Nematodes from the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii (Boitard)), with the description of Sarcophiloxyuris longus n. gen. and n. sp. (Oxyuridae)
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DOI: 10.1017/s0022149x21000298
Abstract: Abstract The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii (Boitard)) is an endangered carnivorous marsupial, limited to the islands of Tasmania in southern Australia. The parasites of the Tasmanian devil are understudied. This study aimed to increase the… read more here.
Keywords: devil; tasmanian devil; harrisii boitard; devil sarcophilus ... See more keywords
Significant decline in anticancer immune capacity during puberty in the Tasmanian devil
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DOI: 10.1038/srep44716
Abstract: Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) are at risk of extinction in the wild due to Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD), a rare contagious cancer. The prevalence of DFTD differs by age class: higher disease prevalence is… read more here.
Keywords: anticancer immune; puberty; immune capacity; devil ... See more keywords
Reconstruction of the Cortical Maps of the Tasmanian Tiger and Comparison to the Tasmanian Devil
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0168993
Abstract: The last known Tasmanian tiger (Thylacinus cynocephalus)–aka the thylacine–died in 1936. Because its natural behavior was never scientifically documented, we are left to infer aspects of its behavior from museum specimens and historical recollections of… read more here.
Keywords: reconstruction; devil; thylacine; tasmanian tiger ... See more keywords