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  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
  64 Citations (Scopus)

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• Amplification of microsatellite repeat motifs is associated with the evolutionary differentiation and heterochromatinization of sex chromosomes in Sauropsida

  MATSUBARA, K., GEORGES, A., SARRE, S., Graves, J., Matsuda, Y. & EZAZ, T., 2016, In: Chromosoma. 125, 1, p. 111-123 13 p.

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

  • Sex Chromosomes
  • Microsatellite Repeats
  • Chromosomes
  • 2-acetamido-3-O-(3-acetamido-3,6-dideoxy-beta-glucopyranosyl)-2-deoxy-galactopyranose
  • XY female 46
  40 Citations (Scopus)

• Anchoring genome sequence to chromosomes of the central bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps) enables reconstruction of ancestral squamate macrochromosomes and identifies sequence content of the Z chromosome

  DEAKIN, J., Edwards, M., Patel, H., O'Meally, D., Lian, J., Rachael, S., Ryan, S., LIVERNOIS, A., Azad, B., HOLLELEY, C., Li, Q. & GEORGES, A., 2016, In: BMC Genomics. 17, 1, p. 447-461 15 p., 447.

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  • Chromosomes
  • Genome
  • Lizards
  • Cytogenetics
  • Sex Chromosomes
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• 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.

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

• A new species of freshwater turtle of the genus Elseya (Testudinata: Pleurodira: Chelidae) from the Northern Territory of Australia

  Thomson, S. & GEORGES, A., 5 Jan 2016, In: Zootaxa. 4061, 1, p. 18-28 11 p.

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  • Testudinata
  • Chelidae
  • Northern Territory
  • turtle
  • turtles
  3 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.

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  • Sex Chromosomes
  • Lizards
  • Chromosomes
  • Mammals
  • Gene Order
  63 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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  2 Citations (Scopus)

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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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• Cellular calcium and redox regulation: the mediator of vertebrate environmental sex determination?

  Castelli, M. A., Whiteley, S. L., Georges, A. & Holleley, C. E., 6 Feb 2020, In: Biological Reviews. p. 1-16 16 p.

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  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Genetic Epigenesis
  • Vertebrates
  • Cues
  • vertebrates
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Climate change, sex reversal and lability of sex determining systems

  Schwanz, L. E., Georges, A., Holleley, C. E. & Sarre, S. D., Mar 2020, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 33, 3, p. 270-281 12 p.

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  • sex reversal
  • chromosome
  • sex chromosomes
  • climate change
  • chromosome elimination
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Contemporary genetic structure reflects historical drainage isolation in an Australian snapping turtle, Elseya albagula

  Todd, E. V., Blair, D., Farrington, L., FitzSimmons, N., GEORGES, A., Limpus, C. J. & Jerry, D. R., 2013, In: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 169, p. 200-214 15 p.

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  • Chelydridae
  • historic sites
  • genetic structure
  • turtle
  • drainage
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Cross-species bac mapping highlights conservation of chromosome synteny across dragon lizards (Squamata Agamidae)

  Alam, S. M. I., Altmanová, M., Prasongmaneerut, T., Georges, A., Sarre, S. D., Nielsen, S. V., Gamble, T., Srikulnath, K., Rovatsos, M., Kratochvíl, L. & Ezaz, T., Jun 2020, In: Genes. 11, 6, p. 1-12 12 p., 698.

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  • Synteny
  • Lizards
  • Sex Chromosomes
  • Chromosomes
  • Bacterial Artificial Chromosomes
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  1 Downloads (Pure)

• 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
  76 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

• 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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• Differential intron retention in Jumonji chromatin modifier genes is implicated in reptile temperature-dependent sex determination

  Deveson, I. W., Holleley, C. E., Blackburn, J., Graves, J. A. M., Mattick, J. S., Waters, P. D. & Georges, A., Jun 2017, In: Science Advances. 3, 6, p. 1-9 9 p., e1700731.

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  46 Citations (Scopus)

  3 Downloads (Pure)

• Discovery of thermophilic Bacillales using reduced-representation genotyping for identification

  Talamantes-Becerra, B., Carling, J., Kilian, A. & Georges, A., 13 May 2020, In: BMC Microbiology. 20, 1, p. 1-16 16 p., 114.

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  • Bacillales
  • Whole Genome Sequencing
  • Bacterial Genomes
  • Genome
  • rRNA Genes

• Dispersal and climate warming determine range shift in model reptile populations

  Boyle, M., Schwanz, L., HONE, J. & GEORGES, A., 2016, In: Ecological Modelling. 328, p. 34-43 10 p.

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  • sex determination
  • reptile
  • warming
  • climate
  • species extinction
  5 Citations (Scopus)

  12 Downloads (Pure)

• 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.

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

• Evolving thermal thresholds explain the distribution of temperature sex reversal in an Australian dragon lizard

  Castelli, M. A., Georges, A., Cherryh, C., Rosauer, D. F., Sarre, S. D., Contador-Kelsall, I. & Holleley, C. E., 27 Nov 2020, In: Diversity and Distributions. p. 1-12 12 p.

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  • sex reversal
  • lizard
  • Pogona vitticeps
  • incubation
  • heat
  1 Citation (Scopus)

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• 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.

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

• Genetic evidence supports three previously described species of greater glider, Petauroides volans, P. minor, and P. armillatus

  McGregor, D. C., Padovan, A., Georges, A., Krockenberger, A., Yoon, H. J. & Youngentob, K. N., 1 Dec 2020, In: Scientific Reports. 10, 1, p. 1-11 11 p., 19284.

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  • Wildfires
  • Marsupialia
  • Climate Change
  • Genetic Structures
  • Ecosystem
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• Genetic structure and diversity of Australian freshwater crocodiles (Crocodylus johnstoni) from the Kimberley, Western Australia

  Cao, R., Somaweera, R., Brittain, K., FitzSimmons, N. N., Georges, A. & Gongora, J., 2020, In: Conservation Genetics. p. 1-9 9 p.

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• 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
  30 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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• 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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  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Identification of interleukin genes in Pogona vitticeps using a de novo transcriptome assembly from RNA-seq data

  LIVERNOIS, A., HARDY, K., DOMASCHENZ, R., Papanicolaou, A., GEORGES, A., SARRE, S., RAO, S., EZAZ, T. & DEAKIN, J., 2016, In: Immunogenetics. 68, 9, p. 719-731 13 p.

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

  • Interleukins
  • Lizards
  • RNA
  • Reptiles
  • Cytokines
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Identification of Y chromosome markers in the eastern three-lined skink (Bassiana duperreyi) using in silico whole genome subtraction

  Dissanayake, D. S. B., Holleley, C. E., Hill, L. K., O'Meally, D., Deakin, J. E. & Georges, A., 29 Sep 2020, In: BMC Genomics. 21, 1, p. 1-12 12 p., 667.

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  • Sex Chromosomes
  • Y Chromosome
  • Genetic Markers
  • Computer Simulation
  • Genome
  1 Citation (Scopus)

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• 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.

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  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)

• Isotopic niche in the eastern long-necked turtle, Chelodina longicollis (Testudines: Chelidae), along a natural-urban gradient in southeastern Australia

  DE OLIVEIRA FERRONATO, B., Marques, T., Lara, N., Martinelli, L., Verdade, L., Camargo, P., Roe, J. & GEORGES, A., Oct 2016, In: Herpetological Journal. 26, 4, p. 297-304 8 p.

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

  • Chelodina
  • Chelidae
  • Testudines
  • turtle
  • turtles
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Karyotypic analysis and FISH mapping of microsatellite motifs reveal highly differentiated XX/XY sex chromosomes in the pink-tailed worm-lizard (Aprasia parapulchella, Pygopodidae, Squamata)

  MATSUBARA, K., SARRE, S., GEORGES, A. & EZAZ, T., 2013, In: Molecular Cytogenetics. 6:60, p. 1-7 7 p.

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  • Sex Chromosomes
  • Lizards
  • Y Chromosome
  • Chromosomes
  • Microsatellite Repeats
  28 Citations (Scopus)

  5 Downloads (Pure)

• MicroRNA dynamics during hibernation of the Australian central bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps)

  Capraro, A., O‘Meally, D., Waters, S. A., Patel, H. R., Georges, A. & Waters, P. D., 1 Dec 2020, In: Scientific Reports. 10, 1, p. 1-11 11 p., 17854.

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  • Pogona vitticeps
  • hibernation
  • microRNA
  • brain
  • skeletal muscle
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• 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 cytogenetic map of the central bearded dragon, Pogona vitticeps (Squamata: Agamidae)

  O'Meally, D., Sarre, S., Georges, A. & Ezaz, T., 2013, In: Chromosome Research. 21, p. 361-374 14 p.

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

  • Cytogenetics
  • Nucleolus Organizer Region
  • Reptiles
  • Chickens
  • Chromosomes
  41 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.

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

• Movement patterns and activity of the Brazilian snake-necked turtle Hydromedusa maximiliani (Testudines: Chelidae) in southeastern Brazil

  Souza, F., GEORGES, A. & Bertoluci, J., 2016, In: Amphibia Reptilia. 37, 2, p. 215-228 14 p.

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

  • Hydromedusa (Chelidae)
  • Chelidae
  • Testudines
  • snake
  • turtle
  4 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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• Novel evolutionary pathways of sex-determining mechanisms

  Schwanz, L., EZAZ, T., GRUBER, B. & GEORGES, A., 2013, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 26, 12, p. 2544-2557 14 p.

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  • sex determination
  • gender
  • sex reversal
  • transition
  • temperature
  24 Citations (Scopus)

• On a razor's edge: Status and prospects of the critically endangered Bellinger River snapping turtle, Myuchelys georgesi

  Chessman, B. C., McGilvray, G., Ruming, S., Jones, H. A., Petrov, K., Fielder, D. P., Spencer, R. J. & Georges, A., Mar 2020, In: Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 30, 3, p. 586-600 15 p.

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

  • Chelydridae
  • turtle
  • body condition
  • rivers
  • turtles

• 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)

• 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)

• Reproductive phenotype predicts adult bite-force performance in sex-reversed dragons (Pogona vitticeps)

  Jones, M. E. H., Pistevos, J. C. A., Cooper, N., Lappin, A. K., Georges, A., Hutchinson, M. N. & Holleley, C. E., 14 Feb 2020, In: Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology. p. 1-12 12 p.

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

  • Pogona vitticeps
  • Bite Force
  • sex reversal
  • phenotype
  • gender

• Resolution of the enigmatic phylogenetic relationship of the critically endangered Western Swamp Tortoise Pseudemydura umbrina (Pleurodira: Chelidae) using a complete mitochondrial genome

  ZHANG, X., Unmack, P. J., Kuchling, G., Wang, Y. & Georges, A., 1 Oct 2017, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 115, p. 58-61 4 p.

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

  • Pseudemydura umbrina
  • Chelidae
  • Wetlands
  • tortoise
  • Turtles
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Resolving the phylogenetic history of the short-necked turtles, genera Elseya and Myuchelys (Testudines: Chelidae) from Australia and New Guinea

  Le, M., Reid, B. N., McCord, W., Naro-Maciel, E., Raxworthy, C., Amato, G. & GEORGES, A., 2013, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 68, p. 251-258 8 p.

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

  • New Guinea
  • Chelidae
  • Testudines
  • Turtles
  • turtle
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• Resource partitioning among five sympatric species of freshwater turtles from the wet-dry tropics of northern Australia

  Welsh, M. A., Doody, J. S. & Georges, A., 2017, In: Wildlife Research. 44, 3, p. 219-229 11 p.

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  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Responses of an Australian freshwater turtle to drought-flood cycles along a natural to urban gradient

  Roe, J. & GEORGES, A., 2017, In: Austral Ecology. Online, p. 1-14 14 p.

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  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Salinity of incubation media influences embryonic development of a freshwater turtle

  BOWER, D. & GEORGES, A., 2013, In: Journal of Comparative Physiology Series B. 183, p. 235-241 7 p.

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

  • Salinity
  • Turtles
  • embryonic development
  • Fresh Water
  • turtle
  6 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)