Search Results - "Mitchell, Nicola J."

Using PVA and captive breeding to balance trade-offs in the rescue of the island dibbler onto a new island ark by Aisya, Zahra, White, Daniel J., Thavornkanlapachai, Rujiporn, Friend, J. Anthony, Rick, Kate, Mitchell, Nicola J.

“…In the face of the current global extinction crisis, it is critical we give conservation management strategies the best chance of success. Australia is not…”
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Predicting the fate of a living fossil: how will global warming affect sex determination and hatching phenology in tuatara? by Mitchell, Nicola J, Kearney, Michael R, Nelson, Nicola J, Porter, Warren P

“…How will climate change affect species' reproduction and subsequent survival? In many egg-laying reptiles, the sex of offspring is determined by the…”
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Sustained predation pressure may prevent the loss of anti‐predator traits from havened populations by Harrison, Natasha D., Phillips, Ben L., Wayne, Adrian F., Mitchell, Nicola J.

“…Conservation havens free of invasive predators are increasingly relied upon for fauna conservation, although havened populations can lose anti‐predator traits,…”
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Sex ratio bias and extinction risk in an isolated population of Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) by Grayson, Kristine L, Mitchell, Nicola J, Monks, Joanne M, Keall, Susan N, Wilson, Joanna N, Nelson, Nicola J

“…Understanding the mechanisms underlying population declines is critical for preventing the extinction of endangered populations. Positive feedbacks can hasten…”
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How to decide whether to move species threatened by climate change by Rout, Tracy M

“…Notes how introducing species to areas outside their historical range to secure their future under climate change is a controversial strategy for preventing…”
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Identifying the most effective behavioural assays and predator cues for quantifying anti-predator responses in mammals: a systematic review by Harrison, Natasha D, Steven, Rochelle, Phillips, Ben L, Hemmi, Jan M, Wayne, Adrian F, Mitchell, Nicola J

“…Mammals, globally, are facing population declines. Protecting and breeding threatened populations inside predator-free havens and translocating them back to…”
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The lost lizards of Christmas Island: A retrospective assessment of factors driving the collapse of a native reptile community by Emery, Jon‐Paul, Mitchell, Nicola J., Cogger, Harold, Agius, Jessica, Andrew, Paul, Arnall, Sophie, Detto, Tanya, Driscoll, Don A., Flakus, Samantha, Green, Peter, Harlow, Peter, McFadden, Michael, Pink, Caitlyn, Retallick, Kent, Rose, Karrie, Sleeth, Matthew, Tiernan, Brendan, Valentine, Leonie E., Woinarski, John Z.

“…Until recently, the reptile fauna of Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean comprised five endemic species (two skinks, two geckos, and one snake) and one…”
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Fitness consequences of targeted gene flow to counter impacts of drying climates on terrestrial-breeding frogs by Rudin-Bitterli, Tabitha S., Evans, Jonathan P., Mitchell, Nicola J.

“…Targeted gene flow (TGF) could bolster the adaptive potential of isolated populations threatened by climate change, but could also lead to outbreeding…”
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Identifying the most effective behavioural assays and predator cues for quantifying anti-predator responses in mammals: a systematic review protocol by Harrison, Natasha D, Phillips, Ben L, Hemmi, Jan M, Wayne, Adrian F, Steven, Rochelle, Mitchell, Nicola J

“…Abstract Background Mammals, globally, are facing population declines. Strategies increasingly employed to recover threatened mammal populations include…”
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Activity of a freshwater turtle varies across a latitudinal gradient: Implications for the success of assisted colonisation by Paget, Siobhan, Gleiss, Adrian C., Kuchling, Gerald, Mitchell, Nicola J.

“…The value of assisted colonisation as a response to climate change can only be realised if focal species are well suited to their new habitats. For ectotherms,…”
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Biodiversity redistribution under climate change: Impacts on ecosystems and human well-being by Pecl, Gretta T., Araújo, Miguel B., Bell, Johann D., Blanchard, Julia, Bonebrake, Timothy C., Chen, I-Ching, Clark, Timothy D., Colwell, Robert K., Danielsen, Finn, Evengård, Birgitta, Falconi, Lorena, Ferrier, Simon, Frusher, Stewart, Garcia, Raquel A., Griffis, Roger B., Hobday, Alistair J., Janion-Scheepers, Charlene, Jarzyna, Marta A., Jennings, Sarah, Lenoir, Jonathan, Linnetved, Hlif I., Martin, Victoria Y., McCormack, Phillipa C., McDonald, Jan, Mitchell, Nicola J., Mustonen, Tero, Pandolfi, John M., Pettorelli, Nathalie, Popova, Ekaterina, Robinson, Sharon A., Scheffers, Brett R., Shaw, Justine D., Sorte, Cascade J. B., Strugnell, Jan M., Sunday, Jennifer M., Tuanmu, Mao-Ning, Vergés, Adriana, Villanueva, Cecilia, Wernberg, Thomas, Wapstra, Erik, Williams, Stephen E.

“…Distributions of Earth's species are changing at accelerating rates, increasingly driven by human-mediated climate change. Such changes are already altering…”
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Does Incubation Temperature Fluctuation Influence Hatchling Phenotypes in Reptiles? A Test Using Parthenogenetic Geckos by Andrewartha, Sarah J., Mitchell, Nicola J., Frappell, Peter B.

“…Many lineages of parthenogenetic organisms have persisted through significant environmental change despite the constraints imposed by their fixed genotype and…”
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Breeding phenology of a terrestrial‐breeding frog is associated with soil water potential: Implications for conservation in a changing climate by Hoffmann, Emily P., Mitchell, Nicola J.

“…Amphibian breeding is often linked to environmental cues. Given accelerating global climate change and habitat alteration, it is important to understand how…”
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Drying microclimates threaten persistence of natural and translocated populations of threatened frogs by Hoffmann, Emily P., Williams, Kim, Hipsey, Matthew R., Mitchell, Nicola J.

“…Defining species habitat requirements is essential for effective conservation management through revealing agents of population decline and identifying…”
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Variation in thermal traits describing sex determination and development in Western Australian sea turtle populations by Bentley, Blair P., Stubbs, Jessica L., Whiting, Scott D., Mitchell, Nicola J., Husak, Jerry

“…Both the development rate and sex of sea turtle embryos depend on incubation temperature, as all species of sea turtle are ectotherms and show…”
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The Influence of Temperature on Embryonic Respiration, Growth, and Sex Determination in a Western Australian Population of Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) by Stubbs, Jessica L., Mitchell, Nicola J.

“…The thermal environment of sea turtle embryos has marked effects on many aspects of their development and energetics and has consequences for posthatching…”
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Support for a rare pattern of temperature-dependent sex determination in archaic reptiles: evidence from two species of tuatara (Sphenodon) by Mitchell, Nicola J, Nelson, Nicola J, Cree, Alison, Pledger, Shirley, Keall, Susan N, Daugherty, Charles H

“…The sex of many reptiles is determined by the temperature an embryo experiences during its development. Three patterns of temperature-dependent sex…”
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A genome‐wide search for local adaptation in a terrestrial‐breeding frog reveals vulnerability to climate change by Cummins, Deanne, Kennington, W. Jason, Rudin‐Bitterli, Tabitha, Mitchell, Nicola J.

“…Terrestrial‐breeding amphibians are likely to be vulnerable to warming and drying climates, as their embryos require consistent moisture for successful…”
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Extensive geographical variation in testes size and ejaculate traits in a terrestrial-breeding frog by Rudin-Bitterli, Tabitha S, Mitchell, Nicola J, Evans, Jonathan P

“…Ejaculate traits vary extensively among individuals and species, but little is known about their variation among populations of the same species. Here, we…”
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Environmental Stress Increases the Magnitude of Nonadditive Genetic Variation in Offspring Fitness in the Frog Crinia georgiana by Rudin-Bitterli, Tabitha S., Mitchell, Nicola J., Evans, Jonathan P.

“…When organisms encounter heterogeneous environments, selection may favor the ability of individuals to tailor their phenotypes to suit the prevailing…”
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