associated with C. pecorum infection varies, with pathogen diversity ...
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    • A Novel Purification Procedure for Active Recombinant Human DPP4 and the Inability of DPP4 to Bind SARS-CoV-2 

      Xi, C.R.; Di Fazio, A.; Nadvi, N.A.; Patel, K.; Xiang, M.S.W.; Zhang, H.E.; Deshpande, C.; Low, J.K.K.; Wang, X.T.; Chen, Y.; McMillan, C.L.D.; Isaacs, A.; Osborne, B.; Vieira de Ribeiro, A.J.; McCaughan, G.W.; Mackay, J.P.; Church, W.B.; Gorrell, M.D.
      Published 2020
      Proteases catalyse irreversible posttranslational modifications that often alter a biological function of the substrate. The protease dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4) is a pharmacological target in type 2 diabetes therapy ...
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