Northover, Amy S. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8796-1522
Keatley, Sarah
Elliot, Aileen D.
Hobbs, Russell P.
Yang, Rongchang
Lymbery, Alan J.
Godfrey, Stephanie S.
Wayne, Adrian F.
Thompson, R. C. Andrew
Funding for this research was provided by:
Australian Research Council (LP130101073)
Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment
Ecological Society of Australia
Australian Wildlife Society
The Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Article History
Received: 22 November 2018
Accepted: 15 June 2019
First Online: 22 July 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: All applicable international, national, and/or institutional guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed. Samples from the woylie were collected under DBCA Scientific Licenses (Regulation 4: written notice of lawful authority; and 17: licence to take fauna for scientific purposes) and with approval from the Murdoch University Animal Ethics Committee (RW2659/14). Samples from the eastern bettong were collected with permission from Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary. Samples from the long-nosed potoroo were collected under authorities and permits issued to the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (DPIPWE) staff to live-trap wildlife on reserved land in Tasmania, following the Standard Operating Procedures for <i>Live-trapping and Handling of Wild Tasmanian Mammals 2013</i> by the DPIPWE.