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Genetic diversity in natural and introduced island populations of koalas in Queensland.
Lee, K. E.; Seddon, J. M.; Johnston, S.; FitzGibbon, S. I.; Carrick, F.; Melzer, A.; Bercovitch, F.; Ellis, W.; CSIRO, Collingwood, Australia, Australian Journal of Zoology, 2012, 60, 5, pp 303-310, many ref. Island populations of animals are expected to show reduced genetic variation and increased incidence of inbreeding because of founder effects and the ...
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Twenty-five new polymorphic microsatellites for the eastern mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki (Actinopterygii:Poeciliidae), an invasive species in Australia.
Umbers, K. D. L.; Jennions, M. D.; Gardner, M. G.; Keogh, J. S.; CSIRO, Collingwood, Australia, Australian Journal of Zoology, 2012, 60, 4, pp 235-237, 12 ref. We isolated 25 new polymorphic microsatellite markers from the eastern mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki. Initially, 454 shotgun sequencing was used to...
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Glochidia ecology in wild fish populations and laboratory determination of competent host fishes for an endemic freshwater mussel of south-western Australia.
Klunzinger, M. W.; Beatty, S. J.; Morgan, D. L.; Thomson, G. J.; Lymbery, A. J.; CSIRO, Collingwood, Australia, Australian Journal of Zoology, 2012, 60, 1, pp 26-36, many ref. Glochidia (parasitic larvae) of freshwater mussels generally require a fish as a host. Westralunio carteri Iredale, 1934 (Bivalvia: Hyriidae), the onl...
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Reversed sexual dimorphism and altered prey base: the effect on sooty owl (Tyto tenebricosa tenebricosa) diet.
Bilney, R. J.; White, J. G.; Cooke, R.; CSIRO, Collingwood, Australia, Australian Journal of Zoology, 2011, 59, 5, pp 302-311, many ref. The ecology and function of many Australian predators has likely been disrupted following major changes in prey base due to declines in distribution a...
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Habitat use, population dynamics and species identification of mulgara, Dasycercus blythi and D. cristicauda, in a zone of sympatry in central Australia.
Pavey, C. R.; Nano, C. E. M.; Cooper, S. J. B.; Cole, J. R.; McDonald, P. J.; CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia, Australian Journal of Zoology, 2011, 59, 3, pp 156-169, 41 ref. Dasycercus cristicauda and Dasycercus blythi are significant mesopredators in arid Australia and both species are threatened nationally. We investigat...
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Worker heterozygosity and immune response in feral and managed honeybees (Apis mellifera).
Lowe, E. C.; Simmons, L. W.; Baer, B.; CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia, Australian Journal of Zoology, 2011, 59, 2, pp 73-78, many ref. Genetic diversity in workers influences colony immunity in several species of eusocial insects. Much less work has been conducted to test for comparab...
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The mongoose in Australia: failed introduction of a biological control agent.
Peacock, D.; Abbott, I.; CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia, Australian Journal of Zoology, 2010, 58, 4, pp 205-227, 40 ref. We reviewed historical literature and obtained nearly 200 records of the mongoose in Australia up to 1942. Although the earliest importations (from 18...
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Positive and negative effects of phoretic mites on the reproductive output of an invasive bark beetle.
Hodgkin, L. K.; Elgar, M. A.; Symonds, M. R. E.; CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia, Australian Journal of Zoology, 2010, 58, 3, pp 198-204, 41 ref. When multiple species coexist upon a single host, their combined effect on the host can be unpredictable. We explored the effect of phoretic mites on ...
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Hollow-using vertebrate fauna of Tasmania: distribution, hollow requirements and conservation status.
Koch, A. J.; Munks, S. A.; Woehler, E. J.; CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia, Australian Journal of Zoology, 2008, 56, 5, pp 323-349, many ref. In Tasmania, a considerable proportion of the forested landscape is available for land clearance and production forestry, which has and will continue ...
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Occurrence of Angiostrongylus species (Nematoda) in populations of Rattus rattus and Rattus fuscipes in coastal forests of south-eastern Australia.
Stokes, V. L.; Spratt, D. M.; Banks, P. B.; Pech, R. P.; Williams, R. L.; CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia, Australian Journal of Zoology, 2007, 55, 3, pp 177-184, 36 ref. The distributions of the introduced nematode parasite, Angiostrongylus cantonensis, and the native Angiostrongylus mackerrasae in Australia are poorly...
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