| wildlife disease ecology in changing landscapes: mesopredator release and toxoplasmosis. | changing ecosystem dynamics are increasing the threat of disease epidemics arising in wildlife populations. several recent disease outbreaks have highlighted the critical need for understanding pathogen dynamics, including the role host densities play in disease transmission. in australia, introduced feral cats are of immense concern because of the risk they pose to native wildlife through predation and competition. they are also the only known definitive host of the coccidian parasite, toxoplas ... | 2013 | 24533323 |
| beyond the disease: is toxoplasma gondii infection causing population declines in the eastern quoll (dasyurus viverrinus)? | disease is often considered a key threat to species of conservation significance. for some, it has resulted in localised extinctions and declines in range and abundance. however, for some species, the assertion that a disease poses a significant threat of extinction is based solely on correlative or anecdotal evidence, often inferred from individual clinical case reports. while a species' susceptibility to a disease may be demonstrated in a number of individuals, investigations rarely extend to ... | 2014 | 25161908 |