Defaunation in the Anthropocene
We live amid a global wave of anthropogenically driven biodiversity loss: species and
population extirpations and, critically, declines in local species abundance. Particularly …
population extirpations and, critically, declines in local species abundance. Particularly …
Quantification of extinction risk: IUCN's system for classifying threatened species
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species
was increasingly used during the 1980s to assess the conservation status of species for …
was increasingly used during the 1980s to assess the conservation status of species for …
Emerging infectious diseases of wildlife: a critical perspective
We review the literature to distinguish reports of vertebrate wildlife disease emergence with
sufficient evidence, enabling a robust assessment of emergence drivers. For potentially …
sufficient evidence, enabling a robust assessment of emergence drivers. For potentially …
Wildlife diseases: from individuals to ecosystems
We review our ecological understanding of wildlife infectious diseases from the individual
host to the ecosystem scale, highlighting where conceptual thinking lacks verification …
host to the ecosystem scale, highlighting where conceptual thinking lacks verification …
Density trends and demographic signals uncover the long‐term impact of transmissible cancer in Tasmanian devils
BT Lazenby, MW Tobler, WE Brown… - Journal of Applied …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Monitoring the response of wild mammal populations to threatening processes is
fundamental to effective conservation management. This is especially true for infectious …
fundamental to effective conservation management. This is especially true for infectious …
Quantifying 25 years of disease‐caused declines in Tasmanian devil populations: host density drives spatial pathogen spread
Infectious diseases are strong drivers of wildlife population dynamics, however, empirical
analyses from the early stages of pathogen emergence are rare. Tasmanian devil facial …
analyses from the early stages of pathogen emergence are rare. Tasmanian devil facial …
[图书][B] Extinction in our times: global amphibian decline
JP Collins, ML Crump, TE Lovejoy III - 2009 - books.google.com
For over 350 million years, thousands of species of amphibians have lived on earth, but
since the 1990s they have been disappearing at an alarming rate, in many cases quite …
since the 1990s they have been disappearing at an alarming rate, in many cases quite …
Contact networks in a wild Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) population: using social network analysis to reveal seasonal variability in social behaviour and its …
RK Hamede, J Bashford, H McCallum… - Ecology letters, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The structure of the contact network between individuals has a profound effect on the
transmission of infectious disease. Using a novel technology–proximity sensing radio collars …
transmission of infectious disease. Using a novel technology–proximity sensing radio collars …
Reversible epigenetic down-regulation of MHC molecules by devil facial tumour disease illustrates immune escape by a contagious cancer
HV Siddle, A Kreiss, C Tovar… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Contagious cancers that pass between individuals as an infectious cell line are highly
unusual pathogens. Devil facial tumor disease (DFTD) is one such contagious cancer that …
unusual pathogens. Devil facial tumor disease (DFTD) is one such contagious cancer that …
Genetic diversity and population structure of the endangered marsupial Sarcophilus harrisii (Tasmanian devil)
The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) is threatened with extinction because of a
contagious cancer known as Devil Facial Tumor Disease. The inability to mount an immune …
contagious cancer known as Devil Facial Tumor Disease. The inability to mount an immune …