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Necropsy findings of koalas from the Mount Lofty Ranges population in South Australia by Speight, KN, Hicks, P, Graham, C, Boardman, W, Breed, WG, Manthorpe, E, Funnell, O, Woolford, L

“…Objective This study reports necropsy findings of koalas from the Mount Lofty Ranges region in order to identify health threats to this mainland South…”
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Pathological Features of Oxalate Nephrosis in a Population of Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in South Australia by Speight, K. N., Boardman, W., Breed, W. G., Taggart, D. A., Woolford, L., Haynes, J. I.

“…The wild and captive koala population of the Mt Lofty Ranges in South Australia has a high level of renal dysfunction in which crystals consistent with calcium…”
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The highly divergent spermatozoon of the Palawan spiny rat, Maxomys panglima has an extremely long tail by Breed, W G, Leigh, C M, Peirce, E J

“…Sperm morphology varies greatly across mammalian species and this variability is especially evident in murid rodents with both sperm head shape and tail length…”
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Variation of sperm head shape and tail length in a species of Australian hydromyine rodent: the spinifex hopping mouse, Notomys alexis by Bauer, M, Breed, W G

“…In Australia, there are around 60 species of murid rodents that occur in the subfamily Hydromyinae, most of which produce highly complex, monomorphic,…”
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Female reproductive suppression in an Australian arid zone rodent, the spinifex hopping mouse by Berris, K. K., Breed, W. G., Moseby, K. E., Carthew, S. M., Bennett, Nigel

“…The spinifex hopping mouse (Notomys alexis) is an Australian arid zone rodent that undergoes boom and bust population cycles in its natural environment. Most…”
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A comparative study of sperm production in two species of Australian arid zone rodents (Pseudomys australis, Notomys alexis) with marked differences in testis size by Peirce, EJ, Breed, WG

“…The plains rat, Pseudomys australis, and the spinifex hopping mouse, Notomys alexis, show marked differences in the size of their testes and in the number of…”
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Morphological diversity of the spermatozoon and male reproductive tract in Australian Hopping mice, genus Notomys – is it determined by sexual selection? by Breed, W. G., Ding, X., Tuke, J., Leigh, C.M.

“…Hopping mice (Genus Notomys) are a monophyletic group of Australian Old Endemic murid rodents in the Tribe Hydromyini four of which, Notomys alexis,…”
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Relative importance of gulf and shelf waters for spawning and recruitment of Australian anchovy, Engraulis australis, in South Australia by Dimmlich, W. F., Breed, W. G., Geddes, M., Ward, T. M.

“…Gonosomatic indices and egg and larval densities observed from 1986 to 2001 suggest that the peak spawning season of the Australian anchovy (Engraulis…”
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Evolution of the testis and spermatozoon in mice and rats (Subfamily Murinae) in the absence of sperm competition by Peirce, E. J., McLennan, H. J., Tuke, J., Leigh, C. M., Breed, W. G.

“…This study explores the potential effects of interspecific differences in breeding systems on testis organisation and sperm morphology of native murid rodents…”
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Morphogenesis of the fibrous sheath in the marsupial spermatozoon by Ricci, M., Breed, W. G.

“…The spermatozoon fibrous sheath contains longitudinal columns and circumferential ribs. It surrounds the axoneme of the principal piece of the mammalian sperm…”
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Studies on sperm storage in the vas deferens of the spinifex hopping mouse (Notomys alexis) by Peirce, EJ, Moore, HD, Leigh, CM, Breed, WG

“…The cauda epididymidis, with its relatively cool temperature (32-35 degrees C), is considered to be the main site of sperm storage in male mammals. However, in…”
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Protein Composition of the Ventral Processes on the Sperm Head of Australian Hydromyine Rodents by BREED, W. G, IDRISS, D, OKO, R. J

“…The sperm head of the plains rat, an Australian hydromyine rodent, is highly complex in structure and contains, in addition to an apical hook, two large…”
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Isolation and partial characterization of the outer dense fibres and fibrous sheath from the sperm tail of a marsupial: the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) by Ricci, M, Breed, WG

“…The flagellum of a mammalian spermatozoon consists of a central axoneme surrounded by two cytoskeletal structures, the outer dense fibres and the fibrous…”
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Coevolution of the male and female reproductive tracts in an old endemic murine rodent of Australia by Breed, W. G., Leigh, C. M., Speight, N.

“…The male reproductive tract of most Australian hopping mice in the genus Notomys has a suite of highly derived features that differ markedly from those of…”
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Effects of whole-body heat on male germ cell development and sperm motility in the laboratory mouse by Wechalekar, H, Setchell, B P, Pilkington, K R, Leigh, C, Breed, W G, Peirce, E

“…This study investigated the effects of high temperatures on male germ cell development and epididymal sperm motility of laboratory mice. In Experiment 1, adult…”
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Regulated storage and subsequent transformation of spermatozoa in the fallopian tubes of an Australian marsupial, Sminthopsis crassicaudata by BEDFORD, J. M, BREED, W. G

“…The disposition of spermatozoa in the female tract of the dasyurid marsupial, Sminthopsis crassicaudata, was examined before and after ovulation, by…”
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Unusual chromatin structural organization in the sperm head of a murid rodent from Southern Africa: the red veld rat, Aethomys chrysophilus type B by Breed, W G

“…The structural organization of the chromatin of cauda epididymal spermatozoa of the red veld rat Aethomys chrysophilus type B was investigated by fluorescence…”
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Egg maturation and fertilization in marsupials by Breed, W G

“…This brief review summarizes our knowledge of the morphological events that are associated with oocyte maturation and fertilization in marsupials in which it…”
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Interspecific variation of zona pellucida glycoconjugates in several species of marsupial by CHAPMAN, J. A, WIEBKIN, O. W, BREED, W. G

“…The zona pellucida glycoconjugate content of several marsupial species was investigated using differential lectin histochemistry. Ovaries from fat-tailed…”
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Glycoconjugates on the surface of epididymal spermatozoa in a marsupial, the brushtail possum, Trichosurus vulpecula by Cooper, NJ, McClean, RV, Leigh, CM, Breed, WG

“…Variation in localization and distribution of saccharides on the sperm surface of a marsupial, the brushtail possum, Trichosurus vulpecula, was compared…”
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