Publications

2024

Wildlife conservation and ecology

Adriaanse K; Lynch M; Sutherland D; Traub R; Lowe J; Hufschmid J; Traub R (2024) Toxoplasma gondii does not inhibit the assisted colonization of Eastern Barred Bandicoots (Perameles gunnii) to Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. Journal of wildlife diseases. 60: 116-125.

Amor MD, Barmos S, Cameron H, Hartnett C, Hodgens N, Jamieson L, May TW, McMullan-Fisher S, Robinson A, Rutter N. (2024) On the trail of a critically endangered fungus: A world-first application of wildlife detection dogs to fungal conservation. iScience 27  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.109729

Bruce T and 159 others including Watchorn DJ (2024) Large-scale and long-term wildlife research and monitoring using camera traps: a continental synthesis. Biological Reviews https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.13152

Carter N, White JG, Bradsworth N, Smith A, Neville R, Taylor A, Cooke R (2024) Can environmental legislation protect a threatened apex predator across different land tenures? Landscape and Urban Planning 244: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2023.104991

Clemann, N (2024) Between a rock and a hard place: preventable destruction, degradation, and fragmentation of habitats exacerbate climate impacts on the nationally endangered Mountain Skink Liopholis montana. Victorian Naturalist 141:132-140.

Doidge NP; Allen JL; Bushell R; Whittle K; Zane-Todd L; Lynch M; Browning GF; Marenda MS (2024) Detection and differentiation of entomopathogenic Serratia spp. to inform reintroduction of the Critically Endangered stick insect Dryococelus australis. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-23-00125.

Gilbert DJ, Goodall D, Byrne PG, Silla A (2024) Hormone therapy improves conservation breeding outcomes in the critically endangered Baw Baw frog, Philoria frosti. Frontiers in Conservation Science. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/conservation-science/articles/10.3389/fcosc.2024.1464730/full

Gilbert DJ, Magrath MJL, Edwards, L, and Byrne PG (2024) Scent of a frog: Can conservation detection dogs be used to locate endangered amphibians in the wild? Conservation Science and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.13134

Harley DKP; Eyre A (2024) Ten years of camera trapping for a cryptic and threatened arboreal mammal – a review of applications and limitations. Wildlife Research. https://doi.org/10.1071/WR23054

Jamieson L, Hodgens N, Rutter N, Hauser C, Gilbert D, Bennett P (2024) Hopping from one species to another – Training requirements of frog generalist detection dogs. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 272: 106214

Kwak ML, Burns PA, Hastriter MW, Jenkins Shaw J, Nakao R (2024). The threatened Pookila (Pseudomys novaehollandiae) hosts a diverse macrobiome of arthropods at varying risks of co-extinction. Journal of Insect Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-024-00559-2

Pearce-Kelly P, Ferguson A, McFarlane D, Pearce K, Sainsbury AW, Sullervin E, Taylor HR (2024) Breeding and relocating insects for conservation. In Routledge Handbook of Insect Conservation (ed Pryke S, Samways MJ, New TR, Cardoso P, Gaigher R. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003285793

Rowe, KMC; Selwood, KE; Bryant, D; Baker-Gabb, D (2024) Acoustic surveys improve landscape-scale detection of a critically endangered Australian bird, the plains-wanderer (Pedionomus torquatus). Wildlife Research 51:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WR22187

 Roycroft E; Ford F; Ramm T; Schembri R; Breed WG; Burns PA; Rowe KC; Moritz C (2024) Speciation across biomes: Rapid diversification with reproductive isolation in the Australian delicate mice. Molecular ecology e17301.

Shaw RE, Brockett B, Pierson JC, Sarre SD, Doyle P, Cliff HB, Eldridge MDB, Miller KA, Ottewell K, Parrott ML, Rossetto M, Sunnucks P, Banks SC, Byrne M, Campbell BL, Chong C, Ens EJ, Ferraro PA, Grueber CE, Harrison PA, Hogg C, Hutton M, Roycroft E, Sowersby W, Karajarri Rangers, Kiwirrkurra Rangers, Ngurrara Rangers, Nyangumarta Rangers, Ngururrpa Rangers & Neaves LE. Building meaningful collaboration in conservation genetics and genomics. Conservation Genetics. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10592-024-01636-4

Smith M, Drew MD, Clemann N, Hunter D (2024) The Red List of Threatened Species. Categories, Flaws, and Expert Elicitation. SSRN http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4877396

Southwell, DM; Smart, A; Merson, SD; Selwood, KE; Macgregor, NA (2024) Using power analysis and spatial prioritization to evaluate the design of a forest bird monitoring programme. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0030605323001382

Steventon C, Wicker L, Dobson E, Legione A, Devlin J, Harley D (2024) Management lessons from a long-term captive-breeding program for a critically endangered species, Leadbeater's possum. Conservation Science and Practice. https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/csp2.13215

Stuart OP, Cleave R, Pearce K, Magrath MJL, Mikheyev AS (2024) Gene flow stimulates recovery of reproductive fitness in a captive bred insect. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12790

Van Bommel, L; Magrath, MJL; Coulson, G; Johnson, CN (2024) Livestock guardian dogs establish a landscape of fear for wild predators: Implications for the role of guardian dogs in reducing human-wildlife conflict and supporting biodiversity conservation. Ecological Solutions and Evidence 5   http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12299

Van Sluys M, Pauligk Y, Burns A, O’Riordan M, Matkovics R, Hartnett C, Pitcher B (2024) Behavioural ethogram to inform ex-situ initiatives for a critically endangered bird – the case of the Plains-wanderer. Frontiers in Conservation Science. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/conservation-science/articles/10.3389/fcosc.2024.1457664/full

Young T, McKelson J, Kalstrom D, Sipthorp L, Wicker L, Higgins D, Marschner Nichols DC, Phalen D, Greenville AC, Carver S (2024) Pharmacokinetics and safety of topical fluralaner in koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2024.100999

Wildlife health and welfare

Klukowski, N; Eden, P; Uddin, MJ; Sarker, S (2024) Virome of Australia's most endangered parrot in captivity evidenced of harboring hitherto unknown viruses. Microbiology Spectrum 12:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.03052-23

McLelland, DJ; Lynch, M; Vogelnest, L; Eden, P; Wallace, A; Weller, J; Young, S; Vaughan-Higgins, R; Antipov, A; Honda-Okubo, Y; Petrovsky, N (2024) Safety and immunogenicity of an adjuvanted recombinant spike protein-based severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine, SpikeVet™, in selected Carnivora, Primates and Artiodactyla in Australian zoos. Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvp.13429

Social Science

Fernandez EJ, Sherwen SL (2024) An Introduction to Human-Animal Interactions in Zoos and Aquariums. In Human-Animal Interactions in Zoos: Integrating Science and Practice (ed Fernandez EJ and Sherwen SL) https://doi.org/10.1079/9781800622715.00

McLeod EM, Fielding KS, Dean AJ (2024) Understanding and improving the visitor experience: How can we increase the positive social impact of animal-visitor interactions? In Human-Animal Interactions in Zoos: Integrating Science and Practice (ed Fernandez EJ and Sherwen SL) pp 192-204. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781800622715.00

Parrott ML, Van Hoeydonck E and Sly H (2024) Moth Tracker: Citizen Science to help the Bogong Moth and Mountain Pygmy-possum. https://rsv.org.au/moth-tracker/

Lancaster P, McLeod EM, Morton R, Sinclair J, Vella C (2024 Taking action for conservation of a local butterfly species – a collaborative approach across multiple audiences. International Zoo Educators Journal 60: 76 – 83

2023

Wildlife conservation and ecology

Biggs JR, Gray J, West J, Wrigley D, Offard CA, Zimmer HC, Mackenzie BDE, Duval D, Guerin J, Te T, Parrott ML, Miller KA, McFadden MS, Van Sluys M (2023) Ex situ response to the 2019-20 wildfires. Pp 357-373 In: Australia’s Megafires: Biodiversity Impacts and Lessons from 2019-2020. Rumpff L, Legge S, van Leeuwen S, Wintle B, Woinarski J (eds). CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne. https://ebooks.publish.csiro.au/content/australias-megafires

Burns PA, Kemper CM, Wilson BA (2023). New Holland Mouse (Pseudomys novaehollandiae). In: Strahan’s Mammals of Australia. AM Baker, IC Gynther (Eds). New Holland Publishers: Sydney, Australia. https://au.newhollandpublishers.com/strahan-s-mammals-of-australia-9781925546750.html

Burns PA, Rowe KC; Parrott ML; Roycroft E (2023) Population genomics of decline and local extinction in the endangered Australian Pookila. Biological Conservation 284: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.11018

Bussolini, LT; Crates, R; Herrod, A; Magrath, MJL; Troy, S; Stojanovic, D (2023) Carry-over effects of nestling physical condition predict first-year survival of a critically endangered migratory parrot. Animal Conservation. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acv.12878

Bussolini, LT; Crates, R; Magrath, MJL; Stojanovic, D (2023) Identifying factors affecting captive breeding success in a critically endangered species. Emu-Austral Ornithology 123: 161-169 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01584197.2023.2194541

Clemann N and Swan M (2023) Frogs of Victoria: A Guide to Identification, Ecology and Conservation. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne. https://www.publish.csiro.au/book/7950/

Ensbey, M; Legge, S; Jolly, CJ; Garnett, ST; Gallagher, RV; Lintermans, M; Nimmo, DG; Rumpff, L; Scheele, B; Whiterod, NS; Woinarski, JCZ; Ahyong, ST; Blackmore, CJ; Bower, DS; Burbidge, AH; Burns, PA; Butler, G; Catullo, R; Chapple, DG; Dickman, CR; Doyle, KE; Ferris, J; Fisher, DO; Geyle, HM; Gillespie, GR; Greenlees, MJ; Hohnen, R; Hoskin, CJ; Kennard, M; King, AJ; Kuchinke, D; Law, B; Lawler, I; Lawler, S; Loyn, R; Lunney, D; Lyon, J; MacHunter, J; Mahony, M; Mahony, S; McCormack, R; Melville, J; Newell, D; Menkhorst, P; Pearce, L; Michael, D; Mitchell, N; Mulder, E; Raadik, TA; Rowley, JJL; Sitters, H; Southwell, DG; Spencer, R; Westa, M; Zukowski, S (2023). Animal population decline and recovery after severe fire: Relating ecological and life history traits with expert estimates of population impacts from the Australian 2019-20 megafires. Biological Conservation 283:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110021

Ford F, Burns PA (2023) Smoky Mouse (Pseudomys fumeus). In: Strahan’s Mammals of Australia. AM Baker, IC Gynther (Eds). New Holland Publishers: Sydney, Australia. https://au.newhollandpublishers.com/strahan-s-mammals-of-australia-9781925546750.html

Gill BP, Edwards AM, Parrott ML, Scicluna EL, Robert KA (2023) Female mate choice in the fat-tailed dunnart (Sminthopsis crassicaudata) influences offspring sex ratio, but not fecundity. Australian Journal of Zoology 70: 133-141. https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO22028

Goldingay, RL; Jackson, SM; Winter, JW; Harley, DKP; Bilney, RJ; Quin, DG; Smith, GC; Taylor, BD; Kavanagh, RP (2023) What's in a name? Selection of common names among new and revised species of Australian mammals, and the case of the sugar glider. Australian Mammalogy    http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AM23017

Harley D (2023) Seven urgent actions to prevent the extinction of the critically endangered Leadbeater’s possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri). Pacific Conservation Biology 29(5), 387-395. https://doi.org/10.1071/PC22021

Hartley, R; Blanchard, W; Clemann, N; Schroder, M; Schulz, M; Lindenmayer, DB; Scheele, B (2023) Rare but not lost: Endemic mountain lizard occupancy following megafire and grazing disturbances. Austral Ecology 48: 1921-1940 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aec.13431

Hartley, R; Clemann, N; Atkins, Z; Scheele, B; Lindenmayer, DB; Amor, MD (2023) Isolated on sky islands: genetic diversity and population structure of an endangered mountain lizard. Conservation Genetics 24: 219-233 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10592-022-01495-x

Nance AH, Wilson M, Burns PA, Cook CN, Clarke RH (2023) Arboreal activity of invasive rodents: conservation implications for the control of an island pest. Pacific Conservation Biology 30, PC23011 https://doi.org/10.1071/PC23011

Parrott ML; Edwards AM (2023) Reproductive Strategies and Biology of the Australasian Marsupials. In American and Australasian Marsupials. Cáceres NC, Dickman CR (eds.) Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88800-8-37-1

Pavlova, A; Petrovic, S; Harrisson, KA; Cartwright, K; Dobson, E; Hurley, LL; Lane, M; Magrath, MJL; Miller, KA; Quin, B; Winterhoff, M; Yen, JDL; Sunnucks, P 2023 Benefits of genetic rescue of a critically endangered subspecies from another subspecies outweigh risks: Results of captive breeding trials. Biological Conservation 284:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110203

Roberts, HE; Fanson, KV; Hodgens, N; Parrott, ML; Bennett, P; Jamieson, L (2023) Scent detection dogs as a novel method for oestrus detection in an endangered species, the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii). Frontiers in Veterinary Science 10   http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1224172

Robledo-Ruiz, DA; Austin, L; Amos, JN; Castrejon-Figueroa, J; Harley, DKP; Magrath, MJL; Sunnucks, P; Pavlova, A (2023) Easy-to-use R functions to separate reduced-representation genomic datasets into sex-linked and autosomal loci, and conduct sex assignment. Molecular Ecology Resources http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13844

Silla, AJ; Hobbs, RJ; Gilbert, DJ; Goodall, D; Parrott, ML; Lee, A; O'Brien, JK; Byrne, PG (2023) Application of Reproductive Technologies to the Critically Endangered Baw Baw Frog, Philoria frosti. Animals 13  http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani13132232

Steventon, C; Wicker, L; Legione, AR; Devlin, JM; Harley, D; Dobson, E (2023) A retrospective analysis of morbidity and mortality in the captive leadbeater's possum (gymnobelideus leadbeateri) population from 1970 to 2021. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 54: 511-519 http://dx.doi.org/10.1638/2022-0126

Stojanovic, D; Hogg, CJ; Alves, F; Baker, GB; Biggs, JR; Bussolini, L; Carey, MJ; Crates, R; Magrath, MJL; Pritchard, R; Troy, S; Young, CM; Heinsohn, R (2023) Conservation management in the context of unidentified and unmitigated threatening processes. Biodiversity and Conservation 32 1639 1655 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-023-02568-0

Stuart, OP; Cleave, R; Magrath, MJL; Mikheyev, AS (2023) Genome of the Lord Howe Island Stick Insect Reveals a Highly Conserved Phasmid X Chromosome. Genome Biology and Evolution 15:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evad104

Watchorn, D; Dickman, C; Dunlop, J; Sanders, E; Watchorn, M; Burns, P (2023) Ghost rodents: Albinism in Australian rodent species. Ecology& Evolution 13   http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9942

Webster N (Uncle Nook), Bluff L, Moir ML, Marsh JR, Teixeira D, Gray J, Rumpff L, Rogers, DJ, Hames F, Pascoe B and Woinarski JCZ. Pp 442-456 In: Australia’s Megafires: Biodiversity Impacts and Lessons from 2019-2020. Rumpff L, Legge S, van Leeuwen S, Wintle B, Woinarski J (eds). CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne. https://ebooks.publish.csiro.au/content/australias-megafires

Vitali, SD, Reiss, AE, Jakob-Hoff, RM, Stephenson, TL, Holz, PH and Higgins DP (2023). National Koala Disease Risk Analysis Report version 1.2. University of Sydney.

Wildlife health and welfare

Cooke R; Carter N; Groves J; Scarfe N; Mason P; White JG (2023) Successful rehabilitation and release of a powerful owl chick with suspected rodenticide poisoning. Australian Veterinary Journal. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/avj.13284

Sherwen S, Campbell-Ward M, Woods R (2023) Wildlife welfare and the 2019-20 wildfires. pp 343-356 In: Australia’s Megafires: Biodiversity Impacts and Lessons from 2019-2020. Rumpff L, Legge S, van Leeuwen S, Wintle B, Woinarski J (eds). CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne. https://ebooks.publish.csiro.au/content/australias-megafires

Social science

Henson, E; McLeod, EM; Weston, MA; Miller, KK (2023) Bird feeding at urban wetlands: A comparison of demographics, attitudes and norms between feeders and non-feeders. Science of the Total Environment 891   http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164060

Priestley C, Jaensch S, & McLeod E (2023). Evaluating the effectiveness of welfare-focused animal encounters to deliver education programs. International Zoo Educators Journal 59: 69-76. https://issuu.com/izejournal/docs/ize_journal_2023_final_1

2022

Zoo Animal Health and Welfare

Allen J, Doidge N, Cheng C, Lynch M, Crabb H, Scheerlinck J, Bushell R, Browning G, Marenda M (2022) Genomic characterisation of an entomopathogenic strain of Serratia ureilytica in the critically endangered phasmid Dryococelus australis. PLOS ONE 17(4): e0265967. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265967

Bryce A, Milne M, Tyrrell D, Bodley K (2022) Case series: Computed tomography (CT) demonstrates lacrimal canal involvement in koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) with maxillary incisor dental disease. Australian Veterinary Journal 100(6): 277–282. https://doi.org/10.1111/avj.13158

Chiew S, Butler K, Fanson K, Eyre S, Coleman G, Sherwen S, Melfi V, Hemsworth P (2022) Effects of the presence of zoo visitors on zoo-housed little penguins (Eudyptula minor). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 49(1): 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/03014223.2021.1896560

Davidson M, Bushell R, Ploeg R, Marenda M, Halliday C, Goodall D, Gilbert D, Kosch T, Skerratt L, Berger L (2022) Embryo mortality in a captive-bred, Critically Endangered amphibian. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 152: 73–83. https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03706

Frye B, McCoy D, Kotler J, Embury A, et al. (2022) After short interbirth intervals, captive callitrichine monkeys have higher infant mortality. iScience 25(1): 103724. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.103724

Jones N, Sherwen S, Robbins R, McLelland D, Whittaker A (2022) Welfare Assessment Tools in Zoos: From Theory to Practice. Veterinary Sciences 9(4): 170. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci9040170

Rickard J, Pool K, de Graaf S, Portas T, Rourke N, Wiesner M, Hildebrandt T, Goritz F, Hermes R (2022) Increasing the Yield and Cryosurvival of Spermatozoa from Rhinoceros Ejaculates Using the Enzyme Papain. Biology 11(2): 154. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11020154

Community Conservation

Pearson E, Mellish S, McLeod E, Sanders B, Ryan J (2022) Can we save Australia’s endangered wildlife by increasing species recognition? Journal for Nature Conservation 69: 126257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2022.126257

Shaw M, Borrie W, McLeod E, Miller K (2022a) Wildlife Photos on Social Media: A Quantitative Content Analysis of Conservation Organisations’ Instagram Images. Animals 12(14): 1787. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12141787

Shaw M, McLeod E, Borrie W, Miller K (2022b) Human Positioning in Close-Encounter Photographs and the Effect on Public Perceptions of Zoo Animals. Animals 12(1): 11. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12010011

van Hoeydonck E, Carruthers D (2022) Protecting Seabirds: The positive impact of a social movement and policy change on balloon use in the funeral industry. International Zoo Educators Journal 58: 60-62. izea.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IZE-Journal-2022-Final-web-1.pdf

Threatened species conservation and ecology

Bennett E, Jamieson L, Florent S, Gill N, Hauser C, Cristescu R (2022) Detection dogs provide a powerful method for conservation surveys. Austral Ecology 47(4): 894-901. https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.13162

Berris K, Ruykys L, Goldingay R, Morrant D, Packer J, Descovich K, Matthews A, Coetsee A, Nicolson V, Horsup A, Moseby K, Jose H, Gill S, Taggart D (2022) Wombats, bandicoot, bilbies, possums and gliders. Pp 401-411. In: Smith BP, Waudby HP, Alberthsen CA, Hampton JO (eds) Wildlife Research in Australia: Practical and Applied Methods. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne VIC, Australia. https://doi.org/10.1071/9781486313457

Bower D, Somaweera R, Clemann N, Crowe-Riddell J, Clulow S, Greenlees M, Howard K, Kuchling G, McKnight D, Melville J, Schaffer J, Schwarzkopf L, Spielman D, Streeting L, Vanderduys E, Zdenek C (2022) Reptiles. Pp 480-496. In: Smith BP, Waudby HP, Alberthsen CA, Hampton JO (eds) Wildlife Research in Australia: Practical and Applied Methods. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne VIC, Australia. https://doi.org/10.1071/9781486313457

Eyre A, Briscoe N, Harley D, Lumsden L, McComb L, Lentini P (2022) Using species distribution models and decision tools to direct surveys and identify potential translocation sites for a critically endangered species. Diversity and Distributions 28(4): 700–711. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13469

Freelance C, Magrath M, Elgar M, Wong B (2022) Long-term captivity is associated with changes to sensory organ morphology in a critically endangered insect. Journal of Applied Ecology 59(2): 504–513. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14069

Gardner B, Okrouhlik J, Zeiler G (2022a) Medetomidine-ketamine-buprenorphine anesthesia of the solitary subterranean Cape Dune Mole-Rat (Bathyergus suillus) and the Cape Mole-Rat (Georychus capensis). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 53(2): 357-362. https://doi.org/10.1638/2019-0164

Hartley R, Clemann N, Atkins Z, Scheele B, Lindenmayer D, Amor M (2022) Isolated on sky islands: genetic diversity and population structure of an endangered mountain lizard. Conservation Genetics 24: 219–233. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-022-01495-x

Kazi S, Aurisch Y, Coulson G, Eldridge M, Irving M, Miller K, Parrott M (2022) Range extension of eastern wallaroo (Osphranter robustus robustus) in Victoria. Australian Mammalogy 44(2): 302-304. https://doi.org/10.1071/AM21029

Legge S, Rumpff L, Woinarski J, Whiterod N, Ward M, Southwell D, Scheele B, Nimmo D, Lintermans M, Geyle H, Garnett S, Hayward-Brown B, Ensbey M, Ehmke G, Ahyong S, Blackmore C, Bower D, Brizuela-Torres D, Burbidge A, Burns P, et al. (2022a) The conservation impacts of ecological disturbance: Time-bound estimates of population loss and recovery for fauna affected by the 2019-2020 Australian megafires. Global Ecology and Biogeography 31(10): 2085–2104. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13473

Legge S, Woinarski J, Scheele B, Garnett S, Lintermans M, Nimmo D, Whiterod N, Southwell D, Ehmke G, Buchan A, Gray J, et al. (2022b) Rapid assessment of the biodiversity impacts of the 2019-2020 Australian megafires to guide urgent management intervention and recovery and lessons for other regions. Diversity and Distributions 28(3): 571–591. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13428

Lumsden L, Waudby H, Meeks P, Crisp H, Cripps J, Cristescu R, Jamieson L, Nelson J, Teixeira D, Hodgens N, Rutter N, Morrant D, Bower D, Dickman C, Soennichsen K (2022a) Detecting and monitoring wildlife remotely. Pp 75-95. In: Smith BP, Waudby HP, Alberthsen CA, Hampton JO (eds) Wildlife Research in Australia: Practical and Applied Methods. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne VIC, Australia. https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/publications/detecting-and-monitoring-wildlife-remotely

Lumsden LF, Morrant DS, Broken-Brow J, Holz PH, McKeown A, Gill SJ, Vanderduys E (2022b) Bats. Pp 918-943. In: Smith BP, Waudby HP, Alberthsen CA, Hampton JO (eds) Wildlife Research in Australia: Practical and Applied Methods. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne VIC, Australia. https://ebooks.publish.csiro.au/content/wildlife-research-australia

McComb L, Lentini P, Harley D, Lumsden L, Eyre A, Briscoe N (2022) Climate and behaviour influence thermal suitability of artificial hollows for a critically endangered mammal. Animal Conservation 25(3): 401–413. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12750

Pirotta V, McIntosh R, Gray R, March H, Lynch M (2022) Marine mammals. Pp 465-479. In: Smith BP, Waudby HP, Alberthsen CA, Hampton JO (eds) Wildlife Research in Australia: Practical and Applied Methods. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne VIC, Australia. https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/publications/marine-mammals

Pollock T, Hocking D, Hunter D, Parrott M, Zabinskas M, Evans AR (2022) Torn limb from limb: the ethology of prey-processing in Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii). Australian Mammalogy 44(1): 126-138. https://doi.org/10.1071/AM21006

Pritchard R, Kelly E, Biggs J, Everaardt A, Loyn R, Magrath M, Menkhorst P, Hogg C, Geary W (2022) Identifying cost-effective recovery actions for a critically endangered species. Conservation Science and Practice 4(1): e546. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.546

Reid T, Lada H, Selwood K, Horrocks G, Thomson J, Mac Nally R (2022) Responses of floodplain birds to high-amplitude precipitation fluctuations over two decades. Austral Ecology 47(4): 828-840. https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.13164

Robledo-Ruiz D, Gan H, Kaur P, Dudchenko O, Weisz D, Khan R, Aiden E, Osipova E, Hiller M, Morales H, Magrath M, Clarke R, Sunnucks P, Pavlova A (2022a) Chromosome-length genome assembly and linkage map of a critically endangered Australian bird: the helmeted honeyeater. GigaScience 11: giac025. https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giac025

Robledo-Ruiz D, Pavlova A, Clarke R, Magrath M, Quin B, Harrisson K, Gan H, Low G, Sunnucks P (2022b) A novel framework for evaluating in situ breeding management strategies in endangered populations. Molecular Ecology Resources 22(1): 239–253. https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13476

Ryeland J, Magrath M, Weston M (2022) Day-night cycle influences the division of incubation in the Hooded Dotterel (Thinornis cucullatus). Ibis 164(3): 785-792. https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13040

Rymer T, Bengsen AJ, Rowell MK, Hampton JO, Burns PA, Penton C, Waudby HP, Cox TE, Greenville A, Alberthsen CA (2022) Ungulates, Lagomorphs and rodents. Pp 450-464. In: Smith BP, Waudby HP, Alberthsen CA, Hampton JO (eds) Wildlife Research in Australia: Practical and Applied Methods. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne VIC, Australia. https://ebooks.publish.csiro.au/content/wildlife-research-australia

Saunders D, Nguyen H, Cowen S, Magrath M, Marsh K, Bell S, Bobruk J (2022) Radio-tracking wildlife with drones: a viewshed analysis quantifying survey coverage across diverse landscapes. Wildlife Research 49(1): 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1071/WR21033

Selwood K, Antos M, Bramwell M, Lee A, Lynch M, Magrath M, Maute K, Melvin F, Mott R, Perri M, Whiteford C, Clarke R (2022) Emergency conservation interventions during times of crisis: A case study for a threatened bird species in the Australian Black Summer bushfires. Conservation Science and Practice 4(2): e606. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.606

Steventon C, Harley D, Wicker L, Legione A, Devlin J, Hufschmid J (2022) An assessment of ectoparasites across highland and lowland populations of Leadbeater’s possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri): Implications for genetic rescue translocations. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 18: 152–156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2022.05.002

Taylor R, Coetsee A, Doyle R, Sutherland D, Parrott M (2022) Sniffing out danger: rapid antipredator training of an endangered marsupial. Australian Mammalogy 44(1): 109-116. https://doi.org/10.1071/AM20048

van Harten E, Lawrence R, Lumsden L, Reardon T, Bennett A, Prowse T (2022) Seasonal population dynamics and movement patterns of a critically endangered, cave-dwelling bat, Miniopterus orianae bassanii. Wildlife Research 49(7): 646-658. https://doi.org/10.1071/WR21088

Waudby HP, Burns PA, Jensen MA, Hampton JO, Hunter D, McKnight DT, Pestell AJL, Bengsen AJ, Bower DS, Coulson G, Heard G, de Laive A, Jolly CJ, Hale S, Fancourt BA, Kelleher SR, Petit S, Behrendorff L, Lumsden L, McGregor M (2022) Wildlife Marking Methods. Pp 450-464. In: Smith BP, Waudby HP, Alberthsen CA, Hampton JO (eds) Wildlife Research in Australia: Practical and Applied Methods. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne VIC, Australia. https://ebooks.publish.csiro.au/content/wildlife-research-australia

Young A, Selwood K, Benshemesh J, Wright J, Southwell D (2022) Remotely sensed vegetation productivity predicts breeding activity and drought refuges for a threatened bird in semi-arid Australia. Animal Conservation 25(4): 566-581. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12763

Wildlife Welfare

Gardner B, Stenos J, Hufschmid J, Arnould J, McIntosh R, Tadepalli M, Tolpinrud A, Marenda M, Lynch M, Stent A (2022b) An Old Pathogen in a New Environment-Implications of Coxiella burnetii in Australian Fur Seals (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus). Frontiers in Marine Science 9: 809075. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.809075 

Mounsey K, Harvey R, Wilkinson V, Takano K, Old J, Stannard H, Wicker L, Phalen D, Carver S (2022) Drug dose and animal welfare: important considerations in the treatment of wildlife. Parasitology Research 121: 1065–1071. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-022-07460-4  

Rivas M, Albion I, Bernal B, Handcock R, Heatwole S, Parrott M, Piazza K, Deschaseaux E (2022) The plastic pandemic: COVID-19 has accelerated plastic pollution, but there is a cure. Science of The Total Environment 847: 157555. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157555. 

Steventon C, Harley D, Wicker L,  Legione AR, Devlin JM, Hufschmid J (2022) An assessment of ectoparasites across highland and lowland populations of Leadbeater's possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri): Implications for genetic rescue translocations. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 18: 152-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2022.05.002

2021

Zoo animal health and welfare

Blessington J, Steenberg J, Schwartz KR, Schürer U, Smith B, Richardson M, Jaffar R, Ford C (2021a) Chapter 18 - Tree Kangaroo Populations in Managed Facilities. Pp 249–269. In: Dabek L, Valentine P, Blessington J, Schwartz KR (eds) Tree Kangaroos. Academic Press, London, UK. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-814675-0.00020-8

Blessington J, Steenberg J, Richardson M, Norsworthy DA, Legge A, Sharpe D, Highland M, Kozlowski C, Males G (2021b) Chapter 21 - Reproductive Biology and Behaviour of Tree Kangaroos in Zoos. Pp 309–327. In: Dabek L, Valentine P, Blessington J, Schwartz KR (eds) Tree Kangaroos. Academic Press, London, UK. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-814675-0.00017-8

Carter M, Sherwen S, Webber S (2021) An evaluation of interactive projections as digital enrichment for orangutans. Zoo Biology 40: 107–114. https://doi.org/10.1002/zoo.21587

Gardner B, Rourke N (2021) Multimodal analgesia in a Southern White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) with pentosan polysulfate, gabapentin, amantadine and phenylbutazone to manage chronic pain. Australian Veterinary Journal 99: 86–88. https://doi.org/10.1111/avj.13043

Gardner B, Spolander B, Seakamela S, McCue S, Kotze P, Musson M (2021) Disentanglement of Cape fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) with reversible medetomidine-midazolam-butorphanol. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 92: a2119. https://doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v92i0.2119

Hall B, McGill D, Sherwen S, Doyle R (2021) Cognitive Enrichment in Practice: A Survey of Factors Affecting Its Implementation in Zoos Globally. Animals 11(6): 1721. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11061721

Lawrence K, Sherwen S, Larsen H (2021) Natural Habitat Design for Zoo-Housed Elasmobranch and Teleost Fish Species Improves Behavioural Repertoire and Space Use in a Visitor Facing Exhibit. Animals 11(10): 2979. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11102979

Learmonth MJ, Sherwen S, Hemsworth P (2021) Assessing choice ability and preferences of five Leopard Tortoises (Stigmochelys pardalis) for three stimuli through a novel two-phase preference test. JZAR 9: 94–101. https://doi.org/10.19227/jzar.v9i2.540

Learmonth MJ, Sherwen S, Hemsworth PH (2021) Assessing preferences of two zoo-housed Aldabran giant tortoises (Aldabrachelys gigantea) for three stimuli using a novel preference test. Zoo Biology 40: 98–106. https://doi.org/10.1002/zoo.21585

Leung J, Beths T, Lynch M, Frith S, Bauquier S (2021) A simple method to provide positive end expiratory pressure to treat hypoxaemia in an anaesthetised Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus). Journal of the South African Veterinary Association 92(1): 1-4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/jsava.v92i0.2118   

Pollock T, Parrott M, Evans A, Hocking D (2021) Wearing the devil down: Rate of tooth wear varies between wild and captive Tasmanian devils. Zoo Biology 40(5): 444–457. https://doi.org/10.1002/zoo.21632

Whittaker A, Golder-Dewar B, Triggs J, Sherwen S, McLelland D (2021) Identification of Animal-Based Welfare Indicators in Captive Reptiles: A Delphi Consultation Survey. Animals 11(7): 2010. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11072010

Community Conservation

Chiew S, Hemsworth P, Melfi V, Sherwen S, Burns A, Coleman G (2021) Visitor Attitudes Toward Little Penguins (Eudyptula minor) at Two Australian Zoos. Frontiers in Psychology 12: 626185. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.626185

Mellish S, Ryan J, McLeod E, Tuckey M, Pearson E (2021) Challenges and successes to the implementation of a zoo conservation-education program. Evaluation and Program Planning 88: 101950. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2021.101950

van Eeden L, Hames F, Faulkner R, Geschke A, Squires Z, McLeod E (2021) Putting the cat before the wildlife: Exploring cat owners’ beliefs about cat containment as predictors of owner behavior. Conservation Science and Practice 3(10): e502. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.502

Threatened species conservation and ecology

Burns TJ, Scheele BC, Brannelly LA, Clemann N, Gilbert D, Driscoll DA (2021) Indirect terrestrial transmission of amphibian chytrid fungus from reservoir to susceptible host species leads to fatal chytridiomycosis. Animal Conservation 24(4): 602–612. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12665

Chaplin K, Date K, Bray R, Miller K, Lutz M, Razeng E, Thompson M, Chapple D (2021) Intraspecific hybridisation of an invasive lizard on Lord Howe Island. Australian Journal of Zoology 69(5): 184-196. https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO21045

Harley D (2021) Threatened species: Infernal impact: The damage major bushfires inflict on threatened species. Wildlife Australia 58(3): 27–30. https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.044079942433219

Hogg C, Morrison C, Dudley J, Alquezar-Planas D, Beasley-Hall P, Magrath M, Ho S, Lo N, Johnson R, Grueber C (2021) Using phylogenetics to explore interspecies genetic rescue options for a critically endangered parrot. Conservation Science and Practice 3(9): e483. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.483

Jamieson L, Hancock A, Baxter G, Murray P (2021) How quoll-ified are northern and spotted-tailed quoll detection dogs? Wildlife Research 48(4): 376-384. https://doi.org/10.1071/WR19243

Lahoz-Monfort J, Magrath M (2021) A Comprehensive Overview of Technologies for Species and Habitat Monitoring and Conservation. BioScience 71(10): 1038–1062. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biab073

Lavery T, Morgain R, Fitzsimons J, Fluin J, Macgregor N, Robinson N, Scheele B, Selwood K, Spindler R, Vuong H, West S, Wintle B, Lindenmayer D (2021) Impact Indicators for Biodiversity Conservation Research: Measuring Influence within and beyond Academia. BioScience 71(4): 383–395. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biaa159

Okrouhlik J, Sumbera R, Gardner B, Schoemann K, Lovy M, Bennett N (2021) Are southern African solitary mole-rats homeothermic or heterothermic under natural field conditions? Journal of Thermal Biology 95: 102810. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2020.102810

Scheele B, Hollanders M, Hoffmann E, Newell D, Lindenmayer D, McFadden M, Gilbert D, Grogan L (2021) Conservation translocations for amphibian species threatened by chytrid fungus: A review, conceptual framework, and recommendations. Conservation Science and Practice 3(11): e524. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.524

Stojanovic D, Neeman T, Hogg C, Everaardt A, Wicker L, Young C, Alves F, Magrath M, Heinsohn R (2021) Differences in wing shape of captive, critically endangered, migratory orange-bellied parrots Neophema chrysogaster relative to wild conspecifics. Emu - Austral Ornithology 121(3): 178–186. https://doi.org/10.1080/01584197.2021.1872389

van Harten E, Lentini P, Eastick D, Bender R, Lumsden L, Visintin C, Griffiths S (2021) Low Rates of PIT-Tag Loss in an Insectivorous Bat Species. Journal of Wildlife Management 85(8): 1739–1743. https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22114

Williams J, Harley D, Watchorn D, McBurney L, Lindenmayer D (2021) Relationship between body weight and elevation in Leadbeater’s possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri). Australian Journal of Zoology 69(5): 167-174. https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO21042

 ilko J, Harley D, Pavlova A, Sunnucks P (2021) Applying Population Viability Analysis to Inform Genetic Rescue That Preserves Locally Unique Genetic Variation in a Critically Endangered Mammal. Diversity 13(8): 382. https://doi.org/10.3390/d13080382

Wildlife Welfare

Fromant A, Delord K, Bost C, Eizenberg Y, Botha J, Cherel Y, Bustamante P, Gardner B, Brault-Favrou M, Lec’hvien A, Arnould J (2021) Impact of extreme environmental conditions: Foraging behaviour and trophic ecology responses of a diving seabird, the common diving petrel. Progress in Oceanography 198: 102676. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2021.102676

Lamont A, Parrott M, Wicker L, Banks C, Lang M, Lynch M, McMeekin B, Miller K, Ryan F, Selwood K, Sherwen S, Whiteford C (2021) Building wildlife resilience in disasters. The Australian Journal of Emergency Management 36(3): 12–14. https:// doi/10.3316/informit.947505239611519

Martens J, Stokes H, Berg M, Walder K, Segal Y, Magrath M, Bennett A (2021) Beak and feather disease virus and Chlamydiales infections in wild Australian psittacines: no statistical evidence for dependence. Emu - Austral Ornithology 121(4): 333–339. https://doi.org/10.1080/01584197.2021.1980730

Parrott M, Wicker L, Lamont A, Banks C, Lang M, Lynch M, McMeekin B, Miller K, Ryan F, Selwood K, Sherwen S, Whiteford C (2021) Emergency Response to Australia’s Black Summer 2019-2020: The Role of a Zoo-Based Conservation Organisation in Wildlife Triage, Rescue, and Resilience for the Future. Animals 11(6): 1515. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11061515

Sanderfoot OV, Bassing SB, Brusa JL, Emmet RL, Gillman SJ, Swift K, Gardner B (2021) A review of the effects of wildfire smoke on the health and behavior of wildlife. Environmental Research Letters 16(12): 123003. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac30f6

Steventon C, Koehler AV, Dobson E, Wicker L, Legione AR, Devlin JM, Harley D, Gasser RB (2021) Detection of Breinlia sp. (Nematoda) in the Leadbeater’s possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri). International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 15: 249-254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.06.002

2020

Animal health and welfare

Acaralp-Rehnberg LK, Coleman GJ, Magrath MJL, Melfi V, Fanson KV, Bland IM (2020) The Effect of Behind-The-Scenes Encounters and Interactive Presentations on the Welfare of Captive Servals (Leptailurus serval). Animals: 10(4): 743. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10040743

Amery-Gale J, Legione AR, Marenda MS, Owens J, Eden PA, Konsak-Ilievski BM, Whiteley PL, Dobson EC, Browne EA, Slocombe RF, Devlin JM (2020) Surveillance for Chlamydia spp with multilocus sequence typing analysis in wild and captive birds in Victoria, Australia. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 56(1): 16-26. https://doi.org/10.7589/2018-11-281

Chiew SJ, Butler KL, Sherwen SL, Coleman GJ, Melfi V, Burns A, Hemsworth PH (2020) Effect of Covering a Visitor Viewing Area Window on the Behaviour of Zoo-Housed Little Penguins (Eudyptula minor). Animals 10(7): 1224. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10071224

Fanning L, Larsen H, Taylor PS (2020) A Preliminary Study Investigating the Impact of Musical Concerts on the Behavior of Captive Fiordland Penguins (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus) and Collared Peccaries (Pecari tajacu). Animals 10(11): 2035. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10112035

Gardner BR, Rourke N (2020) Modified proximal perineal urethrostomy in a nyala antelope (Tragelaphus angassi) subsequent to traumatic penile and scrotal injury. Australian Veterinary Journal 98(3): 90-91.  https://doi.org/10.1111/avj.12902

Geraldene B (2020) Breeding management of little penguins (Eudyptula minor) in a captive setting: A case study of fostering chicks. Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research 8(3): 208-211. https://doi.org/10.19227/jzar.v8i3.452  

Gomes JMP, Hill M, McDonald G, Lynch M, Eccles C, Eernisse B (2020) How the life support system can affect pinniped eye health: a case study with long-nosed fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri). Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research 8(4): 288-293. https://doi.org/10.19227/jzar.v8i4.525 
Hill SJ, Silcocks SC, Andrea NR (2020) Impacts of temperature on metabolic rates of adult Extatosoma tiaratum reared on different host plant species. Physiological Entomology 45(1): 7-15. https://doi.org/10.1111/phen.12310 

Huong NQ, Nga NTT, Long NV, Luu BD, Latinne A, Pruvot M, Wicker L et al. (2020) Coronavirus testing indicates transmission risk increases along wildlife supply chains for human consumption in Viet Nam, 2013-2014. PLOS One 15(8): e0237129. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237129 

Latheef S, Keyburn A, Broz I, Bagnara A, Bayley C, Frith S, Dobson EC (2020) Atypical Brucella spp in captive Australian green tree frogs (Litoria caerulea): clinical features, pathology, culture and molecular characterization. Australian Veterinary Journal 98(5): 216-221. https://doi.org/10.1111/avj.12925

Martens JM, Stokes HS, Berg ML, Walder K, Raidal SR, Magrath MJL, Bennett ATD (2020) Beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) prevalence, load and excretion in seven species of wild caught common Australian parrots. PLOS One 15(7): e0235406. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235406 

Martens JM, Stokes HS, Berg ML, Walder K, Raidal SR, Magrath MJL, Bennett ATD (2020) A non-invasive method to assess environmental contamination with avian pathogens: beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) detection in nest boxes. PeerJ 8: e9211. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9211

Perdue BM, Sherwen S, Maple TL (2020) The Science and Practice of Captive Animal Welfare. Frontiers in Psychology 11: 1851. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01851 

Rendle J, Jackson B, Van der Hoorn S, Yeap L, Warren K, Donaldson R, Ward SJ, Vogelnest L, McLelland D, Lynch M, Vitali S, Sayers G, Wyss F, Webster D, Snipp R, Vaughan-Higgins R (2020) A retrospective study of Macropod Progressive Periodontal Disease (“lumpy jaw”) in captive macropods across Australia and Europe: using data from the past to inform future macropod management. Animals 10(11): 1954. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10111954

Tolpinrud A, Firestone SM, Diaz-Mendez A, Wicker L, Lynch SE, Dunowska M, Devlin JM (2020) Serological evidence for the presence of wobbly possum disease virus in Australia. PLOS One 15(8): e0237091. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237091

Wicker LV, Lourens K, Hai LK (2020) Veterinary health of pangolins. Pp 461-493. In: Challender DWS, Nash HC, Waterman C (eds) Pangolins: Science, Society and Conservation. Academic Press, Cambridge MA, USA. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-815507-3.00029-0

Wildlife conservation and ecology

Adriaanse K, Firestone S, Lynch M, Rendall A, Sutherland D, Hufschmid J, Traub R (2020) Comparison of the modified agglutination test and real-time PCR for detection of Toxoplasma gondii exposure in feral cats from Phillip Island, Australia, and risk factors associated with infection. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife. 12: 126-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2020.05.006

Eyre AC, Cripps J, Miritis V, Watchorn D, Ashman K, Burns P, Fairman T, Durkin L, Nelson J, Macak P, Lumsden L, Harley H (2020) Surveys for Leadbeater’s Possum Gymnobelideus leadbeateri at Wallaby Creek, Kinglake National Park. The Victorian Naturalist 137(2): 36-40. https://search.informit.org/doi/abs/10.3316/informit.344001933995340#

Gilbert D, Magrath MLJ, Byrne P (2020) Warmer temperature and provision of natural substrate enable earlier metamorphosis in the critically endangered Baw Baw frog. Conservation Physiology 8(1): coaa030. https://doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coaa030

Halstead LM, Sutherland DR, Valentine LE, Rendall AR, Coetsee AL, Ritchie EG (2020) Digging up the dirt: Quantifying the effects on soil of a translocated ecosystem engineer. Austral Ecology 45(1): 97-108. https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.12833

Harley D (2020) Following a small possum into the dark. In: Kaminsky L, Keneally M (eds) Animals make us Human. Penguin Life, London, UK. https://www.penguin.com.au/books/animals-make-us-human-9781760899813

Hogg CJ, Lea MA, Soler MG, Vasquez VN, Payo-Payo A, Parrott ML, Santos MM, Shaw J, Brooks CM (2020) Protect the Antarctic Peninsula - before it's too late. Nature 586: 496-499. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-02939-5

Lyndon-Gee F, Jessop TS (2020) Attenuated phenotypic responses of lizard morphology to logging and fire-related forest disturbance. Evolutionary Ecology 34: 841-853. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10682-020-10067-9

Mac Nally R, Horrocks GFB, Bennett JM, Yen JDL, Selwood KE, Thomson JR, Lada H (2020) Ecological and life-history traits may say little about birds' vulnerability to high-amplitude climatic fluctuations. Austral Ecology 45(7): 880-895. https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.12902

Miritis V, Rendall AR, Doherty TS, Coetsee AL, Ritchie EG (2020) Living with the enemy: a threatened prey species coexisting with feral cats on a fox-free island. Wildlife Research 47(8): 633-642. https://doi.org/10.1071/WR19202

Parrott ML (2020) For the love of the Devil, and its devilish little cousins. In: Kaminsky L, Keneally M (eds) Animals make us Human. Penguin Life, London, UK. https://www.penguin.com.au/books/animals-make-us-human-9781760899813

Rowell TAAD, Magrath MJL, Magrath RD (2020) Predator-awareness training in terrestrial vertebrates: Progress, problems and possibilities. Biological Conservation 252: e108740. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108740

Selwood KE, Zimmer HC (2020) Refuges for biodiversity conservation: A review of the evidence. Biological Conservation 245: e108502. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108502

Thomas JL, Parrott ML, Handasyde KA, Temple-Smith P (2020) Maternal care of platypus nestlings (Ornithorhynchus anatinus). Australian Mammalogy 42(3): 283-292. https://doi.org/10.1071/AM19019 

Watchorn DJ, Ashman KR, Harley DKP (2020) Observations of arboreal behaviour in the mainland dusky antechinus (Antechinus mimetes). Australian Mammalogy 42(2): 226-229. https://doi.org/10.1071/AM19022 

Zilko JP, Harley D, Hansen B, Pavlova A, Sunnucks P (2020) Accounting for cryptic population substructure enhances detection of inbreeding depression with genomic inbreeding coefficients: an example from a critically endangered marsupial. Molecular Ecology 29(16): 2978-2993. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15540

Social Science

Carter M, Webber S, Rawson S, Smith W, Purdam J, McLeod EM (2020) Virtual Reality in the Zoo: A Qualitative Evaluation of a Stereoscopic Virtual Reality Video Encounter with Little Penguins (Eudyptula minor). Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research 8(4): 239-245. https://doi.org/10.19227/jzar.v8i4.500

Carruthers D, McLeod EM, Costa K, Miller K, Parrott M (2020) Migrating Moths and Alpine Possums: Mobilising Community Across Eastern Australia. International Zoo Educators Journal 56: 18-25. https://izea.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IZE-Journal-2020-FINAL.pdf

Selinske MJ, Garrard GE, Gregg EA, Kusmanoff AM, Kidd LR, Cullen MT, Cooper M, Geary WL, Hatty MA, Hames F, Kneebone S, McLeod EM, Richie EG, Squires ZE, Thomas J, Willcock MAW, Blair S, Bekessy SA (2020) Identifying and prioritizing human behaviors that benefit biodiversity. Conservation Science and Practice 2(9): e249. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.249

2019

Animal health and welfare

Bodley K (2019a) Chapter 44: Pinnipeds. Pp 579-591. In: Vogelnest L, Portas T (eds) Current Therapy in Medicine of Australian Mammals. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne VIC, Australia. https://ebooks.publish.csiro.au/content/current-therapy-medicine-australian-mammals

Bodley K (2019b) Appendix 4: Drug Formulary. Pp 702-727. In: Vogelnest L, Portas T (eds) Current Therapy in Medicine of Australian Mammals. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne VIC, Australia. https://ebooks.publish.csiro.au/content/current-therapy-medicine-australian-mammals

Chiew SJ, Butler KL, Sherwen SL, Coleman GJ, Fanson KV, Hemsworth PH (2019) Effects of regulating visitor viewing proximity and the intensity of visitor behaviour on Little Penguin behaviour and welfare. Animals 9(6): 285. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani9060285     

Das S, Smith K, Sarker S, Peters A, Adriaanse K, Eden P, Ghorashi SA, Forwood JK, Raidal SR (2019) Assessing circovirus gene flow in multiple spill-over events. Virus Genes 55: 802-814. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11262-019-01702-x

Johnson CN, van Bommel L, Williams D (2019) Livestock guardian dogs and animal welfare: Comment on Allen et al. (2019) "Animal welfare considerations for using large carnivores and guardian dogs as vertebrate biocontrol tools against other animals". Biological Conservation 236: 580-581. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.04.017  

Learmonth MJ (2019) Dilemmas for Natural Living Concepts of Zoo Animal Welfare. Animals 9(6): 318. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani9060318

Maher IE, Patterson J, Curnick M, Devlin J, Higgins DP (2019) Altered immune parameters associated with Koala Retrovirus (KoRV) and Chlamydial infection in free ranging Victorian koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus).  Scientific Reports 9: 11170. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-47666-8   

Martens JM, Stokes HS, Eastwood JR, Raidal SR, Peters A, Berg ML, Walder K, Magrath MJL, Bennett ATD (2019) Persistence of beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) infection in wild Crimson Rosellas (Platycercus elegans). Emu-Austral Ornithology 119(4): 402-406. https://doi.org/10.1080/01584197.2019.1640069 

McCoy DE, Frye BM, Kotler J, et al. (2019) A comparative study of litter size and sex composition in a large dataset of callitrichine monkeys. American Journal of Primatology 81(9): e23038. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23038

Schmertmann LJ, Bodley K, Meyer W, et al. (2019) Multi-locus sequence typing as a tool to investigate environmental sources of infection for cryptococcosis in captive birds. Medical Mycology 57(5): 653-657. https://doi.org/10.1093/mmy/myy098  

Sherwen SL, Hemsworth PH (2019) The Visitor Effect on Zoo Animals: Implications and Opportunities for Zoo Animal Welfare. Animals 9(6): 366. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani9060366  

Yang N, McLelland J, McLelland DJ, et al. (2019) Psittacid Adenovirus-2 infection in the critically endangered orange-bellied parrot (Neophema chrysogastor): A key threatening process or an example of a host-adapted virus? PLOS ONE 14(2): e0208674. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208674

Wildlife conservation and ecology

Bino G, Kingsford RT, Archer M, et al. (2019) The platypus: evolutionary history, biology, and an uncertain future. Journal of Mammalogy 100(2): 308-327. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyz058

Bower DS, Lips KR, Amepou Y, et al. (2019) Island of opportunity: can New Guinea protect amphibians from a globally emerging pathogen? Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 17(6): 348-354. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2057 

Burns PA, McCall C, Rowe KC, et al. (2019) Accounting for detectability and abundance in survey design for a declining species. Diversity and Distributions 25(10): 1655-1665. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12966

Challender DW, Ades GW, Chin JS, et al. (2019) Evaluating the feasibility of pangolin farming and its potential conservation impact. Global Ecology and Conservation 20: e00714. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00714

Guay P-J, Van Dongen WFD, McLeod EM, et al. (2019) Does zonation and accessibility of wetlands influence human presence and mediate wildlife disturbance? Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 62(8): 1306-1320. https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2018.1495066

Halstead LM, Sutherland DR, Valentine LE, Rendall AR, Coetsee AL, Ritchie EG (2019) Digging up the dirt: Quantifying the effect on soil of a translocated ecosystem engineer. Austral Ecology 45(1): 97-108. doi/abs/10.1111/aec.12833?af=R  

Harrisson KA, Magrath MJL, Yen JDL, et al. (2019) Lifetime fitness costs of inbreeding and being inbred in a critically endangered bird. Current Biology 29(16): 2711-2717. 10.1016/j.cub.2019.06.064

Kwak ML, Madden C, Wicker L (2018) Ixodes heathi n. sp (Acari: Ixodidae), a co-endangered tick from the critically endangered mountain pygmy possum (Burramys parvus), with notes on its biology and conservation. Experimental and Applied Acarology 76(3): 413-419. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-018-0312-5  

Lada H, Yen JDL, Cunningham SC, et al. (2019) Influence of climate on individual tree growth and carbon sequestration in native-tree plantings. Austral Ecology 44(5): 859-867. https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.12756

McComb LB, Lentini PE, Harley DKP, et al. (2019) Feral cat predation on Leadbeater's possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) and observations of arboreal hunting at nest boxes. Australian Mammalogy 41(2): 262-265. https://doi.org/10.1071/AM18010    

McGeoch MA, Latombe G, Andrew NR, et al. (2019) Measuring continuous compositional change using decline and decay in zeta diversity. Ecology 100(11): e02832. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2832

McLean AL, Cooper SJB, Lancaster ML, et al. (2019) Small marsupial, big dispersal? Broad- and fine-scale genetic structure of an endangered marsupial from the Australian arid zone. Australian Journal of Zoology 66(3): 214-227. https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO18054   

Murphy AL, Singers NJD, Rapson GL (2019) Created dune slack wetlands effectively host rare early successional turf communities in a dynamic dunefield, New Zealand. Journal of Coastal Conservation 23: 203-225. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11852-018-0652-7

Murphy BP, Woolley L, Geyle HM, et al. (2019) Introduced cats (Felis catus) eating a continental fauna: The number of mammals killed in Australia. Biological Conservation 237: 28-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.06.013

Parrott ML, Doody JS, McHenry C, Clulow S (2019) Eat your heart out: choice and handling of novel toxic prey by predatory water rats. Australian Mammology 42(2): 235-239. https://doi.org/10.1071/AM19016

Parrott ML, Dowling E, Faulkner T, et al. (2019) Captive Research: working together for the common good. In: Hogg C, Fox S, Pemberton D, Belov K (eds) Saving the Tasmanian Devil: Recovery through science-based management. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne VIC, Australia. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349665490_Captive_research_working_together_for_the_common_good

Parrott ML, Nation A, Selwood L (2019) Female mate choice significantly increases captive breeding success, and scents can be frozen to determine choice, in the stripe-faced dunnart. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 214: 95-101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2019.03.006

Selwood KE, Cunningham SC, Mac Nally R (2019) Beyond refuges: Identifying temporally dynamic havens to support ecological resistance and resilience to climatic disturbances. Biological Conservation 233: 131-138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.02.034

Selwood KE, Wintle BA, Kujala H (2019) Collaborative conservation planning: Quantifying the contribution of expert engagement to identify spatial conservation priorities. Conservation Letters 12(6): e12673. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12673 

Thomas JL, Parrott ML, Handasyde KA, et al. (2019) Burrow use by juvenile platypuses (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) in their natal home range. Journal of Mammalogy 100(4): 1182-1190. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyz078 

Woolley L, Geyle HM, Murphy BP, et al. (2019) Introduced cats Felis catus eating a continental fauna: inventory and traits of Australian mammal species killed. Mammal Review 49 (4): 354-368. https://doi.org/10.1111/mam.12167 

Social science

Chiew SJ, Hemsworth PH, Sherwen SL, Melfi V, Coleman GJ (2019) The Effect of Regulating Zoo Visitor-Penguin Interactions on Zoo Visitor Attitudes. Frontiers in Psychology 10: 1-14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02351

Elliott A, Howell TJ, McLeod EM, Bennett PC (2019) Perceptions of Responsible Cat Ownership Behaviors among a Convenience Sample of Australians. Animals 9(9): 703. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani9090703

Howell TJ, McLeod EM, Coleman GJ (2019) When zoo visitors “connect” with a zoo animal, what does that mean? Zoo Biology 38(6): 461-470. https://doi.org/10.1002/zoo.21509

Litchfield CA, Lowry R, Dorrian J (2018) Recycling 115,369 mobile phones for gorilla conservation over a six-year period (2009-2014) at Zoos Victoria: A case study of 'points of influence' and mobile phone donations.  PLOS ONE 13(12): e0206890. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0206890

McLeod EM, Rawson S (2019) Lord Howe Island Stick Insect Encounters: Does anyone care? International Zoo Educators Association Journal 55: 44-49. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rafael-Zanetti/publication/349176086_Night_tour_bringing_the_Zoo's_role_to_light/links/6023e304458515893996fd14/Night-tour-bringing-the-Zoos-role-to-light.pdf#page=44

Mellish S, Pearson EL, McLeod EM, Tuckey MR, Ryan JC (2019) What goes up must come down: an evaluation of a zoo conservation-education program for balloon litter on visitor understanding, attitudes, and behaviour. Journal of Sustainable Tourism 27(9): 1393–1415. https://doi.org/10.1080/09669582.2019.1625908

Skibins JC, Weiler B, Markwell K, Wilson L (2019) The Devil Made Me Do It - Influence of Values on Interpretation and Behaviors for Tasmanian Devils. Journal of Interpretation Research 24(1): 63-82. https://doi.org/10.1177/109258721902400105

2018

Book Chapters

Bower H, Carlile N, Cleave R, Haselden C, Hiscox D, O’Neill L (2018) The path to recovery for the ‘extinct’ Lord Howe Island phasmid. Chapter 20. in: Garnett S, Latch P, Lindenmayer D, Woinarski J (eds) Recovering Australian Threatened Species: A book of Hope. CSIRO Publishing.

Harley D, Mawson PR, Olds L, McFadden M, Hogg C (2018) The contribution of captive-breeding in zoos to the conservation of Australia's threatened fauna. Chapter 24. in: Garnett S, Latch P, Lindenmayer D, Woinarski J (eds) Recovering Australian Threatened Species: A book of Hope. CSIRO Publishing.

Harley D, Menkhorst P, Quin B, Anderson R, Tardif S, Cartwright K, Murray N, Kelly M (2018) Twenty-five years of helmeted honeyeater conservation: a government-community partnership poised for recovery success. Chapter 29. in: Garnett S, Latch P, Lindenmayer D, Woinarski J (eds) Recovering Australian Threatened Species: A book of Hope. CSIRO Publishing.

Hemsworth PH, Sherwen SL, Coleman G (2018) Chapter 15: Human contact. In: Appleby, M.C., Hughes, B.O., et al Animal welfare (3rd edition). CAB International Publishing, Wallington, UK

Hill R, Coetsee A, Sutherland D (2018) Recovery of the mainland subspecies of eastern barred bandicoot. Chapter 26. in: Garnett S, Latch P, Lindenmayer D, Woinarski J (eds) Recovering Australian Threatened Species: A book of Hope. CSIRO Publishing.

Magrath MLJ and Cleave R (2018) Lord Howe Island Phasmid. In: Back from the Brink. Mittermeier RA, Rylands AB, Langhammer PF, Mittermeier JC, Parr MJ, Konstand W, Mast RB (Ed). Cemex.

Maple T & Sherwen SL (2019) Chapter 23. Does Research have a place in the Zoological Garden? In: Scientific Foundations of Zoos and Aquariums. Kaufman, Bashaw and Maple (eds). CAB International, UK

McFadden MS, Gilbert D, Bradfield K, Evans M, Marantelli G, Byrne P (2018) The role of ex situ amphibian conservation in Australia. In: Status of Conservation and Decline of Amphibians; Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Island. Heatwole H and Rowley J (eds). CSIRO Publishing.

Reid, A & Liu, B (2018) 'Science education in informal settings', in Fitzgerald, A. & Corrigan, D. (eds.) Science Education for Australian Students. Teaching Science from Foundation to Year 12, Crows Nest: Allen & Unwin, pp. 262-301

Ward SJ & Sherwen S (2018) Chapter 5. Zoo Animals. Perspectives on Human-Animal-Relationships. Oxford University Press.

Journal articles

Amery-Gale J, Hartley CA, Vaz K, et al. (2018) Avian viral surveillance in Victoria, Australia, and detection of two novel avian herpesviruses. PLOS ONE 13: e0194457

Bayley C, Cheng C, Lynch M (2018) Pathological and microbiological study of mortality in a captive breeding colony of the endangered Lowe Howe Island Stick Insect. Veterinary Pathology 55: 719-730.

Beausoleil N, Mellor D, Baker L, Baker S, Bellio M, Clarke A, Dale A, Garlick S, Jones B, Harvey A, Pitcher B, Sherwen S, Stockin K, Zito S (2018). ‘Feelings and Fitness’ not ‘Feelings or Fitness’ – the raison d’être of Conservation Welfare which aligns conservation and animal welfare objectives. Frontiers in Veterinary Science.

Burns PA, Parrott ML, Rowe KC, et al. (2018) Identification of threatened rodent species using infrared and white-flash camera traps Australian Mammalogy 40: 188-197.

Golkarnarenji G, Kouzani AZ, Semianiw NI, Goodall D, Gilbert D, Driscoll D (2018) Automatic detection of moving Baw Baw frogs in camera trap videos. Proceeding of the 2018 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation.

Gray J (2018) Challenges of compassionate conservation. Journal of applied animal welfare science. SI Supplement: 1 34-42.

Guay P-J, van Dongen WFD, McLeod EM, Whisson DA, Vu HQ, Wang H, & Weston MA (2018) Does zonation and accessibility of wetlands influence human presence and mediate wildlife disturbance?, Journal of Environmental Planning Management, DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2018.1495066

Hanamseth R, Baker G, Sherwen S, et al. (2018) Assessing the importance of net colour as a seabird bycatch mitigation measure in gillnet fishing. Aquatic conservation marine and freshwater ecosystems 28: 175-181.

Hartnett CM, Parrott ML, Mulder RA, Coulson GC, Magrath MJL (2018) Opportunity for female mate choice improves reproductive outcomes in the conservation breeding program of the eastersn barred bandicoot (Perameles gunnii). Applied Animals Behaviour Science 199: 67-74.

Learmonth ML, Sherwen SL, Hemsworth PHH (2018) The effects of zoo visitors on Quokka (Setonix brachyurus) avoidance behavior in a walk-through exhibit. Zoo Biology 37: 223-228 

Legione AR, Amery-Gale J, Lynch M, et al. (2018) Variation in the microbiome of the urogenital tract of chlamydia-free koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) with and without ‘wet bottom’. PLOS ONE 13: e0194881.

McComb LB, Lentini PE, Harley DKP, Lumsden LF, Antrobus JS, Eyre AC, Briscoe NJ (2018) Feral cat predation on Leadbeater’s possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) and observations of arboreal hunting at nest boxes. Australian Mammalogy

McLeod EM, Sanders B, & Wilson L (2018) Blowing bubbles to save seabird; A zoo-based community conservation program. International Zoo Educators Association Journal, 54

Miller KA, Casas-Mulet R, Siobhan C et al. (2018) Deficiencies in our understanding of the hydro-ecology of several native Australian fish: a rapid evidence synthesis. Marine and Freshwater Research 69: 1208-1221.

Rendall AR, Coetsee AL, Sutherland DR (2018) Predicting suitable release sites for assisted colonisations: a case study of the eastern barred bandicoot. Endangered Species Research 36: 137-148.

Sherwen S, Hemsworth L, Beausoleil N, Embury A, Mellor D (2018). An animal welfare risk assessment process for zoos. Animals

Taylor S, Lynch M, Terkildsen M; et al. (2018) Utility of fur as a biomarker for persistent organic pollutants in Australian fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus). Science of the Total Environment 610: 1310-1320.

Thomas JL, Parrott ML, Handasyde KA, Temple-Smith P (2018) Female control of reproductive behaviour in the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), with notes on female competition for mating. Behaviour 155: 27-53.

Thomas JL, Handasyde KA, Parrott ML, Temple-Smith P (2018) The platypus nest: burrow structure and nesting behaviour in captivity. Australian J of Zoology: https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO18007.

Thomas JL, Handasyde KS, Temple-Smith P, Parrott ML (2018) Seasonal changes in food selection and nutrition of captive platypuses (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) Australian Journal of Zoology https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO18004.

Vitali S, Eden P, Payne K, et al. (2017) Colonic Diverticulosis and diverticular haemorrhage in a geriatric female orangutan (Pongo abelii). 48: 1264-1266.

Volk HA, O'Reilly A, Bodley K, et al. (2018) Keratomycosis in captive red pandas (Ailurus fulgens). Open Veterinary Journal 8: 200-203.

Ward SJ, Sherwen S, Clark FE (2018). Advances in applied zoo animal welfare science. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science.

2017

Amery-Gale J et al. (2017). A high prevalence of beak and feather disease virus in non-psittacine Australian birds. Journal of Medical Microbiology 66: 1005-1013

Banks CB, Robertson P, Magrath MJL, Harley D. (2017). Searching for the Grassland Earless Dragon Tympanocryptis pinguicolla in western Victoria. The Victorian Naturalist 134(6): 187-198

Burns P et al. (2017). Identification of threatened rodent species using infrared and white-flash camera traps. Australian Mammalogy - https://doi.org/10.1071/AM17016

Fanson KV, Best EC, Bunce A, Fanson BG, Hogan LA, Keeley T, Narayan EJ, Palme R, Parrott ML, et al. (2017). One size does not fit all: Monitoring faecal glucocorticoid metabolites in marsupials. In Clinging to the edge of Gondwana: comparative endocrinology in a landscape of extremes, General and Comparative Endocrinology 244: 146-156

Gray J. (2017). Zoo Ethics: The Challenges of Compassionate Conservation. Cornell University Press.

Groenewegen R, Harley D, Hill R, Coulson G. (2017). Assisted colonisation trial of the eastern barred bandicoot (Perameles gunnii) to a fox-free island. Wildlife Research 44: 484–496

https://doi.org/10.1071/WR16198

Hanamseth R, Baker B, Sherwen S, Hindell M, Lea MI. (2017). Assessing the importance of net colour as a seabird bycatch mitigation measure in gillnet fishing. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2805

Hartnett CM, Parrott ML, Mulder RA, Coulson G, Magrath, MJL. (2017). Opportunity for female mate choice improves reproductive outcomes in the conservation breeding program of the eastern barred bandicoot (Perameles gunnii). Applied Animal Behaviour Science. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2017.10.008

Kwak ML et al.(2017). The first record of infection by a native tick on the Australian emu and a review of tick paralysis in Australian birds. Experimental and Applied Acarology 73: 103-107

Legione A et al. (2017). Koala retrovirus genotyping analysis reveal a low prevalence of KoRV-A in Victoria koalas and an association with clinical disease. Journal of Medical Microbiology 66: 236-244

Lynch M et al. (2017). Hereditary factor VII deficiency in the Asian elephant caused by F7 missense mutation. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 53: 248-257

McGrath S et al. (2017). Determining host plant preferences for the critically endangered Lord Howe Island stick insect (Dryococelus australis) to assist reintroduction. Journal of Insect Conservation DOI 10.1007/s10841-017-0002-3

Mellish S et al. (2017). An investigation of the impact of Melbourne Zoos’s “Seal-the-loop” donate call-to-action on visitor satisfaction and behaviour. Zoo Biology 36: 237-242

MikheyevAS, Zwick A, Magrath MJL, GrauML, Qiu L, Su YN, Yeates D. (2017) Museum Genomics Confirm that the Lord Howe Island Stick Insect Survived Extinction. Current Biology 27(20): 3157-3161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2017.08.058

Parrott ML, Coetsee AL, Hartnett CM, Magrath, MJL. (2017). New hope for the Eastern barred bandicoot Perameles gunnii after 27 years of recovery effort. International Zoo Yearbook 51(1): 154-164

Phalen DN et al. (2017). Prevalence of columbid herpesvirus infection in feral pigeons from New South Wales and Victoria, Australia, with spill-over into a wild powerful owl (Ninox struena). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 53: 543-551

Scheelings TF et al. (2017). Metastatic mineralisation caused by vitamin D intoxication in hand-raised short-beaked echidnas. Australian Veterinary Journal 95: 427-430

Skibins J et al. (2017). Exploring the influence of charismatic characteristics on flagship outcomes in zoo visitors. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 22: 157-171

Taylor S et al. (2017). Utility of fur as a biomarker for persistent organic pollutants in Australian fur seals. Environmental Sciences 610: 1310-1320

Webber S, Carter M, Sherwen S, Smith W, Joukhadar Z, Vetere F. (2017) Kinecting with Orangutans: Zoo Visitors’ Empathetic Responses to Animals’ Use of Interactive Technology. In Proceedings of the 19th international conference on Human-Computer Interaction, 6075-6088. Denver, USA

2016

Amininasab SM, Vedder O, Schut E, de Jong B, Magrath MJL, et al. (2016). Influence of fine-scale habitat structure on nest-site occupancy, laying date and clutch size in Blue Tits Cyanistes caeruleus. Acta Oecologica-International Journal of Ecology 70: 37-44 DOI:10.1016/j.actao.2015.11.006

Coetsee A, Harley D, Lynch M, et al. (2016). Radio-transmitter attachment methods for monitoring the endangered eastern barred bandicoot (Perameles gunnii). Australian Mammalogy http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AM15029

Dunstan E, Fairbrother B, Van Sluys M. (2016). Empowering citizens to effect change – a case study of zoo-based community conservation. Pacific Conservation Biology 22(2) 90-97 http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/PC15035

Harrisson KA, Pavlova A, da Silva AG, et al. (2016). Scope for genetic rescue of an endangered subspecies though re-establishing natural gene flow with another subspecies. Molecular Ecology 25(6): 1242-1258 DOI: 10.1111/mec.13547

Hill AG. (2016). Obesity and gastrointestinal impaction in giant burrowing cockroaches (Macropanesthia rhinoceros): a potential effect of the thrifty phenotype. Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine 25(1): 30-33

Hocking DP, Fitzgerald EMG, Salverson M, Evans AR. (2016). Prey capture and processing behaviors vary with prey size and shape in Australian and subantarctic fur seals. Marine Mammal Science 32(2): 568-587 DOI: 10.1111/mms.12285

Mellish S, Pearson EL, Sanders B, Litchfield CA. (2016). Marine wildlife entanglement and the Seal the Loop initiative: a comparison of two free-choice learning approaches on visitor knowledge, attitudes and conservation behaviour. International Zoo Yearbook 50:1-26 DOI:10.1111/izy.12132

de Miliano J, Di Stefano J, Courtney P, et al. (2016). Soft-release versus hard-release for reintroduction of an endangered species: an experimental comparison using eastern barred bandicoots (Perameles gunnii). Wildlife Research 43(1): 1-12 http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/WR14257

Squires B, Lowry R, Banks C. (2016). Utilizing Zoos Victoria's Connect-Understand-Act model to enable social and biological gains in northern Kenya. International Zoo Yearbook 50: 1-16 doi: 10.1111/izy.12128

Webber S, Carter M, Smith W, Vetere F. (2016). Interactive technology and human-animal encounters at the zoo. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. doi:10.1016/j.ijhcs.2016.05.003

2015

Bloomfield RC, Gillespie GR, Kerswell KJ, et al. (2015). Effect of partial covering of the visitor viewing area window on positioning and orientation of zoo orang-utans: A preference test. Zoo Biology 34(3): 223-229

Canessa S, Converse SJ, West M, et al. (2015). Planning for ex situ conservation in the face of uncertainty. Conservation Biology 30(3): 599-609 doi: 10.1111/cobi.12613

Fanson KV, Parrott ML. (2015). The value of eutherian-marsupial comparisons for understanding the function of glucocorticoids in female mammal reproduction. Hormones and Behaviour 76 (Special Issue: SI): 41-47

Gray JH. (2015). An Ethical Defense of Modern Zoos. PhD Thesis, University of Melbourne. https://minervaaccess.unimelb.edu.au/handle/11343/55288

Harley D. (2015). The use of call imitation to establish territory occupancy by Leadbeater's possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri). Australian Mammalogy 37(1): 116-119

Hocking DP, Salverson M, Evans AR. (2015). Foraging-Based Enrichment Promotes More Varied Behaviour in Captive Australian Fur Seals (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus). PLoS ONE 10(5): e0124615

Hogg CJ, Ivy JA, Srb C, et al. (2015). Influence of genetic provenance and birth origin on productivity of the Tasmanian devil insurance population. Conservation Genetics 16(6): 1465-1473

Hradsky BA, Loschiavo J, Hradsky M, Di Stefano J. (2015). Shrub expansion alters forest structure but has little impact on native mammal occurrence. Austral Ecology 40(5): 611-624 DOI: 10.1111/aec.12229

Jakob-Hoff R, Harley D, Magrath MJL, et al. (2015). Advances in the contribution of zoos to reintroduction programs. Advances in Reintroduction Biology of Australian and New Zealand Fauna. (Armstrong DP, Hayward MW, Moro D, et al. Eds.). CSIRO Publishing, Clayton South, Australia. Pages 201-215.

Li Y, Lancaster ML, Cooper SJB, et al. (2015). Population structure and gene flow in the endangered southern brown bandicoot (Isoodon obesulus obesulus) across a fragmented landscape. Conservation Genetics 16(2): 331-345

Malekian M, Cooper SJB, Saint KM, et al. (2015). Effects of landscape matrix on population connectivity of an arboreal mammal, Petaurus breviceps. Ecology and Evolution 5(18): 3939-3953

Parrott ML, Ward SJ, Temple-Smith PD, et al. (2015). Females Choose Mates Based on Genetic Relatedness in a Small Dasyurid Marsupial, the Agile Antechinus (Antechinus agilis). PLoS ONE 10(4): e0122381

Patterson JLS, Lynch M, Anderson, GA, et al. (2015). The Prevalence and Clinical Significance of Chlamydia Infection in Island and Mainland Populations of Victorian Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 51(2): 309-317

Scheelings TF. (2015). Morbidity and Mortality of Reptiles Admitted to the Australian Wildlife Health Centre, Healesville Sanctuary, Australia, 2000-13. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 51(3): 712-718

Scheelings TF, Devi JL, Woodward, AP, et al. (2015). Pharmacokinetics of enrofloxacin following oral and subcutaneous administration in the common ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus). Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics 38(5): 482-487

Scheelings TF, Dobson EC. (2015). Retrospective analysis of causes of death in mountain pygmy-possums (Burramys parvus) at Healesville Sanctuary, Victoria, Australia. Australian Veterinary Journal 93(11): 424-429

Scheelings TF, Dobson EC, Hooper C, et al. (2015). Cutaneous and systemic mycoses from infection with Lecanicillium spp. in captive Guthega skinks (Liopholis guthega). Australian Veterinary Journal 93(7): 248-251

Scheelings TF, Frith SE. (2015). Anthropogenic Factors Are the Major Cause of Hospital Admission of a Threatened Species, the Grey-Headed Flying Fox (Pteropus poliocephalus), in Victoria, Australia. PLOS ONE 10 (7): Article Number: e0133638

Scheelings TF, Slocombe RF, Crameri S, et al. (2015). Encephalitozoon hellem Infection in a Captive Juvenile Freshwater Crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni). Journal of Comparative Pathology 153(4): 352-356

Sherwen SL, Harvey TJ, Magrath MJL, et al. (2015). Effects of visual contact with zoo visitors on black-capped capuchin welfare. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 167: 65-73

Sherwen SL, Hemsworth PH, Butler KL et al. (2015). Impacts of visitor number on Kangaroos housed in free-range exhibits. Zoo Biology 34(4): 287-295

Sherwen SL, Magrath MJL, Butler KL, et al. (2015). Little penguins, Eudyptula minor, show increased avoidance, aggression and vigilance in response to zoo visitors. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 168: 71-76

Stalder K, Vaz PK, Gilkerson JR, et al. (2015). Prevalence and Clinical Significance of Herpes Virus Infection in Populations of Australian Marsupials. PLoS ONE 10(7): Article Number e0133807

Woinarski JCZ, Burbidge AH, Comer S, et al. (2015). Fire and biodiversity in Australia. (Stow A, Maclean, N, Holwell GI, Eds.) Austral Ark: The State of Wildlife in Australia and New Zealand. Cambridge University Press, Sydney, Australia. Pages: 537-559.

2014

Banks C, Birkett J, Gilbert D. (2014). Developing Baw Baw Frog husbandry at Melbourne Zoo. AArk Newsletter 26: 11-12

Banks C, Dunstan E. (2014). Zoos Victoria influencing consumer palm oil purchasing behaviour. Oryx 48 (2): 171

Banks C, Traher R, Hobbs R. (2014). Captive management and breeding of the Stuttering Frog (Mixophyes balbus) at Melbourne Zoo. Herpetological Review 45 (1): 43-49

Bodley K, Schmitt TL. (2014). ‘Penguins’ in Zoo Animal and Wildlife Immobilization and Anaesthesia, 2nd Edition (West G, Heard D, Caulkett N, Eds.). Blackwell Publishing, Iowa, USA. Pages: 435-443.

Cleave R, Birkett J, Pearce K, Dowsett N, Anderson R, Silcocks S, van Weerd H. (2014) Connecting people with Invertebrates: Observations of the Lord Howe Island Stick Insect, Dryococelus australis. Thylacine 38(1): 2-4

Cox-Witton K, Reiss A, Woods R, et al. (2014). Emerging Infectious Diseases in Free-Ranging Wildlife - Australian Zoo Based Wildlife Hospitals Contribute to National Surveillance. PLoS ONE 9(5): Article Number e95127

Gillespie GR, Chang-Kum K, De Angelis DA, Jenner BD. (2014). Gone but not forgotten: The status of the Stuttering Frog Mixophyes balbus in Victoria. The Victorian Naturalist 131(3): 64–71.

Hocking DP, Salverson M, Fitzgerald, EMG, et al. (2014). Australian Fur Seals (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus) Use Raptorial Biting and Suction Feeding When Targeting Prey in Different Foraging Scenarios. PLoS ONE 9(11): e112521

Keith DA, Mahony M, Hines H, et al. (2014). Detecting Extinction Risk from Climate Change by IUCN Red List Criteria. Conservation Biology 28(3): 810-819

Li Y, Lancaster ML, Carthew SM, et al. (2014). Delineation of conservation units in an endangered marsupial, the southern brown bandicoot (Isoodon obesulus obesulus), in South Australia/western Victoria, Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 62(5): 345-359

Lowry R. (2014). Zoo-based Education and the Decade of Biodiversity. World Association of Zoos and Aquaria News 14(1-2): pages 195-208

Lynch M, Bodley K. (2014). ‘Phocid Seals’ in Zoo Animal and Wildlife Immobilization and Anaesthesia, 2nd Edition (West G, Heard D, Caulkett N, Eds.). Blackwell Publishing, Iowa, USA. Pages: 647-659

McLean AL, Cooper SJB, Lancaster ML, et al. (2014). Development of 16 microsatellite loci for the endangered sandhill dunnart (Sminthopsis psammophila). Conservation Genetics Resources 6(2): 323-326

O'Brien CR, Handasyde KA, Hibble J, et al. (2014). Clinical, Microbiological and Pathological Findings of Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection in Three Australian Possum Species. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 8(1): Article Number e2666

O’Brien J. (2014). Fighting Extinction (Werribee Open Range Zoo). Australasian Leisure Management Magazine. Pages 36-39

Parnell, T, Narayan, EJ, Magrath, MJL, Roe, S et al. (2014). Evaluating physiological stress in Sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris ssp sumatrae) managed in Australian zoos. Conservation Physiology 2(1). Article Number: cou038. DOI: 10.1093/conphys/cou038

Pearson EL, Lowry R, Dorrian J, et al. (2014). Evaluating the Conservation Impact of an Innovative Zoo-Based Educational Campaign: 'Don't Palm Us Off' for Orang-utan Conservation. Zoo Biology 33(3): 184-196

Pearson E, Mellish S, Sanders B, et al. (2014). Marine wildlife entanglement: Assessing knowledge, attitudes, and relevant behaviour in the Australian community. Marine Pollution Bulletin 89(1-2): 136-148

Portas T, Fletcher D, Spratt D, et al. (2014). Health Evaluation of free-ranging Eastern Bettongs (Bettongia gaimardi) during translocation for reintroduction in Australia. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 50(2): 210-223

Prins EF, van Weerd H. (2014). Studbook analysis on birth sex-bias, predictors for sex of the offspring and survival in three captive giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) populations. Giraffid: Newsletter of the IUCN Giraffe & Okapi Specialist Group 8(1): 27

Rafferty AR, Scheelings TF, Foley LJ, Johnstone CP, Reina RD. (2014). Reproductive investment compromises maternal health in three species of freshwater turtle. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 87: 411-419

Schut E, Vedder O, Komdeur J, Magrath MJL. (2014). Sperm depletion does not account for undeveloped eggs in Blue Tits, Cyanistes caeruleus. Ibis 156: 366-373

Scheelings TF. (2014). Coracoid fractures in wild birds: a comparison of surgical repair versus conservative treatment. Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery 28: 304-308.

Scheelings TF, Dobson EC, Hooper C. (2014). Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma in two captive Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 45(2): 368-372

Sherwen SL, Magrath MJL, Butler KL, Phillips CJ, Hemsworth PH. (2014). A multi-enclosure study investigating the behavioural response of meerkats to zoo visitors. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 156: 70-77

Slade B, Parrott ML, Paproth A, et al. (2014). Assortative mating among animals of captive and wild origin following experimental conservation releases. Biology Letters 10(11): Article Number 20140656

Suarez L, Banks C. (2014). ZAP – building zookeeper outputs in the Philippines. WAZA News 1-2/14:4