Genome of the endangered eastern quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus) reveals signatures of historical decline and pelage color evolution
… The eastern quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus) is an endangered … Here, we generated a reference
genome for the eastern quoll … differences between the eastern quoll and the closely related …
genome for the eastern quoll … differences between the eastern quoll and the closely related …
Environmental DNA detection of spot-tailed quoll from soil is unlikely to be useful for routine monitoring
… collected from a captive quoll enclosure. We then … quoll defecation sites (latrines) and from
broader quoll habitat. We used amplification success data to model the concentration of quoll …
broader quoll habitat. We used amplification success data to model the concentration of quoll …
Scat contents of a spotted-tailed quoll (Dasyurus maculatus) reveal evidence of broad-toothed rat (Mastacomys fuscus) within a fragmented habitat in the Hunter …
T Henderson, C Nest - Australian Mammalogy, 2024 - CSIRO Publishing
We found evidence of a broad-toothed rat (Mastacomys fuscus) in a spotted-tailed quoll (Dasyurus
maculatus) scat collected within a fragmented site in the Hunter Valley, New South …
maculatus) scat collected within a fragmented site in the Hunter Valley, New South …
Rapid change in anti‐predator behaviour of a threatened marsupial after thousands of years of isolation from predators
JM Waaleboer, LK Van der Weyde… - Austral Ecology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
… We found that after 6 years of quoll exposure, quoll-exposed bandicoots had significantly …
Quoll-exposed bandicoots also selected nests with increased vegetation cover, preferring …
Quoll-exposed bandicoots also selected nests with increased vegetation cover, preferring …
Are subadult dispersers at high risk of mortality in translocated populations? A case study from a threatened mesopredator
… geoffroii) to determine whether natal dispersal constitutes a period of high risk and how it
may influence persistence of reintroduced quoll populations. Radio-collared subadults were …
may influence persistence of reintroduced quoll populations. Radio-collared subadults were …
Disease-driven top predator decline affects mesopredator population genomic structure
MA Beer, KM Proft, A Veillet, CP Kozakiewicz… - Nature Ecology & …, 2024 - nature.com
… increase quoll genetic subdivision over time, despite no change in quoll densities detected
by camera trap studies. Devil density also contributes to signatures of selection in the quoll …
by camera trap studies. Devil density also contributes to signatures of selection in the quoll …
Movement ecology of an endangered mesopredator in a mining landscape
… To compare the composition of landscapes within ‘observed’ quoll movement ranges with
… To define the boundaries for the available landscape for each quoll, we followed methods …
… To define the boundaries for the available landscape for each quoll, we followed methods …
Manganese Exacerbates Seasonal Health Declines in a Suicidally Breeding Mammal
AF Amir Abdul Nasir, AC Niehaus… - Environmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
… The location of each captured quoll was recorded via GPS (Garmin e-Trex 20, Garmin Ltd., …
sampling required approximately one hour per individual quoll. We trapped only during the …
sampling required approximately one hour per individual quoll. We trapped only during the …
Midnight siesta: Bimodal temporal activity observed in an endangered marsupial predator
… However, there is emerging evidence to suggest that northern quoll temporal activity … Here,
we build on these observations by comparing northern quoll temporal activity patterns across …
we build on these observations by comparing northern quoll temporal activity patterns across …
Top predator decline has evolutionary as well as ecological effects
K Minton - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
… They then used three main approaches to analyse how quoll … density and the number of
quoll generations for which DFTD … 15 or 20 quoll generations prior to quoll sample collection to …
quoll generations for which DFTD … 15 or 20 quoll generations prior to quoll sample collection to …