The desert mouse (Pseudomys desertor), is an endemic Australian rodent that was once widespread. The species is now extinct in Victoria and critically endangered in New South Wales, although it…
Author: Anna MacDonald
Ghost bats are one of the Pilbara’s 5 specially protected species, and now new genetic markers will help WA’s Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions to conserve them. This new…
The Tooarrana, or broad-toothed rat (Mastacomys fuscus), is an Australian rodent that depends on Australian tussock grasses in alpine and sub-alpine areas. This has put the species at risk from…
Congratulations to Emily Roycroft, Adnan Moussalli and Kevin Rowe, who recently had a paper published in Systematic Biology: Phylogenomics Uncovers Confidence and Conflict in the Rapid Radiation of Australo-Papuan Rodents.…
Following discussions at our workshop in March 2019, five new Conservation Genomics projects were approved. These will focus on the following species: northern quoll banded hare-wallaby Leadbeater’s possum eastern pygmy…
A reminder of the call for papers for a special issue of the open access journal Genes, focused on Marsupial Genetics and Genomics. More information is available here. The guest…
The Oz Mammals Genomics initiative is developing genomic resources for Australia’s mammals, tackling wildlife genomics at a continental scale. This collaborative project will create a framework dataset that will be a foundation…