In-Air Behavioral Audiograms of Two Australian Sea Lions (Neophoca cinerea) [PDF]
AnimalsThe Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) is an endangered species with threats including bycatch, prey depletion, pollution, and habitat loss. Coastal and offshore industrial development causes disturbance—largely mediated by noise.
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Developing Immune Profiles of Endangered Australian Sea Lion (Neophoca cinerea) Pups Within the Context of Endemic Hookworm (Uncinaria sanguinis) Infection [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 As a top predator, the endangered Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) is a sentinel of ecosystem change, where population trends can reflect broader shifts in the marine environment.
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Cytokine RT-qPCR and ddPCR for immunological investigations of the endangered Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) and other mammals [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Measurement of cytokine gene expression by reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) is used widely to assess the immune system of animals and to identify biomarkers of disease, but its application is limited in wildlife ...
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Topical ivermectin is a highly effective seal ‘spot-on’: A randomised trial of hookworm and lice treatment in the endangered Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2021 The Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) is an endangered and declining otariid species, with a high rate of pup mortality associated with endemic hookworm (Uncinaria sanguinis) infection a suspected contributor to this decline.
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Carriage of antibiotic resistant bacteria in endangered and declining Australian pinniped pups. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 The rapid emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major concern for wildlife and ecosystem health globally. Genetic determinants of AMR have become indicators of anthropogenic pollution due to their greater association with humans and rarer ...
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Mitigating disease risk in an endangered pinniped: early hookworm elimination optimizes the growth and health of Australian sea lion pups [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 The Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) experiences high pup mortality of seasonally alternating severity, partly attributed to endemic hookworm (Uncinaria sanguinis) infection.
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High nutrient transport and cycling potential revealed in the microbial metagenome of Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) faeces. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Metagenomic analysis was used to examine the taxonomic diversity and metabolic potential of an Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) gut microbiome. Bacteria comprised 98% of classifiable sequences and of these matches to Firmicutes (80%) were dominant,
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Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium occurrence in Australian sea lions (Neophoca cinerea) exposed to varied levels of human interaction [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2014 Giardia and Cryptosporidium are amongst the most common protozoan parasites identified as causing enteric disease in pinnipeds. A number of Giardia assemblages and Cryptosporidium species and genotypes are common in humans and terrestrial mammals and ...
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Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in the endangered Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea)
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 Toxoplasma gondii is a ubiquitous parasite increasingly detected in marine mammals and suspected to contribute to limited recovery of endangered populations.
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Assessment of the status and trends in abundance of a coastal pinniped, the Australian sea lion Neophoca cinerea [PDF]
Endangered Species Research, 2021 Australian sea lions Neophoca cinerea are endemic to Australia, with their contemporary distribution restricted to South Australia (SA) and Western Australia (WA).
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