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Papers

(The median citation count of Australian Mammalogy is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Not waiting for the death knell: a pilot study to examine supplementation and survivorship in a declining population of Tasmanian eastern quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus)	16
Using thermal drones to validate historical koala surveys	12
Field Anaesthesia for Platypuses: a proven method and the case for non-veterinarian accreditation pathways	11
Small mammal succession following low severity planned burns with different fire intervals	11
Corrigendum to: Drone surveys cause less disturbance than ground-based surveys in endangered spectacled flying-foxes (Pteropus conspicillatus)	11
Use of consolidated time-lapse camera imagery to detect and monitor platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) activity	10
Fox management with canid pest ejectors in a non-target species rich landscape	9
Home range and activity areas of foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in urban and peri-urban areas	9
Records of leopard seals Hydrurga leptonyx ashore in South Australia, 2017–2022	9
Identifying Antechinus (Dasyuridae) using vertically mounted close-up camera traps: a case study targeting Antechinus mysticus	8
Diurnal activity budget of the kultarr (Antechinomys laniger) in captivity	8
Koalas of the Clarke Connors Range	8
A significant southern range extension for the northern quoll ( Dasyurus hallucatus ) in Western Australia	8
Comparative phylogeography of hairy-nosed wombats (Lasiorhinus spp.) reveals long-term low mitochondrial DNA diversity in the critically endangered northern hairy-nosed wombat (L. krefftii)	8
Site fidelity and other attributes of infrequently trapped bats over two decades in a montane wet sclerophyll forest	7
The bold and the biased: the influence of behaviour on capture probability in woylies (Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi)	7
A new longevity record for a wild European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) from South Australia	7
Quantifying faecal cortisol metabolites in rescued orphaned koala joeys undergoing rehabilitation†	7
Patterns of breeding in the long-nosed potoroo revealed by camera trapping in northern New South Wales	6
Gliding behaviour of the southern greater glider ( Petauroides volans )	6
Validation of a non-invasive tool for monitoring adrenocortical activity in fat-tailed dunnarts (Sminthopsis crassicaudata)	6
The importance of appropriate taxonomy in Australian mammalogy	6
Records of the coastal wattled bat Chalinolobus orarius from northern Australia: an addition to the Australian bat fauna	6
Abundance estimates of koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) and southern greater gliders (Petauroides volans) on the Illawarra Range, New South Wales, from spatiotemporally-replicated thermal drone surveys	5
The first confirmed grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) roost in western New South Wales, Australia	5

Remote camera monitoring and arboreal trapping methods used to evaluate the outcomes of a reintroduction of red-tailed phascogales (Phascogale calura) in Western Australia	5
Whisker morphology and distribution in wombats: a comparative anatomical study	5
When bat eats bat: diet and roosts of the greater broad-nosed bat (Scoteanax rueppellii) across different regions and habitats	5
Shelter use and activity patterns of echidnas in a fragmented agricultural landscape	5
Feasibility of nocturnal thermal drone surveys for detecting endangered mahogany gliders (Petaurus gracilis) in tropical lowland woodlands	5
Australian terrestrial mammals: how many modern extinctions?	5
Updates for wombat and rabbit warren detection validation in satellite imagery	4
A pilot study to encode calls from the northern yellow-bellied glider	4
Age determination in the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) using spur sheath and spur developmental stages: a review	4
BatMap – authoritative distribution maps for Australian bats	4
Observation of offspring sex ratio in quenda, Isoodon fusciventer	4
Social affiliation among sub-adult male koalas in a high-density population	4
Corrigendum to : Molecular relationships of the red-bellied dasyure ( Phascolosorex doriae ) – a rare marsupial from western N	4
Non-invasive mapping of critically endangered northern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii) burrows using ground-penetrating radar: a case study at Richard Underwood Nature Refuge	4
An observation of mating in free-living spotted-tailed quolls (Dasyurus maculatus gracilis)	4
Habitat use by the eastern pygmy-possum in a coastal woodland–heathland mosaic	4
The acoustic repertoire of the burrowing bettong (Bettongia lesueur)	4
The influence of bait and camera type on detection of a spectrum of medium-sized Australian mammals	3
Whose scat is that? Determining recognition of predator scat by Australian mammals	3
Improving radio transmitter attachment methods for small mammals through captive trials and field studies	3
Repeatable measure of cage trap behaviour to quantify boldness and agitation in a macropod	3
Detection of rabbit and wombat warrens in broad-scale satellite imagery	3
Thermal drones are highly effective for detecting elusive Bennett’s tree kangaroos (Dendrolagus bennettianus) in Australia’s tropical rainforests	3
A modern stocktake of ‘a not-so-common possum’: recent and unpublished records of the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) in arid north-west Western Australia	3
Further refinement of helicopter capture for Australian chital deer (Axis axis)	3
Comparatively poorer body condition of south-east Indian Ocean pygmy blue whales on their southern migration	3
Activity of free-ranging dogs (Canis familiaris) in the Arcadia Valley, Queensland	3
Movements and burrow use of newly emerged juvenile and adult female platypuses	3
Platypus longevity: a new record in the wild and information on captive life span	3
Translocation of a rehabilitated juvenile platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)	3
Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) occurrence in the catchments of the outer local government areas (LGAs) of Sydney, Australia. An investigation using environmental DNA (eDNA) and community reportin	3
Corrigendum to : White-footed dunnarts ( Sminthopsis leucopus ) in Queensland’s Wet Tropics, with the description of a new su	3
Patterns of activity and travel by koalas in a disturbed urban landscape in Queensland	3
Does a highway through a conservation reserve disrupt populations of medium-sized mammals in eastern Australia?	3
Variation in sap feeding and tree testing by yellow-bellied gliders and the potential for population monitoring	2
The marsupial nasal system: a review of its structure, function, and evolutionary significance, with a focus on wombats	2
Short range extension delineating the north-eastern limit, and use of atypical habitat by highland Leadbeater’s possum	2
I knew you were truffle when I walked in: truffle oil bait improves surveys of mycophagous mammals on camera traps	2
Mammal craniodental remains in owl pellets provide new tooth row measurements for the threatened Julia Creek dunnart (Sminthopsis douglasi)	2
Notes on the fungal diets of four Antechinus species from south-eastern Australia	2
Using microchip-reading antennas to passively monitor a mammal reintroduction in south-west Queensland	2
Cannibalism in the mainland dusky antechinus (Antechinus mimetes mimetes) during the breeding period	2
Identification of Planigale ingrami and Planigale tenuirostris from mandibles deposited in eastern barn owl (Tyto javanica delicatula) pellets	2
Two recently identified photographs of living Nullarbor barred bandicoot (Perameles papillon) prior to extinction	2
Exploratory behaviour in northern brown bandicoots (Isoodon macrourus) in Tropical North Queensland, Australia	2
A long-distance flight of the Pilbara diamond-faced bat (Rhinonicteris aurantia) recorded via an automated VHF radio telemetry system	2
Reproduction of a threatened semi-arboreal Australian rodent, the brush-tailed rabbit-rat (Conilurus penicillatus) in captivity	2
Most-northern record of parma wallaby (Notamacropus parma)	2
Should the Christmas Island shrew (Crocidura trichura) be considered extinct?	2
The mechanical properties of bettong and potoroo foods	2

Release protocols to address hyperdispersal in a novel translocation of a carnivorous marsupial	2
Identification and characteristics of refuges for the threatened swamp antechinus (Antechinus minimus maritimus) under climate change; targeted surveys across the Otway Ranges, south-east Australia	2
Feral cat predation of the threatened Pilbara leaf-nosed bat – a key threatening process	2
Persistence of social structuring in an arid zone mammal following reintroduction	2
Radio-tracked brush-tailed phascogales highlight the ecological importance of dead trees in Australian forests	2
A review of the ecology and conservation of the yellow-bellied glider	2
Rediscovery of the holotype of Petaurus notatus Peters 1859 (Petauridae; Marsupialia) and clarification of the type locality	2
Drone surveys cause less disturbance than ground-based surveys in endangered spectacled flying-foxes (Pteropus conspicillatus)	2
Editorial: recent research on the platypus	2