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Mark D. B. Eldridge
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Taxonomy and Diversity of Living Australasian Marsupials
The living Australasian marsupials are a highly diverse group, comprising four orders: the Dasyuromorphia, Notoryctemorphia, Peramelemorphia, and Diprotodontia. Collectively, these four orders contain 19 famil...
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Molecular Evolution in Australasian Marsupials
This chapter outlines the history of molecular evolutionary research in australidelphian marsupials, along with the genetic and genomic advances that have provided insights into the evolution, phylogenetic rel...
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Molecular Evolution in Australasian Marsupials
This chapter outlines the history of molecular evolutionary research in australidelphian marsupials, along with the genetic and genomic advances that have provided insights into the evolution, phylogenetic rel...
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Living Reference Work Entry In depth
Taxonomy and Diversity of Living Australasian Marsupials
The living Australasian marsupials are a highly diverse group, comprising four orders: the Dasyuromorphia, Notoryctemorphia, Peramelemorphia, and Diprotodontia. Collectively, these four orders contain 19 famil...
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Open AccessAnimalTraits - a curated animal trait database for body mass, metabolic rate and brain size
Trait databases have become important resources for large-scale comparative studies in ecology and evolution. Here we introduce the AnimalTraits database, a curated database of body mass, metabolic rate and br...
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Conservation genomics of the ‘Endangered’ long-nosed bandicoot (Perameles nasuta) population at North Head, Sydney, Australia
Wildlife species impacted by habitat loss and fragmentation often require conservation efforts to maintain populations. Long-nosed bandicoots (Perameles nasuta) still persist within the highly urbanised matrix of...
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Correction: Phylogeography of the iconic Australian red-tailed black-cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii) and implications for its conservation
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
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Phylogeography of the iconic Australian red-tailed black-cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii) and implications for its conservation
Advances in sequencing technologies have revolutionized wildlife conservation genetics. Analysis of genomic data sets can provide high-resolution estimates of genetic structure, genetic diversity, gene flow, a...
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Open AccessAdaptation and conservation insights from the koala genome
The koala, the only extant species of the marsupial family Phascolarctidae, is classified as ‘vulnerable’ due to habitat loss and widespread disease. We sequenced the koala genome, producing a complete and con...
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Genetic evidence of range-wide population declines in an Australian marsupial prior to European settlement
Reconstruction of a species demographic history can be used to investigate impacts of environmental change through time. Australia’s mesic biome experienced massive changes during the Holocene, including clima...
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Persistence of a potentially rare mammalian genus (Wyulda) provides evidence for areas of evolutionary refugia within the Kimberley, Australia
Understanding the evolutionary and ecological processes that have shaped current patterns of biodiversity is crucial in the planning and implementation of broad scale conservation management. The temporal and ...
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Molecular detection of intra-population structure in a threatened potoroid, Potorous tridactylus: conservation management and sampling implications
Fine-scale genetic structure was investigated in three regional populations of the long-nosed potoroo (Potorous tridactylus) a threatened endemic marsupial. Two populations were from the Australian mainland and o...
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Habitat connectivity, more than species’ biology, influences genetic differentiation in a habitat specialist, the short-eared rock-wallaby (Petrogale brachyotis)
It is difficult to assess the relative influence of anthropogenic processes (e.g., habitat fragmentation) versus species’ biology on the level of genetic differentiation among populations when species are rest...
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Genetic consequences of isolation: island tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii) populations and the conservation of threatened species
Isolation and restricted gene flow can lead to genetic deterioration in populations. Populations of many species are increasingly becoming fragmented due to human impacts and active management is required to p...
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Reduced MHC class II diversity in island compared to mainland populations of the black-footed rock-wallaby (Petrogale lateralis lateralis)
Many animal populations that are endangered in mainland areas exist in stable island populations, which have the potential to act as an “ark” in case of mainland population declines. Previous studies have foun...
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Marsupial Population and Conservation Genetics
Recent technological advances have resulted in a dramatic renaissance of population genetics and its application to species ecology and conservation. This review summarizes the progress made in applying these ...
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Effects of founder events on the genetic variation of translocated island populations: implications for conservation management of the northern quoll
Translocation is a strategy commonly used to maximize the persistence of threatened species, but it may sometimes lead to undesirable genetic consequences. The northern quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus) is a carnivorou...
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High levels of genetic variation at MHC class II DBB loci in the tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii)
High levels of MHC diversity are crucial for immunological fitness of populations, with island populations particularly susceptible to loss of genetic diversity. In this study, the level of MHC class II DBB di...
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Low Phylogeographic Structure in a Wide Spread Endangered Australian Frog Litoria aurea (Anura: Hylidae)
The green and golden bell frog (Litoria aurea) has a widespread distribution along the south-east coast of Australia. The species range, however, is highly fragmented and remaining populations are predominately i...
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Significant patterns of population genetic structure and limited gene flow in a threatened macropodid marsupial despite continuous habitat in southeast Queensland, Australia
Many endangered species worldwide are found in remnant populations, often within fragmented landscapes. However, when possible, an understanding of the natural extent of population structure and dispersal beha...
