Lee Skerratt

31 Chytridiomycosis reduces sperm production in young southern corroboree frogs

P Frías-Álvareza, R Webb, L Brannelly, KR Woodley, LF Skerratt, L Berger, DBBP Paris

Journal article  |  2022  |  Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Embryo mortality in a captive-bred, Critically Endangered amphibian

MJ Davidson, R Bushell, R Ploeg, M Marenda, C Halliday, D Goodall, D Gilbert, TA Kosch, LF Skerratt, L Berger

Journal article  |  2022  |  DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS

The Critically Endangered southern corroboree frog Pseudophryne corroboree is dependent upon captive assurance colonies for its co..

Genetic approaches for increasing fitness in endangered species

Tiffany A Kosch, Anthony W Waddle, Caitlin A Cooper, Kyall R Zenger, Dorian J Garrick, Lee Berger, Lee F Skerratt

Journal article  |  2022  |  TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

The global rate of wildlife extinctions is accelerating, and the persistence of many species requires conservation breeding progra..

Non-detection of mycoviruses in amphibian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) from Australia

Rebecca J Webb, Alexandra A Roberts, Stephen Wylie, Tiffany Kosch, Luis Felipe Toledo, Marcia Merces, Lee F Skerratt, Lee Berger

Journal article  |  2021  |  FUNGAL BIOLOGY

Mycoviruses may influence the pathogenicity of disease-causing fungi. Although mycoviruses have been found in some chytrid fungi, ..

Nidoviruses in Reptiles: A Review

Kate Parrish, Peter D Kirkland, Lee F Skerratt, Ellen Ariel

Journal article  |  2021  |  FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE

Since their discovery in 2014, reptile nidoviruses (also known as serpentoviruses) have emerged as significant pathogens worldwide..

Declining amphibians might be evolving increased reproductive effort in the face of devastating disease

Laura A Brannelly, Rebecca J Webb, Zhixuan Jiang, Lee Berger, Lee F Skerratt, Laura F Grogan

Journal article  |  2021  |  EVOLUTION

The devastating infectious disease chytridiomycosis has caused declines of amphibians across the globe, yet some populations are p..

Importance of health assessments for conservation in noncaptive wildlife

Sara Kophamel, Bjorn Illing, Ellen Ariel, Morgan Difalco, Lee F Skerratt, Mark Hamann, Leigh C Ward, Diana Mendez, Suzanne L Munns

Journal article  |  2021  |  CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Wildlife health assessments help identify populations at risk of starvation, disease, and decline from anthropogenic impacts on na..

Haematological and serum biochemical reference intervals of free‐ranging Lumholtz's tree‐kangaroos (Dendrolagus lumholtzi)

AL Shima, L Berger, LF Skerratt

Journal article  |  2021  |  Australian Veterinary Journal

Background Reference intervals for haematology and serum biochemistry parameters were developed for free‐ranging Lumholtz's tree‐k..

Australian Bat Lyssavirus: Analysis of National Bat Surveillance Data from 2010 to 2016

Rachel Iglesias, Keren Cox-Witton, Hume Field, Lee F Skerratt, Janine Barrett

Journal article  |  2021  |  VIRUSES-BASEL

Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV) was first described in 1996 and has been regularly detected in Australian bats since that time. W..

OCULAR ANATOMY AND PATHOLOGY IN LUMHOLTZ'S TREE-KANGAROO (DENDROLAGUS LUMHOLTZI)

Amy L Shima, Linda K Johnson, Lee F Skerratt, Caroline Zeiss

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF ZOO AND WILDLIFE MEDICINE

Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi) is one of two species of tree-kangaroos found in Queensland, Australia. There is ..