University of Queensland virologists are a step closer to understanding a mysterious AIDS-like virus that is impacting koala populations differently across state lines.
Ecology
Nov 29, 2022
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Analysis of three decades of koala rescue data provides new insights into long-term patterns of stressors that impact koala populations in the Australian state of New South Wales. Renae Charalambous and Edward Narayan of ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 28, 2020
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Poo transplants are helping expand koala microbiomes, allowing the marsupials to eat a wider range of eucalypts and possibly survive habitat loss.
Plants & Animals
Aug 21, 2019
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South Australia's Kangaroo Island koalas have been found to be free from the disease that is threatening koala populations around Australia, particularly in Australia's north-east where populations are declining dramatically.
Plants & Animals
Jul 2, 2019
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A long-held view that koalas get all their hydration from eating leaves has been overturned by new research published today from Dr. Valentina Mella and colleagues at the University of Sydney.
Ecology
Jun 5, 2019
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QUT researchers have developed an innovative method for detecting koala populations using drones and infrared imaging that is more reliable and less invasive than traditional animal population monitoring techniques.
Ecology
Mar 1, 2019
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A team of Australian and international scientists, led by Professor Rebecca Johnson, Director of the Australian Museum Research Institute and Professor Katherine Belov, University of Sydney, have made a significant break-through ...
Biotechnology
Jul 2, 2018
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Australia's Queensland state will list the koala as a "vulnerable species" throughout the northeastern region, saying urban expansion, car accidents and dog attacks were threatening the much-loved furry animal.
Ecology
May 31, 2015
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(Phys.org)—DNA extracted from the skins of koalas displayed in European and North American museums shows that a retrovirus has been a problem for the animals for much longer than was thought, according to Alfred Roca, an ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 26, 2012
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In a research milestone, the first koala to receive the QUT-developed chlamydia vaccine has been released from the program and back into the wild.
Veterinary medicine
Mar 5, 2024
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