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Book Chapter

Cumming, David H.M., and Cumming, Graeme S, (2015) One Health: an ecological and conservation perspective. In: Zinsstag, Jakob, Schelling, Esther, Waltner-Toews, David, Whittaker, Maxine, and Tanner, Marcel, (eds.) One Health: the theory and practice of integrated health approaches. CABI International, Wallingford, UK, pp. 38-52.

Koichi, Kana, Cottrell, Alison, Sangha, Kamalijit K., and Gordon, Iain J. (2014) Implications of invasive alien species for rainforest tourism: a case study on feral pigs in Australia's Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. In: Prideaux, Bruce, (ed.) Rainforest Tourism, Conservation and Management: challenges for sustainable development. Routledge, New York, NY, USA, pp. 259-274.

Report

Goosem, M., and Pohlman, C. (2014) Rapid assessment of environmental monitoring sites: Powerlink Queensland easements. Report. James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia.

Schwarzkopf, Lin, and Forbes, Samantha Jay (2010) Stop the invasion: enhancing the effectiveness of trapping methods to control cane toads (Rhinella marinus). Report. James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia.

Worboys, Stuart (2006) Rainforest dieback mapping and assessment. 2004 Monitoring report including an assessment of dieback in high altitude rainforests. Report. Cooperative Research Centre for Tropical Rainforest Ecology and Management, Cairns, QLD, Australia.

Thesis

Muller, Benjamin John (2018) An examination of cane toad (Rhinella marina) behaviour: how can we use this knowledge to refine trapping regimes? PhD thesis, James Cook University.

Meyer Steiger, Dagmar B. (2016) Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) communities across land uses in tropical Australia. PhD thesis, James Cook University.

McNab, Angus (2015) Dynamics of the amphibian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in isolated patches of lowland rainforest. Masters (Research) thesis, James Cook University.

Roznik, Elizabeth A. (2013) Effects of individual behaviour on host-pathogen interactions: Australian rainforest frogs and the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. PhD thesis, James Cook University.

Sapsford, Sarah Jayne (2012) Population and disease dynamics of the amphibian chytrid fungus in the stream-associated frog Litoria rheocola. Masters (Research) thesis, James Cook University.

Koichi, Kana (2012) The perceived environmental and socio-economic impacts of feral pigs (Sus scrofa): a re-examination of their perceived pest status, and management implications. Masters (Research) thesis, James Cook University.

Daskin, Joshua H. (2011) Chytridiomycosis and symbiosis: context-dependency in amphibian disease and conservation. Masters (Research) thesis, James Cook University.

Hauselberger, Kim Fiona (2010) Ecology of microhylid frogs in the Australian Wet Tropics and implications for their vulnerability to chytridiomycosis. PhD thesis, James Cook University.

Muzari, Mutizwa Odwell (2010) Tabanid flies and potential transmission of Trypanosoma evansi in Queensland. PhD thesis, James Cook University.

Cashins, Scott David (2009) Epidemiology of chytridiomycosis in rainforest stream tadpoles. PhD thesis, James Cook University.

Voyles, Jamie Lynne (2009) Virulence and pathogenesis of chytridiomycosis: a lethal disease of amphibians. PhD thesis, James Cook University.

Mitchell, James Leonard (2002) Ecology and management of feral pigs (Sus scrofa) in rainforests. PhD thesis, James Cook University.

Skerratt, Lee Francis (2001) Sarcoptic mange in the common wombat, Vombatus ursinus (Shaw, 1800). PhD thesis, The University of Melbourne.