Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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Risk assessment of SARS-CoV-2 in Antarctic wildlife
Published 2021The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This pathogen has spread rapidly across the world, causing high numbers of deaths and significant ...Article -
A review of climatic change as a determinant of the viability of koala populations
Published 2017The 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 ...Open AccessArticle -
Foxes in trees: a threat for Australian arboreal fauna?
Published 2018We 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 ...Open AccessArticle -
Comparison of three methods of estimating the population size of an arboreal mammal in a fragmented rural landscape
Published 2020Context. 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 ...Open AccessArticle -
Genetic differences in Chlamydia pecorum between neighbouring sub- populations of koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus)
Published 2019Chlamydiosis, 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 ...Open AccessArticle