ArticlePloS one2016
Phylogeography of the Koala, (Phascolarctos cinereus), and Harmonising Data to Inform Conservation.
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- Mutation rate estimate and population genomic analysis reveals decline of koalas prior to human arrival.Molecular biology and evolution · 2026Article
- Development and Validation of a Standardised Genomic Tool for Conservation Management of the Koala (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- The relationships of viral and protozoal co-infections to Chlamydia pecorum infection and chlamydiosis outcomes in northern koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus).PLoS pathogens · 2025Article
- Road to Extinction? Past and Present Population Structure and Genomic Diversity in the Koala.Molecular biology and evolution · 2025Article
- Reversing the decline of threatened koala (Ecology and evolution · 2024Article
- Contrasting segregation patterns among endogenous retroviruses across the koala population.Communications biology · 2024Article
- Expanding the known distribution of phascolartid gammaherpesvirus 1 in koalas to populations across Queensland and New South Wales.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Association of maternal genetics with the gut microbiome and eucalypt diet selection in captive koalas.PeerJ · 2024Article
- Genome Reference Assembly for Bottlenecked Southern Australian Koalas.Genome biology and evolution · 2023Article
- Time-calibrated phylogeny and ecological niche models indicate Pliocene aridification drove intraspecific diversification of brushtail possums in Australia.Ecology and evolution · 2022Article
- Geographic patterns of koala retrovirus genetic diversity, endogenization, and subtype distributions.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022Article
- How microbiomes can help inform conservation: landscape characterisation of gut microbiota helps shed light on additional population structure in a specialist folivore.Animal microbiome · 2022Article
- Koala Retrovirus in Northern Australia Shows a Mixture of Stable Endogenization and Exogenous Lineage Diversification within Fragmented Koala Populations.Journal of virology · 2021Article
- Koala immunogenetics and chlamydial strain type are more directly involved in chlamydial disease progression in koalas from two south east Queensland koala populations than koala retrovirus subtypes.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Koala retrovirus viral load and disease burden in distinct northern and southern koala populations.Scientific reports · 2020Article
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- Degradation and remobilization of endogenous retroviruses by recombination during the earliest stages of a germ-line invasion.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2018Article
- Adaptation and conservation insights from the koala genome.Nature genetics · 2018Article
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Abstract
The Australian continent exhibits complex biogeographic patterns but studies of the impacts of Pleistocene climatic oscillation on the mesic environments of the Southern Hemisphere are limited. The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), one of Australia's most iconic species, was historically widely distributed throughout much of eastern Australia but currently represents a complex conservation challenge. To better understand the challenges to koala genetic health, we assessed the phylogeographic history of the koala. Variation in the maternally inherited mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) Control Region (CR) was examined in 662 koalas sampled throughout their distribution. In addition, koala CR haplotypes accessioned to Genbank were evaluated and consolidated. A total of 53 unique CR haplotypes have been isolated from koalas to date (including 15 haplotypes novel to this study). The relationships among koala CR haplotypes were indicative of a single Evolutionary Significant Unit and do not support the recognition of subspecies, but were separated into four weakly differentiated lineages which correspond to three geographic clusters: a central lineage, a southern lineage and two northern lineages co-occurring north of Brisbane. The three geographic clusters were separated by known Pleistocene biogeographic barriers: the Brisbane River Valley and Clarence River Valley, although there was evidence of mixing amongst clusters. While there is evidence for historical connectivity, current koala populations exhibit greater structure, suggesting habitat fragmentation may have restricted female-mediated gene flow. Since mtDNA data informs conservation planning, we provide a summary of existing CR haplotypes, standardise nomenclature and make recommendations for future studies to harmonise existing datasets. This holistic approach is critical to ensuring management is effective and small scale local population studies can be integrated into a wider species context.
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