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Read MoreComprehensive profiling of retroviral integration sites using target enrichment methods from historical koala samples without an assembled reference genome Pin Cui1,*, Ulrike Löber1,2,*, David E. Alquezar-Planas1, Yasuko Ishida3, Alexandre Courtiol4, Peter Timms5, Rebecca N. Johnson6, Dorina Lenz7, Kristofer M. Helgen8,9, Alfred L. Roca3, Stefanie Hartman2 and Alex D. Greenwood1 1…
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Read MoreMorphology of the Thyroid in Coastal and Noncoastal Populations of the Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) in Queensland Veronica J. Lawson and Frank N. Carrick Koala Study Program, Department of Zoology, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia, 4072 ABSTRACT The gross morphology, histology, and ultrastructure of the thyroid gland of the…
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Read MoreLipopolysaccharide biosynthesis genes in koala type I Chlamydia: cloning and characterization A.A. Girjes ^(1, 3)(*), EN. Carrick ^(2) and M.F. Lavin ^(1, 4) 1 Queensland Cancer Fund Research Unit, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Bancroft Centre, 300 Herston Road, Brisbane 4029 (Australia), 2 Department of Zoology, 3 Department to Anatomical…
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Read MoreHepatic microsomal enzyme activity in the koala and tammar wallaby: high 17β -hydroxysteroid oxidoreductase activity in koala liver microsomes I. Stupans ^a,*, S. Kong ^a, A. Kirlich ^a, M. Murray ^b, E.L. Bailey ^a, B.R. Jones ^a, R.A. McKinnon ^a a) Center for Pharmaceutical Research, School of Pharmacy and Medical…
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Read MoreCharacterisation of tolbutamide hydroxylase activity in the common brushtail possum, (Trichosurus vulpecula) and koala (Phascolarctos cinereus): inhibition by the Eucalyptus terpene 1,8-cineole Panagiota Liapis ^a, Georgia J. Pass ^b, Ross A. McKinnon ^a, Ieva Stupans ^a,* a) School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, City East, North…
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Read MoreCloning and expression of koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) liver cytochrome P450 reductase Sandra Kong a, Suong N.T. Ngo a,b,⁎, Ross A. McKinnon a, Ieva Stupans a a Sansom Institute, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia b School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Pharmacy…
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Read MoreAbsence of type 1 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase enzyme in koala liver Sandra Kong, Ross A. McKinnon, Behnaz Mojarrabi, Ieva Stupans* Centre for Pharmaceutical Research, School of Pharmaceutical, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, University of South Australia, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia ABSTRACTThe 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases (11β-HSDs) interconvert 11β-hydroxysteroids such as cortisol into…
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Read MoreHepatic cytochrome P450 enzymes belonging to the CYP2C subfamily from an Australian marsupial, the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) Brett R. Jones a, Adaweyah El-Merhibi a, Suong N.T. Ngo a,b,⁎, Ieva Stupans a, Ross A. McKinnon a,⁎ a Sansom Institute, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA…
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Read MoreA Method for Estimating Crown Weight in Eucalyptus, and Some Implications of Relationships between Crown Weight and Stem Diameter P. M. Attiwill School of Forestry, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ABSTRACT Equations relating crown weight to diameter at breast height outside bark (dbhob) are developed for approximately 50-year-old, even-aged stands…
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Read MoreMolecular Evidence to Support the Expansion of the Hostrange of Chlamydophila pneumoniae to Include Reptiles as Well as Humans, Horses, Koalas and Amphibians TRACEY J. BODETTI^1, ELLIOTT JACOBSON^2, CHARLES WAN^1, LOUISE HAFNER^1, ANDREAS POSPISCHIL^3, KARRIE ROSE^4 and PETER TIMMS^1 1) Centre for Molecular Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Queensland University…
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Read MoreInterdisciplinary Guidelines for Developing Effective Koala Conservation Policy TIM W. CLARK,* NICOLE MAZUR,† ROBERT J. BEGG,‡ AND STEVEN J. CORK§ *School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Sage Hall, 205 Prospect Street, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, U.S.A., and Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative, Box 2705, Jackson, WY 83001, U.S.A., email…
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Read MoreLymphoid neoplasia in the koala JH CONNOLLY^a, PJ CANFIELD^a, S HEMSLEY^a and AJ SPENCER^b ABSTRACT Objective Correlation of immunophenotype with history, anatomical and morphological features of lymphoid neoplasia in the koala.Methods Routine necropsies were performed on 51 koalas with suspected lymphoid neoplasia between 1986 and 1997 in New South Wales…
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Read MoreEstimating forest habitat complexity in relation to time since fire NICHOLAS C. COOPS^1* AND PETER C. CATLING^2 1) CSIRO Forestry and Forest Products, Private Bag 10, Clayton South, Victoria 3169, Australia (Email: ) 2) CSIRO Wildlife and Ecology, GPO Box 284, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia ABSTRACT Forest structure…
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Read MoreThe Muscles of Mastication of Phascolarctos cinereus (Phascolarctidae: Marsupialia) Charmaine V. Davison and William G. Young Department of Oral Biology & Oral Surgery, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qld 4067, Australia. ABSTRACTThe muscles of mastication of the koala, Phascolarctos cinereus, were dissected, described, weighed and the areas of their origin…
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Read MoreUnusual macromorphology of the ductuli efferentes and epididymis of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)Rachel J. Gibson^A, Chris M. Leigh and William G. Breed^B Department of Anatomical Sciences, University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia. A) Current Address: Department of Medical Oncology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, SA 5000, Australia. B) To whom correspondence should…
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Read MorePhylogeographic differentiation in the mitochondrial control region in the koala, Phascolarctos cinereus (Goldfuss 1817) BRONWYN A. HOULDEN,*† BRIAN H. COSTELLO,† DEIRDRE SHARKEY,† ELIZABETH V. FOWLER,‡ ALISTAIR MELZER,§ WILLIAM ELLIS,¶ FRANK CARRICK,¶ PETER R. BAVERSTOCK** and MARTIN S. ELPHINSTONE** *Taronga Zoo, PO Box 20, Mosman, 2088, Australia †School of Biological Science,…
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Read MoreSequence variation of koala retrovirus transmembrane protein p15E among koalas from different geographic regions Yasuko Ishida^a,*,1, Chelsea McCallister^b,1, Nikolas Nikolaidis^b,1, Kyriakos Tsangaras^c, Kristofer M. Helgen^d, Alex D. Greenwood^c, Alfred L. Roca^a,e,** a) Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1207 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL 61801, USA b)…
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Read MoreEndogenous Retroviruses in the Genomics EraWelkin E. JohnsonBiology Department, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467; email: ABSTRACT Endogenous retroviruses comprise millions of discrete genetic loci distributed within the genomes of extant vertebrates. These sequences, which are clearly related to exogenous retroviruses, represent retroviral infections of the deep past, and…
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Read MoreOverview, Critical Assessment, and Conservation Implications of Koala Distribution and Abundance ALISTAIR MELZER,* FRANK CARRICK,†, PETER MENKHORST,‡ DANIEL LUNNEY,§ AND BARBARA ST. JOHN** *Koala Research Centre of Central Queensland, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, QLD 4702, Australia, email †Koala Study Centre, Department of Zoology, University of Queensland, QLD 4072, Australia…
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Read MoreField Metabolic Rate, Water Flux, Food Consumption and Time Budget of Koalas, Phascolarctos cinereus (Marsupialia: Phascolarctidae) in Victoria Kenneth A. Nagy* and Roger W. MartinB *Laboratory of Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, and Department of Biology, University of California, 900 Veteran .Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 90024, U.S.A.BDepartment of Zoology, Monash University,…
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Read MoreA review of feeding and diet selection in koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) Benjamin D. Moore and William J. Foley Division of Botany and Zoology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia. ABSTRACT Food quality and availability are believed to be primary determinants of habitat quality for koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus), so we…
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Read MorePathology of the female reproductive tract in the koala, Phascolarctos cinereus (Goldfuss), from Victoria, Australia DL. OBENDORF, Department of Veterinary Paraclinical Sciences, University of Melbourne, Veterinary Clinical Centre, Princes Highway, Werribee, Victoria, 3030. ABSTRACT Lesions occurred in the female genital tract of 10 of 16 (63%) koalas, Phascolarctos cinereus, examined…
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Read MoreCauses of mortality and morbidity of wild koalas, Phascolarctos cinereus (Goldfuss), in Victoria, Australia David L Obendort Department of Veterinary Paraclinical Sciences, University of Melbourne, Veterinary Clinical Centre, Princes Highway, Victoria 3030, Australia ABSTRACT Between 1975 and 1980, necropsy investigations Were conducted on 44 wild koalas (24 males, 20 females)…
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Read MoreCytochrome P450 CYP3A in marsupials: Cloning and characterisation of the second identified CYP3A subfamily member, isoform 3A78 from koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) Adaweyah El-Merhibi a, Suong N.T. Ngo b,⁎,1, Tamara A. Crittenden c, Ceilidh L. Marchant c, Ieva Stupans d, Ross A. McKinnon e,⁎⁎ a Women's and Children's Health Research Institute,…
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Read MorePatch Mosaic Burning for Biodiversity Conservation: a Critique of the Pyrodiversity Paradigm CATHERINE L. PARR∗ AND ALAN N. ANDERSEN Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre, CSIRO Tropical Ecosystems Research Centre, PMB 44, Winnellie, 0822, NT, Australia ABSTRACT Fire management is increasingly focusing on introducing heterogeneity in burning patterns under the assumption that…
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Read MoreA forest simulation model for predicting eucalypt dynamics and habitat quality for arboreal marsupials JULI G. PAUSAS,1,3 MIKE P. AUSTIN,1 AND IAN R. NOBLE2 1CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Ecology, PO Box 84, Lyneham, A. C.T. 2602, Australia 2Research Schools of Biological Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra, A. C.T.…
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Read MoreDevelopment and evaluation of rapid novel isothermal amplification assays for important veterinary pathogens: Chlamydiapsittaci and Chlamydiapecorum Martina Jelocnik1, Md. Mominul Islam1, Danielle Madden1, Cheryl Jenkins2, James Branley3, Scott Carver4 and Adam Polkinghorne1 1Centre for Animal Health Innovation, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia 2NSW Department of Primary Industries,…
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Read MoreDemographic Forecasting in Koala Conservation ANGELA M. PENN,* WILLIAM B. SHERWIN,*†† GREG GORDON,† DANIEL LUNNEY,‡ ALISTAIR MELZER,§ AND ROBERT C. LACY** *School of Biological Science, University of New South Wales, NSW 2052, Australia †Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 155, Albert Street, QLD 4002 Australia ‡Biodiversity Survey and Research…
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Read MoreThe tree species preferences of koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) inhabiting forest and woodland communities on Quaternary deposits in the Port Stephens area, New South Wales Stephen PhillipsA, John CallaghanB and Valerie ThompsonC ASchool of Resource Science and Management, Southern Cross University, PO Box 157, Lismore, NSW2480, Australia. BAustralian Koala Foundation, GPO…
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Read MoreChlamydiaceae and Chlamydia-like organisms in the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)—Organ distribution and histopathological findings Fabienne Burach a, Andreas Pospischil a, Jon Hanger b, Jo Loader b, Trestan Pillonel c, Gilbert Greub c, Nicole Borel a,* aInstitute of Veterinary Pathology, University of Zurich, Vetsuisse Faculty, Winterthurerstrasse 268, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerlandb Endeavour Veterinary…
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Read MoreCytotoxic-T-Lymphocyte-Mediated Cytolysis of L Cells Persistently Infected with Chlamydia spp. STEPHANIE J. RASMUSSEN,1,2* PETER TIMMS,2 P. ROBERT BEATTY,1,3 AND RICHARD S. STEPHENS1,3 1Francis I. Proctor Foundation and Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143-0412 2Centre for Molecular Biotechnology, School of Life Science, Queensland…
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Read MoreRecent advances in understanding the biology, epidemiology and control of chlamydial infections in koalas Adam Polkinghorne a,*, Jon Hanger b, Peter Timms aa Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, 60MuskAvenue, KelvinGrove, Brisbane 4059, Australiab Endeavour Veterinary Ecology Pty Ltd, 1695 Pumicestone Road, Toorbul 4510, Australia ABSTRACT…
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Read MoreA spatially explicit habitat selection model incorporating home range behaviour JONATHAN R. RHODES,1,2,4 CLIVE A. MCALPINE,1'2 DANIEL LUNNEY,3 AND HUGH P. POSSINGHAM2 1School of Geography, Planning and Architecture, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia 2The Ecology Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia 3New South Wales Department of…
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Read MoreHistorically low mitochondrial DNA diversity in koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) Kyriakos Tsangaras1, María C Ávila-Arcos2, Yasuko Ishida3, Kristofer M Helgen4, Alfred L Roca3 and Alex D Greenwood1* 1Leibniz-Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Berlin 10315, Germany.2GeoGenetics, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Østervoldgade 5-7, Copenhagen, DK 1350, Denmark.3Department of…
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Read MoreGenetic diversity in the plasticity zone and the presence of the chlamydial plasmid differentiates Chlamydia pecorum strains from pigs, sheep, cattle, and koalas Martina Jelocnik1, Nathan L. Bachmann1, Bernhard Kaltenboeck2, Courtney Waugh1, Lucy Woolford3, K. Natasha Speight3, Amber Gillett4, Damien P. Higgins5, Cheyne Flanagan6, Garry S. A. Myers7, Peter Timms1…
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Read MorePatterns of evolutionary transformation in the petrosal bone and some basicranial features in marsupial mammals, with special reference to didelphids M. R. SANCHEZ-VILLAGRA1 and J. R. WIBLE2 1Zoologisches Institut, Spezielle Zoologie, Universitat Tubingen, Germany; 2Section of Mammals, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, USA ABSTRACT Twelve petrosal and four nonpetrosal characters…
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Read MoreFirst report of a spermatic granuloma and varicocele in a marsupial: A Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) Case Study B.K. Schultz a,b,⁎, C. Palmieri b, V. Nicolson c, R. Larkin d, T. Keeley a, M. McGowan b, S.D. Johnston a a Wildlife Science Unit, School of Agriculture and Food Science, The University…
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Read MoreIn vitro hepatic microsomal metabolism of meloxicam in koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus), brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula), ringtail possums (Pseudocheirus peregrinus), rats (Rattus norvegicus) and dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) B. Kimble a, K.M. Li b, P. Valtchev c, D.P. Higgins a, M.B. Krockenberger a, M. Govendir a,⁎ a Faculty of Veterinary Science,…
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Read MoreDistribution models for koalas in South Australia using citizen science-collected data Ana M. M. Sequeira1, Philip E. J. Roetman2, Christopher B. Daniels2, Andrew K. Baker3 & Corey J. A. Bradshaw1 1The Environment Institute and School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia2Barbara Hardy…
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Read MoreAnalysis and Conservation Implications of Koala Genetics WILLIAM B. SHERWIN,* PETER TIMMS,† JONATHAN WILCKEN,‡ AND BRONWYN HOULDEN*§ *School of Biological Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia, email †School of Life Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, George Street, Brisbane, QLD 7000, Australia‡Australasian Regional Association of Zoological Parks…
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Read MoreMaternal effort and joey growth in koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) J. R. Tobey1, C. H. Andrus2, L. Doyle2, V. D. Thompson2 & F. B. Bercovitch1 1 Conservation and Research for Endangered Species, Zoological Society of San Diego, Escondido, CA, USA2 Collection Husbandry Science Department, Zoological Society of San Diego, San Diego,…
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Read MoreManaging the Koala Problem: Interdisciplinary Perspectives ELAINE STRATFORD,* NICOLE MAZUR,† DANIEL LUNNEY,‡ AND DAVID BENNETT§ *School of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia, email †Urban and Environmental Research Program, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia‡New South Wales National Parks…
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Read MoreSeasonal Shoot Growth of Eucalyptus spp. in the Brisbane Area of Queensland (with Notes on Shoot Growth and Litter Fall in other Areas of Australia) R. L. Specht and Yvonne M. Brouwer Botany Department, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Qld. 4067. ABSTRACTField data, collected at fortnightly intervals over a period…
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Read MoreDurikainema phascolarcti n. sp. (Nematoda: Muspiceoidea: Robertdollfusidae) from the pulmonary arteries of the koala Phascolarctos cinereus with associated pathological changes D.M. Spratt1 and P.A. Gill2 1 CSIRO Division of Wildlife and Ecology, PO Box 84, Lyneham 2602, Australia2 New South Wales Agriculture, Regional Veterinary Laboratory, Wollongbar 2477, AustraliaABSTRACTDurikainema phascolarcti n.…
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Read MoreRetroviral invasion of the koala genome Rachael E. Tarlinton1, Joanne Meers2 & Paul R. Young1 1School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences, and 2School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland, St Lucia 4072, Queensland, Australia. ABSTRACTEndogenous retroviruses are a common ancestral feature of mammalian genomes with most having been inactivated over…
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Read MoreEucalyptus Digestibility and Digestible Energy Requirements of Adult Male Koalas, Phuscolarctos cinereus (Marsupialia)* D. E. UllreyA, P. T. RobinsonB and P. A. WhetterA ADepartment of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, U.S.A.BJennings Center for Zoological Medicine, Zoological Society of San Diego, San Diego, California 921 12, U.S.A.…
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Read MoreTreatment of Chlamydia-associated ocular disease via a recombinant protein based vaccine in the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) Courtney Waugh a, Ray Austin b, Adam Polkinghorne a, Peter Timms a, * a Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering, The University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australiab Keen Street Veterinary Clinic, Lismore, New…
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Read MoreEvaluation of an enzyme immunoassay test for the diagnosis of Chlamydia psittaci infection in free-ranging koalas (Phascolarctos Cinereus) in Southeastern Queensland, AustraliaBenjamin J. Weigler,1,4 F. Christian Baldock,2 Adeeb A. Girjes,3 Frank N. Carrick,5 and Martin F. Lavin31 Department of Animal Sciences and Production, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4067,…
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Read MoreChlamydia psittaci in a Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) Population in South-east Queensland Neil A. WhiteAB and Peter TimmsC ACentre for Biological Population Management, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box2434, Brisbane, Qld 4000, Australia.BTo whom correspondence should be addressed.CCentre for Molecular Biotechnology, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Qld 4000, Australia. ABSTRACTClinical signs…
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Read MoreEcology of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) in rural south-east Queensland, Australia Neil A. White School of Natural Resource Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Qld 4001, Australia.Present Address: Biodiversity Section, Natural Environment Branch, Brisbane City Council, GPO Box 1434, Brisbane, Qld 4001, Australia. ABSTRACTThis study investigated home-range…
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