Valentina S A Mella
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Mella V, Cooper C, Karr M, Krockenberger A, Madani G, Webb E, et al.
Conserv Physiol
. 2024 May;
12(1):coae032.
PMID: 38803425
Thermoregulation is critical for endotherms living in hot, dry conditions, and maintaining optimal core body temperature () in a changing climate is an increasingly challenging task for mammals. Koalas ()...
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Fernandez C, Krockenberger M, Ho S, Crowther M, Mella V, Jelocnik M, et al.
Vet Microbiol
. 2024 Apr;
293:110085.
PMID: 38581768
To overcome shortcomings in discriminating Chlamydia pecorum strains infecting the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) at the local level, we developed a novel genotyping scheme for this pathogen to inform koala management...
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Fernandez C, Krockenberger M, Crowther M, Mella V, Wilmott L, Higgins D
Infect Genet Evol
. 2023 Nov;
116:105527.
PMID: 37977420
In ruminants infected with Chlamydia pecorum, shorter lengths of coding tandem repeats (CTR) within two genes, the inclusion membrane protein (incA) and Type III secretor protein (ORF663), have been previously...
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Simpson S, Higgins D, Timms P, Mella V, Crowther M, Fernandez C, et al.
Sci Rep
. 2023 Sep;
13(1):15087.
PMID: 37699951
Chlamydiosis is a significant disease affecting Eastern Australian koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) populations, impacting individual animal welfare and fecundity and therefore influencing population dynamics. The aim of this study was to...
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Van Stan J, Allen S, Aubrey D, Berry Z, Biddick M, Coenders-Gerrits M, et al.
Bioscience
. 2023 Jul;
73(6):441-452.
PMID: 37397836
Stormwater is a vital resource and dynamic driver of terrestrial ecosystem processes. However, processes controlling interactions during and shortly after storms are often poorly seen and poorly sensed when direct...
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Crowther M, Rus A, Mella V, Krockenberger M, Lindsay J, Moore B, et al.
Behav Ecol
. 2022 Nov;
33(5):1007-1017.
PMID: 36382228
Research on use of foraging patches has focused on why herbivores visit or quit patches, yet little is known about visits to patches over time. Food quality, as reflected by...
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Cope H, Keeley T, Keong J, Smith D, Silva F, McArthur C, et al.
Animals (Basel)
. 2022 Jul;
12(13).
PMID: 35804526
Volunteer wildlife rehabilitators rescue and rehabilitate thousands of native animals every year in Australia. However, there is little known about how exposure to novel stimuli during rehabilitation could affect the...
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Kan A, Schmertmann L, McArthur C, Mella V, Crowther M, Miranda L, et al.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
. 2022 Apr;
19(8).
PMID: 35457470
Cryptococcosis caused by yeasts of the species complex is an increasingly important mycological disease in humans and other mammals. In Australia, cases of -related cryptococcosis are more prevalent in the...
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Mella V, McArthur C, Krockenberger M, Frend R, Crowther M
PLoS One
. 2019 May;
14(5):e0216964.
PMID: 31141564
Arboreal folivores are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of extreme climate change-driven heatwaves and droughts as they rely on leaf moisture to maintain hydration. During these increasingly frequent and intense...
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Fernandez C, Schmertmann L, Higgins D, Casteriano A, Irinyi L, Mella V, et al.
Vet Microbiol
. 2019 Mar;
231:264-270.
PMID: 30853132
Chlamydiosis, caused by Chlamydia pecorum, is regarded as an important threat to koala populations. Across the koala's geographical range, disease severity associated with C. pecorum infection varies, with pathogen diversity...