We review evidence for and against the use of erythrocyte indicators of health status and
condition, parasite infection level and physiological stress in free‐living vertebrates. The use …

Comparative studies require information on phylogenetic relationships, but complete
species-level phylogenetic trees of large clades are difficult to produce. One solution is to …

If occurrence of individual species can be modeled as a function of easily quantified
environmental variables (eg, derived from a geographic information system [GIS]) and the …

Anthropogenic habitat loss, fragmentation and degradation often co-occur in a landscape
and their relative influence on a native animals' health and survival can be difficult to …

We conducted a demographic and genetic study to investigate the effects of fragmentation
due to the establishment of an exotic softwood plantation on populations of a small …

Aim A detailed bioclimatic analysis was completed for an Australian arboreal marsupial, the
mountain brushtail possum Trichosurus caninus. This was done to explore climatic factors …

Although the vertebrate stress response is essential for survival, frequent or prolonged
stress responses can result in chronic physiological stress, which is associated with a suite …

Most living carnivorous marsupials lead a secretive and solitary existence. From tiny insect
eaters to the formidable Tasmanian Devil, Secret Lives of Carnivorous Marsupials offers rare …

A new species from the Antechinus stuartii stuartii complex, A. agilis, sp. nov., is described
from Victoria and south-eastern New South Wales. It differs from A. stuartii primarily in its …

This chapter covers some of the basic ecological, behavioural and physiological changes
that have been reported in studies of dasyurid marsupials exhibiting the unusual post …