The Australian lungfish, Neoceratodus forsteri : A personal story

Abstract The following is a brief description of how lungfish research at Macquarie University began, of the period in which it flourished, and, most recently, of the winding down of the University’s involvement with this research. During this latter period, the Australian lungfish in the wild were...

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Published in:General and comparative endocrinology 2011-08, Vol.173 (1), p.1-3
Main Author: Joss, Jean M.P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Australia
endocrinology
Endocrinology & Metabolism
federal government
Female
Fishes - metabolism
Fishes - physiology
habitats
Lungfish
Lungfish research facility
Male
Neoceratodus forsteri
researchers
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Summary:Abstract The following is a brief description of how lungfish research at Macquarie University began, of the period in which it flourished, and, most recently, of the winding down of the University’s involvement with this research. During this latter period, the Australian lungfish in the wild were threatened by the construction of a megadam in their very limited habitat. Fortunately, this was averted in December 2009, after 3 years of lobbying the Federal Government. They now await another “Aussie” to make them accessible for further research by Australian and international researchers.
ISSN:0016-6480
1095-6840
DOI:10.1016/j.ygcen.2011.05.004