Metabolic enabling and detoxification by mammalian gut microbes

MD Dearing, SB Weinstein - Annual Review of Microbiology, 2022 - annualreviews.org
The longstanding interactions between mammals and their symbionts enable thousands of
mammal species to consume herbivorous diets. The microbial communities in mammals …

Distribution models for koalas in S outh A ustralia using citizen science‐collected data

AMM Sequeira, PEJ Roetman, CB Daniels… - Ecology and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The koala (P hascolarctos cinereus) occurs in the eucalypt forests of eastern and southern
Australia and is currently threatened by habitat fragmentation, climate change, sexually …

On the factors that promote the diversity of herbivorous insects and plants in tropical forests

JX Becerra - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Some of the most fascinating and challenging questions in ecology are why biodiversity is
highest in tropical forests and whether the factors involved are unique to these habitats. I did …

Revisiting the dietary niche: when is a mammalian herbivore a specialist?

LA Shipley, JS Forbey, BD Moore - Integrative and comparative …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Understanding dietary specialization in herbivores has theoretical and practical implications
in ecology, yet defining niche breadth consistently has been problematic. To increase clarity …

Unpacking the mechanisms captured by a correlative species distribution model to improve predictions of climate refugia

NJ Briscoe, MR Kearney, CA Taylor… - Global Change …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Climate refugia are regions that animals can retreat to, persist in and potentially then expand
from under changing environmental conditions. Most forecasts of climate change refugia for …

[图书][B] Australian mammals: biology and captive management

S Jackson - 2007 - ebooks.publish.csiro.au
This authoritative volume represents a complete and comprehensive guide to the husbandry
of Australian marsupials and other mammals. Australian Mammals: Biology and Captive …

Palatability mapping: a koala's eye view of spatial variation in habitat quality

BD Moore, IR Lawler, IR Wallis, CM Beale, WJ Foley - Ecology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Ecologists trying to understand the value of habitat to animals must first describe the value of
resources contained in the habitat to animals and, second, they must describe spatial …

Drought-driven change in wildlife distribution and numbers: a case study of koalas in south west Queensland

L Seabrook, C McAlpine, G Baxter, J Rhodes… - Wildlife …, 2011 - CSIRO Publishing
Context Global climate change will lead to increased climate variability, including more
frequent drought and heatwaves, in many areas of the world. This will affect the distribution …

Quantifying the impacts of bushfire on populations of wild koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus): Insights from the 2019/20 fire season

S Phillips, K Wallis, A Lane - Ecological Management & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The impact of bushfire events on wild Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) populations is poorly
understood. Following the 2019/2020 bushfire season in eastern Australia, we resurveyed …

Eucalyptus foliar chemistry explains selective feeding by koalas

BD Moore, WJ Foley, IR Wallis, A Cowling… - Biology …, 2005 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The koala is the quintessential specialist herbivore, feeding almost exclusively on
Eucalyptus foliage. Consequently, the limitations imposed on the koala's diet by plant …