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  A biogeographical history and timeline for the evolution of Australian snapping turtles (Elseya: Chelidae) in Australia and New Guinea

  Todd, E. V., Blair, D., GEORGES, A., Lukoschek, V. & Jerry, D. R., May 2014, In: Journal of Biogeography. 41, 5, p. 905-918 14 p.

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  • Chelidae
  • Chelydridae
  • New Guinea
  • turtle
  • aridification
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• A complete mitochondrial genome sequence for the Australian turtle, Chelodina longicollis, obtained using 454-pyrosequencing

  GEORGES, A., 2014, In: Conservation Genetics Resources. 6, 3, p. 555-557 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chelodina
  • Turtles
  • Mitochondrial Genome
  • High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
  • turtle
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Adaptation and conservation insights from the koala genome

  Johnson, R. N., O’Meally, D., Chen, Z., Etherington, G. J., Ho, S. Y. W., Nash, W. J., Grueber, C. E., Cheng, Y., Whittington, C. M., Dennison, S., Peel, E., Haerty, W., O’Neill, R. J., Colgan, D., Russell, T. L., Alquezar-Planas, D. E., Attenbrow, V., Bragg, J. G., Brandies, P. A., Chong, A. Y. Y. & 34 others, Deakin, J. E., Di Palma, F., Duda, Z., Eldridge, M. D. B., Ewart, K. M., Hogg, C. J., Frankham, G. J., Georges, A., Gillett, A. K., Govendir, M., Greenwood, A. D., Hayakawa, T., Helgen, K. M., Hobbs, M., Holleley, C. E., Heider, T. N., Jones, E. A., King, A., Madden, D., Graves, J. A. M., Morris, K. M., Neaves, L. E., Patel, H. R., Polkinghorne, A., Renfree, M. B., Robin, C., Salinas, R., Tsangaras, K., Waters, P. D., Waters, S. A., Wright, B., Wilkins, M. R., Timms, P. & Belov, K., Aug 2018, In: Nature Genetics. 50, 8, p. 1102-1111 10 p.

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  • Phascolarctidae
  • Genome
  • Marsupialia
  • Ecosystem
  • Population
  59 Citations (Scopus)

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• A new species and subgenus of Elseya (Testudines: Pleurodira: Chelidae) from New Guinea

  Thomson, S., Anamiato, J. & GEORGES, A., 21 Aug 2015, In: Zootaxa. 4006, 1, p. 59-82 24 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chelidae
  • Testudines
  • new subgenus
  • New Guinea
  • turtle
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Application of the precautionary principle to taxa of uncertain status - the case of the Bellinger River Turtle.

  Georges, A., Spencer, R-J., Welsh, M., Shaffer, B., Walsh, R. & ZHANG, X., 2011, In: Endangered Species Research. 14, 2, p. 127-134 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • precautionary principle
  • turtle
  • river
  • regulatory framework
  • conservation status
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Are some chromosomes particularly good at sex? Insights from amniotes

  O'Meally, D., Ezaz, T., Georges, A., Sarre, S. & Marshall-Graves, J., 2012, In: Chromosome Research. 20, 1, p. 7-19 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Sex Chromosomes
  • Lizards
  • Chromosomes
  • Mammals
  • Gene Order
  62 Citations (Scopus)

• Assault from all sides: hybridization and introgression threaten the already critically endangered Myuchelys georgesi (Chelonia: Chelidae)

  Georges, A., Spencer, R. J., Kilian, A., Welsh, M. & Zhang, X., 1 Jan 2018, In: Endangered Species Research. 37, p. 239-247 9 p.

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• Assessing biodiversity and endemism using phylogenetic methods across multiple taxonomic groups

  GONZALEZ-OROZCO, C., Mishler, B., Miller, J., Laffan, S., Knerr, N., UNMACK, P., GEORGES, A., Thornhill, A., Rosauer, D. & GRUBER, B., 2015, In: Ecology and Evolution. 5, 22, p. 5177-5192 16 p.

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  • endemism
  • indigenous species
  • phylogenetics
  • biodiversity
  • phylogeny
  17 Citations (Scopus)

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• Chelodina burrungandjii Thomson, Kenneth and Georges 2000-Sandstone Snake-Necked Turtle

  THOMSON, S., Kennett, R., FitzSimmons, N., Featherston, P., Alacs, E. & Georges, A., 2011, In: Chelonian Research Monographs. 5, p. 1-7 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chelodina
  • Rhinella marina
  • sandstone
  • turtles
  • snakes

• Chelodina oblonga Gray 1841: Northern Snake-Necked Turtle

  Kennett, R., Fordham, D., Alacs, E., Corey, B. & GEORGES, A., 2014, In: Chelonian Research Monographs. 5, p. 1-13 13 p.

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  • Chelodina
  • turtles
  • snakes
  • dry season
  • wet season

• Comparing and combining distance-based and character-based approaches for barcoding turtles

  Reid, B., Le, M., McCord, W., Iverson, J., Georges, A., Bergmann, T., Amato, G., DeSalle, R. & Naro-Maciel, E., 2011, In: Molecular Ecology Resources. 11, p. 956-967 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Turtles
  • barcoding
  • turtle
  • turtles
  • wildlife
  59 Citations (Scopus)

• Contemporary genetic structure of an endemic freshwater turtle reflects Miocene orogenesis of New Guinea

  GEORGES, A., UNMACK, P., Reid, B. N., Le, M. & McCord, W., 2014, In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 111, 1, p. 192-208 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • New Guinea
  • genetic structure
  • turtle
  • turtles
  • orogeny
  26 Citations (Scopus)

• Contemporary genetic structure of an endemic freshwater turtle reflects Miocene orogenesis of New Guinea (vol 111, pg 192, 2014)

  Georges, A., Zhang, X., Unmack, P., Reid, B. N., Le, M. & Mccord, W. P., 2014, In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 111, p. 192-208

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• dartr: An r package to facilitate analysis of SNP data generated from reduced representation genome sequencing

  GRUBER, B., UNMACK, P., Berry, O. F. & GEORGES, A., 1 May 2018, In: Molecular Ecology Resources. 18, 3, p. 691-699 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • genome
  • data analysis
  • Single Nucleotide Polymorphism
  • Phylogeny
  • Data Analysis
  69 Citations (Scopus)

• Defining priority areas through social and biological data for the pig-nosed turtle (Carettochelys insculpta) conservation program in the Kikori Region, Papua New Guinea

  Eisemberg, C., Rose, M. & GEORGES, A., 2015, In: Journal for Nature Conservation. 28, p. 19-25 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • turtle
  • pig
  • protected area
  • sandbank
  • program

• Demonstrating decline of an iconic species under sustained indigenous harvest -- the pig-nosed turtle (Carettochelys insculpta) in Papua New Guinea.

  Eisemberg, C., Rose, M., Yaru, B. & Georges, A., 2011, In: Biological Conservation. 144, 9, p. 2282-2288 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Carettochelys insculpta
  • Papua New Guinea
  • turtle
  • pig
  • harvest
  23 Citations (Scopus)

• Developmental asynchrony and antagonism of sex determination pathways in a lizard with temperature-induced sex reversal

  Whiteley, S. L., Weisbecker, V., Georges, A., Gauthier, A. R. G., Whitehead, D. L. & Holleley, C. E., 1 Dec 2018, In: Scientific Reports. 8, 1, p. 1-9 9 p., 14892.

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  3 Citations (Scopus)

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• Ecological and physiological impacts of salinisation on freshwater turtles of the lower Murray River

  Bower, D., Death, C. & Georges, A., 2012, In: Wildlife Research. 39, 8, p. 705-710 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • salinization
  • ecological impact
  • turtle
  • turtles
  • rivers
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Evolutionary transitions between mechanisms of sex determination in vertebrates

  Quinn, A., Sarre, S., Ezaz, T., Marshall Graves, J. & Georges, A., 2011, In: Biology Letters. 7, 3, p. 443-448 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Vertebrates
  • vertebrates
  • Temperature
  • gender
  • Sex Determination Processes
  60 Citations (Scopus)

• First record of hatchling overwintering inside the natal nest of a chelid turtle

  Roe, J. & GEORGES, A., 2015, In: Australian Journal of Zoology. 63, 4, p. 287-291 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • overwintering
  • nest
  • turtle
  • turtles
  • nests
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Genomewide SNP markers breathe new life into phylogeography and species delimitation for the problematic short-necked turtles (Chelidae: Emydura) of eastern Australia

  Georges, A., Gruber, B., Pauly, G. B., White, D., Adams, M., Young, M. J., Kilian, A., Zhang, X., Shaffer, H. B. & Unmack, P. J., Dec 2018, In: Molecular Ecology. 27, 24, p. 5195-5213 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Phylogeography
  • Chelidae
  • Gene Flow
  • Turtles
  • phylogeography
  28 Citations (Scopus)

• Global Biodiversity Assessment and Hyper-Cryptic Species Complexes: More Than One Species of Elephant in the Room?

  Adams, M., Raadik, T., Burridge, C. & GEORGES, A., 2014, In: Systematic Biology. 63, 4, p. 518-533 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Biodiversity
  • species complex
  • cryptic species
  • Galaxias olidus
  • biodiversity
  94 Citations (Scopus)

• High-coverage sequencing and annotated assembly of the genome of the Australian dragon lizard Pogona vitticeps

  GEORGES, A., Li, Q., Lian, J., O'Meally, D., DEAKIN, J., Wang, Z., Zhang, P., Fujita, M., Patel, H., Zhou, Y., MATSUBARA, K., Waters, P., Graves, J., SARRE, S. & Zhang, G., 2015, In: Giga Science. 4, 1, p. 1-10 10 p., 45.

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  • Lizards
  • Genes
  • Genome
  • Reptiles
  • Scaffolds
  50 Citations (Scopus)

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• Highly Differentiated ZW Sex Microchromosomes in the Australian Varanus Species Evolved through Rapid Amplification of Repetitive Sequences

  MATSUBARA, K., SARRE, S., GEORGES, A., Matsuda, Y., Graves, J. & EZAZ, T., 2014, In: PLoS One. 9, 4, p. 1-9 9 p.

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  • Varanus
  • W chromosome
  • Sex Chromosomes
  • Nucleic Acid Repetitive Sequences
  • repetitive sequences
  26 Citations (Scopus)

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• How do climate-linked sex ratios and dispersal limit range boundaries?

  Boyle, M., Schwanz, L., HONE, J. & GEORGES, A., 2014, In: BMC Ecology. 14, p. 1-10 10 p., 19.

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  • sex ratio
  • sex determination
  • climate
  • gender
  • persistence
  5 Citations (Scopus)

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• How does temperature determine sex?

  Georges, A. & Holleley, C. E., 11 May 2018, In: Science. 360, 6389, p. 601-602 2 p.

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  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Introduction to the special issue-Developmental plasticity in reptiles: Physiological mechanisms and ecological consequences

  Warner, D. A., Du, W-G. & Georges, A., 1 Apr 2018, In: JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART A-ECOLOGICAL AND INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY. 329, 4-5, p. 153-161 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Isolation and characterisation of novel microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA markers for the Eastern Water Dragon (Physignathus lesueurii)

  Frère, C. H., Prentis, P. J., Ezaz, T. & Georges, A., 2012, In: Conservation Genetics Resources. 4, 1, p. 113-116 4 p.

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  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Mitochondrial variation among Australian freshwater turtles (genus Myuchelys), with special reference to the Endangered M. bellii

  Fielder, D., Vernes, K., Alacs, E. & Georges, A., 2012, In: Endangered Species Research. 17, 1, p. 63-71 9 p.

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  • mitochondrial DNA
  • turtle
  • divergence
  • isolated population
  • biodiversity loss
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Molecular evolution of Dmrt1 accompanies change of sex-determining mechanisms in reptilia

  Janes, D., Organ, C., O'Meally, D., SARRE, S., GEORGES, A., Graves, J., Valenzuela, N., Literman, R., Rutherford, K., Gemmell, N., Iverson, J., Tamplin, J., Edwards, S. V. & EZAZ, T., Dec 2014, In: Biology Letters. 10, 12, p. 1-4 4 p., 20140809.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Reptiles
  • Molecular Evolution
  • sex reversal
  • Reptilia
  • gender
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Movement and habitat use of Australia's largest snake-necked turtle: implications for water management

  Bower, D., Hutchinson, M. & Georges, A., 2012, In: Journal of Zoology. 287, 1, p. 76-80 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • snake
  • water management
  • habitat use
  • turtle
  • turtles
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Myuchelys bellii (Gray 1844) – Western Saw-shelled Turtle, Bell’s Turtle

  Fielder, D., Chessman, B. & GEORGES, A., 2015, In: Chelonian Research Monographs. Online, p. 1-7 7 p.

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• Myuchelys georgesi (Cann 1997) – Bellinger River Turtle

  Cann, J., Spencer, R., Welsh, M. & GEORGES, A., 2015, In: Chelonian Research Monographs. Online, p. 1-9 9 p.

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• Non-Homologous Sex Chromosomes in Two Geckos (Gekkonidae: Gekkota) with Female Heterogamety

  MATSUBARA, K., Gamble, T., Matsuda, Y., Zarkower, D., SARRE, S., GEORGES, A., Graves, J. & EZAZ, T., 2014, In: Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 143, 4, p. 251-258 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Lizards
  • Sex Chromosomes
  • Chromosomes
  • Chromosomes, Human, 6-12 and X
  • Chromosomes, Human, 21-22 and Y
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Phylogenetic Uncertainty and Taxonomic Re-revisions: An Example from the Australian Short-necked Turtles (Testudines: Chelidae)

  Spinks, P., GEORGES, A. & Shaffer, H., 1 Sep 2015, In: Copeia. 103, 3, p. 536-540 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chelidae
  • Testudines
  • turtle
  • turtles
  • uncertainty
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Phylogeography of the Australian freshwater turtle Chelodina expansa reveals complex relationships among inland and coastal bioregions

  Donnellan, S. & GEORGES, A., 2014, In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 111, 4, p. 789-805 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chelodina
  • phylogeography
  • turtle
  • turtles
  • biogeographical region
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Profiling a possible rapid extinction event in a long-lived species

  Spencer, R. J., Van Dyke, J., Petrov, K., DE OLIVEIRA FERRONATO, B., McDougall, F., Austin, M., Keitel, C. & Georges, A., May 2018, In: Biological Conservation. 221, p. 190-197 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • extinction
  • turtle
  • pathogen
  • turtles
  • pathogens
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Reptile bycatch in a pest-exclusion fence established for wildlife reintroductions

  Roe, J. & GEORGES, A., 2014, In: Journal for Nature Conservation. 22, 6, p. 577-585 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • reintroduction
  • pest
  • bycatch
  • reptile
  • turtle
  17 Citations (Scopus)

• Salinity of the coastal nesting environment and its association with body size in the estuarine pig-nosed turtle

  Eisemberg, C., Rose, M., Yaru, B. & GEORGES, A., 2015, In: Journal of Zoology. 295, 1, p. 65-74 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Carettochelys insculpta
  • turtle
  • body size
  • pig
  • sandbank
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Sex reversal triggers the rapid transition from genetic to temperature-dependent sex

  HOLLELEY, C., OMEALLY, D., SARRE, S., Graves, J., EZAZ, T., MATSUBARA, K. & GEORGES, A., 2015, In: Nature. 523, 7558, p. 79-82 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Temperature
  • Animals
  • Sex Chromosomes
  • Climate change
  • Fish
  129 Citations (Scopus)

• Significant genetic structure despite high vagility revealed through mitochondrial phylogeography of an Australian freshwater turtle (Chelodina longicollis)

  Donnellan, S. & GEORGES, A., 2015, In: Marine and Freshwater Research. 66, 11, p. 1045-1056 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chelodina
  • phylogeography
  • genetic structure
  • turtle
  • turtles
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Spatial and temporal patterns of harvesting of the Vulnerable pig-nosed turtle Carettochelys insculpta in the Kikori region, Papua New Guinea

  Eisemberg, C., Rose, M., Yaru, B. & GEORGES, A., 2015, In: Oryx. 49, 4, p. 659-668 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Carettochelys insculpta
  • Papua New Guinea
  • turtle
  • pig
  • harvest
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Suburbs: Dangers or Drought Refugia for Freshwater Turtle Populations?

  Roe, J. & Georges, A., 2011, In: The Journal of Wildlife Management. 75, 7, p. 1544-1552 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • suburban areas
  • refugium
  • refuge habitats
  • suburb
  • turtle
  25 Citations (Scopus)

• The Genome 10K Project: A Way Forward

  Koepfli, K-P., Paten, B., Antunes, A., Belov, K., Bustamante, C., Castoe, T., Clawson, H., Crawford, A., Diekhans, M., Distel, D., Durbin, R., Earl, D., Fujita, M., Gamble, T., GEORGES, A., Gemmell, N., Gilbert, T., Marshall Graves, J., Green, R., Hickey, G. & 25 others, Jarvis, E., Johnson, W., Komissarov, A., Korf, I., Kuhn, R., Larkin, D., Lewin, H., Lopez, J., Ma, J., Marques-Bonet, T., Miller, W., Murphy, R., Pevzner, P., Shapiro, B., Steiner, C., Tamazian, G., Venkatesh, B., Wang, J., Wayne, R., Wiley, E., Yang, H., Zhang, G., Haussler, D., Ryder, O. & O’Brien, S., 2015, In: Annual Review of Animal Biosciences. 3, 1, p. 57-111 55 p.

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  • Genome
  • genome
  • Vertebrates
  • vertebrates
  • Gift Giving
  156 Citations (Scopus)

• The risk of inter-specific competition in Australian short-necked turtles

  Spencer, R-J., GEORGES, A., Lim, D. & Reid, A., Jul 2014, In: Ecological Research. 29, 4, p. 767-777 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • interspecific competition
  • turtle
  • turtles
  • diet
  • rivers
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Transitions Between Sex-Determining Systems in Reptiles and Amphibians

  Sarre, S., Ezaz, T. & Georges, A., 2011, In: Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics. 12, p. 391-406 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Reptiles
  • Amphibians
  • Temperature
  • Sex Chromosomes
  • Chromosome Mapping
  75 Citations (Scopus)

• Under what conditions do climate-driven sex ratios enhance versus diminish population persistence?

  Boyle, M., HONE, J., Schwanz, L. & GEORGES, A., 2014, In: Ecology and Evolution. 4, 23, p. 4522-4533 12 p.

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  • sex ratio
  • climate conditions
  • persistence
  • climate
  • sex determination
  22 Citations (Scopus)

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• Chapter

  Amphibians and reptiles

  Pusey, B., Cook, B. & Georges, A., 2011, Aquatic Biodiversity in Northern Australia: Patterns, threats and future. Pusey, B. (ed.). Darwin, Australia: Charles Darwin University Press, p. 93-110 18 p.

  Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Chapter

  • reptile
  • amphibian
  • biodiversity
  • rainfall
  • habitat

• Mary River Turtle Elusor Macrurus Cann and Legler, 1994

  Fielder, D. & Georges, A., 2012, Queenland's Threatened Animals. Services, P. S. E. (ed.). Australia: CSIRO Publishing, p. 201-202 2 p.

  Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Chapter

  • turtles
  • tail
  • rivers
  • sexual dimorphism
  • skin (animal)

• Responses of freshwater turtles to drought: The past, present and implications for future climate change in Australia

  Roe, J. & Georges, A., 1 Apr 2011, Turtles: Anatomy, Ecology and Conservation. Cosgrove, M. J. & Roe, S. A. (eds.). United States: Nova Science Publishers Inc, p. 169-189 21 p.

  Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Chapter › peer-review

  • Droughts
  • Climate Change
  • Turtles
  • Fresh Water
  • Global Warming