A silent demise: Historical insights into population changes of the iconic platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)
Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) are evolutionarily distinct monotremes, endemic to creeks and rivers of eastern Australia. Given recent evidence of a contracting distribution and local extinctions, the species was listed as ‘Near-Threatened’ in 2016. The magnitude of decline remains unknown, giv...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-10-01
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| Series: | Global Ecology and Conservation |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989419302276 |