A5068680199- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Plant and animal studies
- Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
Deakin University
2017-2025
James Cook University
2006
Efficient and reliable monitoring of wild animals in their natural habitats is essential to inform conservation management decisions. Automatic covert cameras or "camera traps" are being an increasingly popular tool for wildlife due effectiveness reliability collecting data unobtrusively, continuously large volume. However, processing such a volume images videos captured from camera traps manually extremely expensive, time-consuming also monotonous. This presents major obstacle scientists...
The southern brown bandicoot ( Isoodon obesulus ) is a small, endangered, Australian, ground‐dwelling marsupial. Apart from isolated necropsy reports, there has not been systematic investigation into the health and causes of death for this species. Objective To investigate document parasites free‐ranging populations bandicoots in southern, central Victoria, Australia. Methods Gross necropsy, histopathology identification ectoparasites endoparasites were performed on 62 dead opportunistically...
Abstract Animal movement can be significantly altered in human‐dominated landscapes such as urban and peri‐urban areas, where habitat is often fragmented and/or linear. Knowledge regarding how wildlife respond to anthropogenic change vital for informing conservation efforts landscapes, including the design of nature reserves corridors. To better understand threatened species persist behave within we examined home range space use nationally endangered southern brown bandicoot Isoodon obesulus...
Abstract This study investigated the feeding ecology of green ringtail possum, Pseudochirops archeri (Pseudocheiridae) in a tropical rainforest with 94 plant species canopy. Over 50% tree use was from only four species, Aleurites rockinghamensis , Ficus fraseri Arytera divaricata and copiosa . These were used significantly more frequently than would be expected if selected randomly proportion to their relative abundance forest. Conversely, 88 other present less expected. Possums also...
Abstract Understanding how fundamental aspects of species’ ecology, such as diet, are affected in human‐dominated landscapes is vital for informing management and conserving biodiversity – particularly where species influence important ecosystem functions. Digging, mycophagous (‘fungus‐eating’) mammals play various roles, including the dispersal hypogeal (‘truffle‐like’) fungi. The endangered, southern brown bandicoot ( Isoodon obesulus : Peramelidae) persists a peri‐urban landscape...