Graeme Coulson

Flexible roost selection by Gould's wattled bats (Chalinolobus gouldii) using bat boxes in an urban landscape

Lisa N Godinho, Linda F Lumsden, Graeme Coulson, Stephen R Griffiths

Journal article  |  2020  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

Bat boxes are often used as a conservation tool in human-disturbed landscapes across Australia; however, to assess their effective..

Roadkill mitigation is paved with good intentions: a critique of Fox et al. (2019)

Graeme Coulson, Helena Bender

Journal article  |  2020  |  AUSTRALIAN MAMMALOGY

In a recent publication, Fox et al. (2019) described a three-year trial of a 'virtual fence' installed to reduce wildlife roadkill..

Circadian rhythms enable efficient resource selection in a human-modified landscape

Manuela Fischer, Julian Di Stefano, Pierre Gras, Stephanie Kramer-Schadt, Duncan R Sutherland, Graeme Coulson, Milena Stillfried

Journal article  |  2019  |  ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Animals access resources such as food and shelter, and acquiring these resources has varying risks and benefits, depending on the ..

Chronic excess fluoride uptake contributes to degenerative joint disease (DJD): Evidence from six marsupial species

Clare Death, Graeme Coulson, Uwe Kierdorf, Horst Kierdorf, Richard Ploeg, Simon Firestone, Ian Dohoo, Jasmin Hufschmid

Journal article  |  2018  |  ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

One of the manifestations of chronic fluoride toxicosis in mammals is skeletal fluorosis, which can include lesions of degenerativ..

Biotelemetry marches on: A cost-effective GPS device for monitoring terrestrial wildlife

Manuela Fischer, Kate Parkins, Kean Maizels, Duncan R Sutherland, Blake M Allan, Graeme Coulson, Julian Di Stefano

Journal article  |  2018  |  PLOS ONE

The availability of low-cost wildlife trackers increases the capacity to collect valuable ecological data when research budgets ar..

Parasite insight: assessing fitness costs, infection risks and foraging benefits relating to gastrointestinal nematodes in wild mammalian herbivores

Graeme Coulson, Jemma K Cripps, Sarah Garnick, Verity Bristow, Ian Beveridge

Journal article  |  2018  |  PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Mammalian herbivores are typically infected by parasitic nematodes, which are acquired through direct, faecal-oral transmission. T..

Interspecific and intraspecific relationships between body mass and diet quality in a macropodid community

Sarah Garnick, Julian Di Stefano, Ben D Moore, Naomi E Davis, Mark A Elgar, Graeme Coulson

Journal article  |  2018  |  JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY

The Jarman-Bell principle seeks to explain why smaller herbivore species tend to select higher-quality forage (high protein and hi..

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..

Long-term consequences of mother-offspring associations in eastern grey kangaroos

Wendy J King, Marco Festa-Bianchet, Graeme Coulson, Anne W Goldizen

Journal article  |  2017  |  BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

Abstract: Close behavioural association between mothers and offspring should enhance survival and growth of the young. Eastern gre..

Skeletal fluorosis in marsupials: A comparison of bone lesions in six species from an Australian industrial site

Clare Death, Graeme Coulson, Uwe Kierdorf, Horst Kierdorf, Richard Ploeg, Simon M Firestone, Ian Dohoo, Jasmin Hufschmid

Journal article  |  2017  |  SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

In this study we explored the prevalence, type, location and severity of skeletal lesions in six species of Australian marsupial (..