[PDF][PDF] The prevalence and diversity of blood-borne parasites and ticks from Tasmanian devils

S Munns - Murdoch University.[Google Scholar], 2018 - researchportal.murdoch.edu.au
Tasmania's apex predator the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) is under threat from
multiple sources including devil facial tumour disease (DFTD) and as a result is now …

Season, weight, and age, but not transmissible cancer, affect tick loads in the endangered Tasmanian devil

S Belkhir, R Hamede, F Thomas, B Ujvari… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) is a carnivorous marsupial threatened
by a transmissible cancer, devil facial tumour disease (DFTD). While we have a good …

Blood parasites in endangered wildlife-trypanosomes discovered during a survey of haemoprotozoa from the Tasmanian devil

SL Egan, M Ruiz-Aravena, JM Austen, X Barton… - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
The impact of emerging infectious diseases is increasingly recognised as a major threat to
wildlife. Wild populations of the endangered Tasmanian devil, Sarcophilus harrisii, are …

A review of parasites in the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii)

LF Wait, S Peck, S Fox, ML Power - Biodiversity and Conservation, 2017 - Springer
Threatened by devil facial tumour disease, the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii), a
carnivorous marsupial confined to Tasmania, Australia, is the subject of conservation …

Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium and Giardia from the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii)

LF Wait, S Fox, S Peck, ML Power - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) is a carnivorous marsupial found only in the wild
in Tasmania, Australia. Tasmanian devils are classified as endangered and are currently …

Devils and disease in the landscape: the impact of disease on devils in the wild and on the Tasmanian ecosystem

M Jones, R Hamede, THM Hollings… - Sav. Tasmanian devil …, 2019 - books.google.com
When populations of animals encounter a novel infectious disease, the effects can be
devastating both for individuals and the population as a whole. Mortality is frequently high …

Biting injuries and transmission of T asmanian devil facial tumour disease

RK Hamede, H McCallum… - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The T asmanian devil is threatened with extinction by devil facial tumour disease (DFTD), a
unique infectious cancer in which the tumour cells themselves, which derive from a single …

[PDF][PDF] The devil in the (demographic) detail

CJ Bradshaw, CR McMahon… - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2006 - academia.edu
Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) from the deadly facial lesions known as devil facial
tumor disease (DFTD). Researchers have committed considerable time and effort to …

Seasonal, demographic and density‐related patterns of contact between Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii): Implications for transmission of devil facial tumour …

RK Hamede, H Mccallum, M Jones - Austral Ecology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Devil facial tumour disease (DFTD), is an emerging infectious cancer thought to be spread
by biting. It is causing ongoing, severe population decline of the Tasmanian devil …

Assessment of cellular immune responses of healthy and diseased Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii)

A Kreiss, N Fox, J Bergfeld, SJ Quinn, S Pyecroft… - Developmental & …, 2008 - Elsevier
The Tasmanian devil (TD)(Sarcophilus harrisii) is under threat from devil facial tumour
disease (DFTD), a cancer that is transmitted between devils by direct cell implantation. As no …