Publications
Select Publications
2021
Llewelyn VK, Berger L, Glass BD. 2021. Predicting in vivo absorption of chloramphenicol in frogs using in vitro percutaneous absorption data. BMC Vet Res. 17:57.
Shima AL, Johnson LK, Skerratt LF, Zeiss C. 2021. Ocular anatomy and pathologu in Lumholtz’s tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi). J Zoo Med. 51(4):868-878.
2020
Brannelly LA, McCallum HI, Grogan LF, Briggs CJ, Ribas MP, Hollanders M, Sasso T, Lopez MF, Newell DA, Kilpatrick MA. 2020. Mechanisms underlying host persistence following amphibian disease emergence determine appropriate management strategies. Ecology Letters. 24(1): 130-148.
Bell SC, Heard GW, Berger L, Skerratt LF. 2020. Connectivity over a disease risk gradient enables recovery of rainforest frogs. Ecological Applications. 30(7): e02152.
Peters A, Meredith A, Skerratt L, Carver S, Raidal S. 2020. Infectious disease and emergency conservation interventions. Conservation Biology. 34(4): 784-785.
Burns, TJ, Scheele BC, Brannelly LA, Clemann N, Driscoll DA. 2020. Susceptibility, transmission and treatment of amphibians chytrid fungus in Baw Baw frogs (Philoria frosti). Animal Conservation. In Press.
Brannelly LA, Wetzel DP, Ohmer MEB, Zimmerman L, Saenz V, Richards-Zawacki CL. 2020. Environmental DNA is an effective tool for detecting presence but not quantity of an amphibian pathogen in water samples using an optimized extraction method. Oecologia. 194(1): 267-281.
Brannelly LA, Wetzel DP, West M, Richards-Zawacki CL. 2020. Optimized swab sample extraction results in imperfect detection of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis particularly when infection intensities are low. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 139:233-243.
Barrett J, Hoger A, K Agnihotri K, Oakey J, Skerratt LF et al. 2020. An unprecedented cluster of Australian bat lyssavirus in Pteropus conspicillatus indicates pre-flight flying fox pups are at risk of mass infection. Zoonoses and Public Health. 67(4): 435-442.
Skerratt L. 2020. Wildlife health systems. Animal Sentience. 5(30): 18.
Shima AL, Vaz P, Johnson L, Devlin J, Skerratt LF. 2020. Herpesvirus infection in Lumholtz’s tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi). Journal of Wildlife Diseases. In Press.
2019
Claytor SC, Gummer JPA, Grogan LF, Skerratt LF, Webb RJ, Brannelly LA, Berger L, Roberts AA. 2019. Susceptibility of frogs to chytridiomycosis correlates with increased levels of immunomodulatory serotonin in the skin. Cellular Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1111/cmi.13089
Brannelly LA*, Ohmer MEB*, Saenz V, Richards-Zawacki CL. 2019. Effects of a shortened hydroperiod on larval development and post-metamorphic immune defenses in a temperate amphibian. Functional Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13419. *authors contributed equally.
Peters A, Carver S, Skerratt LF, Meredith A, Woods R. A solutions-focused translational research framework for wildlife health. BioScience. 69(12): 1019-1027.
Brannelly LA, Ohmer MEB, Richards-Zawacki CL. 2019. Artificial reproduction using leuprolide acetate in the frog Rana pipiens. Herpetological Journal. 29: 125-130.
Wirth W, Schwarzkopf L, Skerratt LF, Tazamouzaki A, Ariel E. Dose-dependent morbidity of freshwater turtle hatchlings, Emydura maquarii krefftii inoculated with Ranavirus isolate (Bohle iridovirus, Iridoviridae). Journal of General Virology. 100(10): 1431-1441.
Webb RJ, Berger L, Skerratt LF, Roberts AA. A rapid and inexpensive viability assay for zoospores and zoosporangia of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 165: 105688.
Kohli A, Brannelly LA, Ohmer MEB, Lindauer A, Richards-Zawacki CL, Rollins-Smith L, Voyles J. 2019. Disease and the drying pond: examining possible links between drought, immune function, and disease development in amphibians. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 92(3):339-348.
Roberts AA, Robertson S, Webb RJ, Kosch TA, Glass B, Motti C, Berger L. Brannelly LA 2019. The efficacy and pharmacokinetics of terbinafine against the frog-killing fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis). Medical Mycology. 57:204-214.
Berger, C. S., L. Berger, and L. F. Skerratt. 2019. Airborne lead dust concentration in Townsville, Queensland is associated with port activity and may contribute to estuarine sediment contamination. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 225:106257.
Bower, D. S., K. R. Lips, Y. Amepou, S. Richards, C. Dahl, E. Nagombi, M. Supuma, L. Dabek, R. A. Alford, L. Schwarzkopf, M. Ziembicki, J. N. Noro, A. Hamidy, G. R. Gillespie, L. Berger, C. Eisemberg, Y. Li, X. Liu, C. K. Jennings, B. Tjaturadi, A. Peters, A. K. Krockenberger, D. Nason, M. D. Kusrini, R. J. Webb, L. F. Skerratt, C. Banks, A. L. Mack, A. Georges, and S. Clulow. 2019. Island of opportunity: can New Guinea protect amphibians from a globally emerging pathogen? Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 2057.
Esson, C., L. F. Skerratt, L. Berger, J. Malmsten, T. Strand, Å. Lundkvist, J. D. Järhult, J. Michaux, N. Mijiddorj, R. Bayrakçısmith, C. Mishra, and Ö. Johansson. 2019. Health and zoonotic Infections of snow leopards Panthera unica in the South Gobi desert of Mongolia. Infection Ecology & Epidemiology 9.
Bower DS, Brannelly LA, McDonald CA, Webb RJ, Greenspan SE, Vickers M, Gardner MG, Greenlees MJ. 2019. A review of the role of parasites in the ecology of reptiles and amphibians. Austral Ecology. 44(3):433-448.
Kosch TA, Silva CNS, Brannelly LA, Roberts AA, Quintin L, Berger L, Skerratt LF. 2019. Genetic potential for disease resistance in critically endangered frog decimated by chytridiomycosis. Animal Conservation. 22(3):238-250.
Scheele, B. C., F. Pasmans, L. F. Skerratt, L. Berger, A. Martel, et al. 2019. Amphibian fungal panzootic causes catastrophic and ongoing loss of biodiversity. Science 363:1459–1463.
Shima A,B, A. L., L. Berger, and L. F. Skerratt. 2019. Conservation and health of Lumholtz’s tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi). Australian Mammalogy 41:57–64.
2018
Brannelly LA, Chatfield MWH, Sonn J, Robak M, Richards-Zawacki CL. 2018. Fungal infection has sublethal effects in a lowland subtropical amphibian population. BMC Ecology, 18:34.
Brannelly LA, Martin G, Llwelyn J, Skerratt LF, Berger L. 2018. Age and size dependent susceptibility to chytridiomycosis in the invasive cane toad (Rhinella marina). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 131(2):107-120.
Brannelly LA, Roberts AA, Skerratt LF, Berger L. 2018. Terminal transferase-mediated dUTP nick end-labelling (TUNEL) and caspase 3/7 assays to determine epidermal cell death in frogs with chytridiomycosis. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 135:e57345.
Brannelly LA, Clemann N, Skerratt LF, Webb RJ, Berger L, Scheele BC. 2018. Investigating community disease dynamics can lead to more effective conservation efforts. Animal Conservation. 21:108-109.
Brannelly LA, Webb RJ, Hunter DA, Clemann N, Howard K, Skerratt LF, Berger L, Scheele BC. 2018. Non-declining amphibians can be important reservoir hosts for amphibian chytrid fungus. Animal Conservation, 21: 91-101. Feature Paper.
Fisher, M. C., P. Ghosh, J. M. G. Shelton, K. Bates, L. Brookes, C. Wierzbicki, G. M. Rosa, R. A. Farrer, D. M. Aanensen, M. Alvarado-Rybak, A. Bataille, L. Berger, S. Böll, J. Bosch, F. C. Clare, E. A. Courtois, A. Crottini, A. A. Cunningham, T. M. Doherty-Bone, F. Gebresenbet, D. J. Gower, J. Höglund, T. Y. James, T. S. Jenkinson, T. A. Kosch, C. Lambertini, A. Laurila, C. F. Lin, A. Loyau, A. Martel, S. Meurling, C. Miaud, P. Minting, S. Ndriantsoa, S. J. O’Hanlon, F. Pasmans, T. Rakotonanahary, F. C. E. Rabemananjara, L. P. Ribeiro, D. S. Schmeller, B. R. Schmidt, L. Skerratt, F. Smith, C. Soto-Azat, G. Tessa, L. F. Toledo, A. Valenzuela-Sánchez, R. Verster, J. Vörös, B. Waldman, R. J. Webb, C. Weldon, E. Wombwell, K. R. Zamudio, J. E. Longcore, and T. W. J. Garner. 2018. Development and worldwide use of non-lethal, and minimal population-level impact, protocols for the isolation of amphibian chytrid fungi. Scientific Reports 8:1–9.
Grogan, L. F., S. D. Cashins, L. F. Skerratt, L. Berger, M. S. Mcfadden, P. Harlow, D. A. Hunter, B. C. Scheele, and J. Mulvenna. 2018. Evolution of resistance to chytridiomycosis is associated with a robust early immune response. Molecular Ecology 27:919–934.
Grogan, L. F., L. F. Skerratt, L. Berger, S. D. Cashins, R. D. Trengove, and J. P. A. Gummer. 2018. Chytridiomycosis causes catastrophic organism-wide metabolic dysregulation including profound failure of cellular energy pathways. Scientific Reports 8:8188.
Hoskin, C. J., H. B. Hines, R. J. Webb, L. F. Skerratt, and L. Berger. 2018. Naïve rainforest frogs on Cape York, Australia, are at risk of the introduction of amphibian chytridiomycosis disease. Australian Journal of Zoology 66:174–178.
Martin, G., C. Yanez-Arenas, C. Chen, R. K. Plowright, R. J. Webb, and L. F. Skerratt. 2018. Climate change could increase the geographic extent of hendra virus spillover risk. EcoHealth 15:509–525.
O’Hanlon, S. J., A. Rieux, R. A. Farrer, G. M. Rosa, B. Waldman, A. Bataille, T. A. Kosch, K. A. Murray, B. Brankovics, M. Fumagalli, M. D. Martin, N. Wales, M. Alvarado-Rybak, K. A. Bates, L. Berger, S. Böll, L. Brookes, F. Clare, E. A. Courtois, A. A. Cunningham, T. M. Doherty-Bone, P. Ghosh, D. J. Gower, W. E. Hintz, J. Höglund, T. S. Jenkinson, C.-F. Lin, A. Laurila, A. Loyau, A. Martel, S. Meurling, C. Miaud, P. Minting, F. Pasmans, D. S. Schmeller, B. R. Schmidt, J. M. G. Shelton, L. F. Skerratt, F. Smith, C. Soto-Azat, M. Spagnoletti, G. Tessa, L. F. Toledo, A. Valenzuela-Sánchez, R. Verster, J. Vörös, R. J. Webb, C. Wierzbicki, E. Wombwell, K. R. Zamudio, D. M. Aanensen, T. Y. James, M. T. P. Gilbert, C. Weldon, J. Bosch, F. Balloux, T. W. J. Garner, and M. C. Fisher. 2018. Recent Asian origin of chytrid fungi causing global amphibian declines. Science 360:621–627.
Shima, A., C. Constantinoiu, L. Johnson, and L. Skerratt. 2018. Echinococcus Granulosus Infection in Two Free-Ranging Lumholtz’sTree-Kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi) from the Atherton Tablelands, Queensland. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 3:47.
Smout, F., L. Skerratt, C. Johnson, J. Butler, and B. Congdon. 2018. Zoonotic Helminth Diseases in Dogs and Dingoes Utilising Shared Resources in an Australian Aboriginal Community. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 3:110.
Waddle, A., M. Sai, J. Levy, G. Rezaei, F. van Breukelen, and J. Jaeger. 2018. Systematic approach to isolating Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 127:243–247.
2017
Brannelly LA, Roberts AA, Skerratt LF, Berger L. 2017. Epidermal cell death in frogs with chytridiomycosis. Peer J. 5:e2925.
Scheele BC, Skerratt LF, Grogan LF, Hunter DA, Clemann N, McFadden M, Newell D, Hoskin CJ, Gillespie GR, Heard GW, Brannelly LA, Roberts AA, Berger L. 2017. After the epidemic: ongoing declines, stabilizations and recoveries in amphibians afflicted by chytridiomycosis. Biological Conservation. 206:37-46.
Scheele BC, Hunter DA, Brannelly LA, Skerratt LF, Driscoll DA. 2017. Reservoir‐host amplification of disease impact in an endangered amphibian. Conservation Biology. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12830.
Kosch TA, Eimes JA, Didinger C, Brannelly LA, Waldman B, Berger L, Skerratt LF. 2017. Characterization of MHC class IA in the endangered southern corroboree frog. Immunogenetics. Doi: 10.1007/s00251-016-0965-3.
Jaeger, J. R., A. W. Waddle, R. Rivera, D. T. Harrison, S. Ellison, M. J. Forrest, V. T. Vredenburg, and F. Van Breukelen. 2017. Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and the Decline and Survival of the Relict Leopard Frog. EcoHealth 14.
Martin, G., R. J. Webb, C. Chen, R. K. Plowright, and L. F. Skerratt. 2017. Microclimates Might Limit Indirect Spillover of the Bat Borne Zoonotic Hendra Virus. Microbial ecology 74:106–115.
Smout, F., L. Schrieber, R. Speare, and L. F. Skerratt. 2017. More bark than bite: Comparative studies are needed to determine the importance of canine zoonoses in Aboriginal communities. A critical review of published research. Zoonoses and Public Health 64:495–504.
2016
Brannelly LA, Hunter DA, Skerratt LF, Scheele BC, Lenger D, McFadden MS, Harlow PS, Berger L. 2016. Chytrid infection and post-release fitness in the reintroduction of an endangered alpine tree frog. Animal Conservation. 19(2):153-162
Skerratt LF, Berger L, Clemann N, Hines HB, Hunter DA, Marantelli G, McFadden M, Newell DA, Philips A, Scheele BC, Brannelly LA, Speare R, Versteegen S, Cashins SD, West M. 2016. Priorities for management of chytridiomycosis in Australia: saving frogs from extinction. Wildlife Research. 43(2) 105-120
Brannelly LA, Webb R, Skerratt LF, Berger L. 2016. Amphibians with infectious disease increase their reproductive effort: evidence for the terminal investment hypothesis. Open Biology. 6(6): 150251.
Brannelly LA, Webb R, Skerratt LF, Berger L. 2016. Effects of chytridiomycosis on hematopoietic tissue in the spleen, kidney and bone marrow varies between three diverse amphibian species. Pathogens and Disease. 74(7): ftw069.
Grogan, L. F., A. D. Phillott, B. C. Scheele, L. Berger, S. D. Cashins, S. C. Bell, R. Puschendorf, and L. F. Skerratt. 2016. Endemicity of chytridiomycosis features pathogen overdispersion. Journal of Animal Ecology 85:806–816.
Kosch, T. A., Bataille, A., Didinger, C., Eimes, J. A., Rodríguez-Brenes, S., Ryan, M. J., & Waldman, B. (2016). Major histocompatibility complex selection dynamics in pathogen-infected túngara frog (Physalaemus pustulosus) populations. Biol Lett, 12(8). doi:10.1098/rsbl.2016.0345