School of Life and Environmental Sciences: Recent submissions

    • Rhizosphere priming effects of Lolium perenne and Trifolium repens depend on phosphorus fertilization and biological nitrogen fixation 

      Lu, Jiayu; Yang, Jinfeng; Keitel, Claudia; Yin, Liming; Wang, Peng; Cheng, Weixin; Dijkstra, Feike
      Published 2020
      Live roots can stimulate microbial soil organic matter (SOM) decomposition and nutrient cycling, which is termed as the rhizosphere priming effect (RPE). Compared to nitrogen (N) availability, fewer studies have focused ...
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    • Evolution of Lizard Viviparity 

      Whittington, Camilla
      Published 2021
      There are few more impressive examples of convergent evolution in animals than the repeated origins of live birth.
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    • 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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