Michael Magrath

Long-term captivity is associated with changes to sensory organ morphology in a critically endangered insect

Christopher B Freelance, Michael JL Magrath, Mark A Elgar, Bob BM Wong

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Captive breeding programmes are key to many threatened species reintroduction strategies but could potentially be associated with ..

Beak and feather disease virus and Chlamydiales infections in wild Australian psittacines: no statistical evidence for dependence

Johanne M Martens, Helena S Stokes, Mathew L Berg, Ken Walder, Yonatan Segal, Michael JL Magrath, Andrew TD Bennett

Journal article  |  2021  |  EMU-AUSTRAL ORNITHOLOGY

Wildlife can be hosts for pathogens of conservation and zoonotic concern. Infection with one pathogen can increase the risk of co-..

A Comprehensive Overview of Technologies for Species and Habitat Monitoring and Conservation

Jose J Lahoz-Monfort, Michael JL Magrath

Journal article  |  2021  |  BIOSCIENCE

The range of technologies currently used in biodiversity conservation is staggering, with innovative uses often adopted from other..

Warmer temperature and provision of natural substrate enable earlier metamorphosis in the critically endangered Baw Baw frog

Deon J Gilbert, Michael JL Magrath, Phillip G Byrne

Journal article  |  2020  |  CONSERVATION PHYSIOLOGY

Temperature and food availability are known to independently trigger phenotypic change in ectotherms, but the interactive effects ..

The Effect of Behind-The-Scenes Encounters and Interactive Presentations on the Welfare of Captive Servals (Leptailurus serval)

Lydia K Acaralp-Rehnberg, Grahame J Coleman, Michael JL Magrath, Vicky Melfi, Kerry V Fanson, Ian M Bland

Journal article  |  2020  |  ANIMALS

The serval (Leptailurus serval) is a small African felid that is well represented in zoos and often serves as an animal ambassador..

Lifetime Fitness Costs of Inbreeding and Being Inbred in a Critically Endangered Bird

Katherine A Harrisson, Michael JL Magrath, Jian DL Yen, Alexandra Pavlova, Neil Murray, Bruce Quin, Peter Menkhorst, Kimberly A Miller, Karina Cartwright, Paul Sunnucks

Journal article  |  2019  |  CURRENT BIOLOGY

Reduced fitness as a result of inbreeding is a major threat facing many species of conservation concern [1-4]. However, few case s..

Opportunity for female mate choice improves reproductive outcomes in the conservation breeding program of the eastern barred bandicoot (Perameles gunnii)

Christine M Hartnett, Marissa L Parrott, Raoul A Mulder, Graeme Coulson, Michael JL Magrath

Journal article  |  2018  |  APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE

Captive breeding is fundamental to recovery programs for many endangered species. Most programs seek to maximise retention of gene..

Determining host plant preferences for the critically endangered Lord Howe Island stick insect (Dryococelus australis) to assist reintroduction

Sarah J McGrath, Rohan J Cleave, Mark A Elgar, Sarah C Silcocks, Michael JL Magrath

Journal article  |  2017  |  JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION

The Lord Howe Island stick insect (Dryococelus australis) is one of the world’s rarest insects. However, the opportunity to reintr..

Scope for genetic rescue of an endangered subspecies though re-establishing natural gene flow with another subspecies

Katherine A Harrisson, Alexandra Pavlova, Anders Goncalves da Silva, Rebecca Rose, James K Bull, Melanie L Lancaster, Neil Murray, Bruce Quin, Peter Menkhorst, Michael JL Magrath, Paul Sunnucks

Journal article  |  2016  |  MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Genetic diversity is positively linked to the viability and evolutionary potential of species but is often compromised in threaten..

Animal personality and pace-of-life syndromes: do fast-exploring fairy-wrens die young?

Michelle L Hall, Timon van Asten, Andrew C Katsis, Niels J Dingemanse, Michael JL Magrath, Raoul A Mulder

Journal article  |  2015  |  FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

The pace-of-life syndrome (POLS) hypothesis for animal personality proposes that variation among individuals in life-history strat..