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h-index: 12
Works: 28
Citations: 302

Most-cited papers

Needing a drink: Rainfall and temperature drive the use of free water by a threatened arboreal folivore
V. Mella, C. Mcarthur, M. Krockenberger, Robert Frend +1 more
2019PLoS ONE39 citations Open access
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Genetic differences in Chlamydia pecorum between neighbouring sub-populations of koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus).
C. M. Fernandez, Laura J. Schmertmann, D. Higgins, Andrea Casteriano +5 more
2019Veterinary Microbiology27 citations Open access
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Visit, consume and quit: Patch quality affects the three stages of foraging
V. Mella, M. Possell, Sandra M Troxell-Smith, C. Mcarthur
2018Journal of Animal Ecology24 citations
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The challenge for koala conservation on private land: koala habitat use varies with season on a fragmented rural landscape
Jessica R. Dargan, M. Moriyama, V. Mella, Daniel Lunney +1 more
2019Animal Conservation21 citations Open access
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Comparison of three methods of estimating the population size of an arboreal mammal in a fragmented rural landscape
M. Crowther, Jessica R. Dargan, G. Madani, A. Rus +5 more
2020Wildlife research (East Melbourne)19 citations
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An insight into natural koala drinking behaviour
V. Mella, Caitlin Orr, L. Hall, S. Velasco +1 more
202018 citations
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Prevalence of cryptococcal antigenemia and nasal colonization in a free-ranging koala population.
Laura J. Schmertmann, A. Kan, V. Mella, C. M. Fernandez +5 more
2019Medical Mycology18 citations
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Do Individual Differences in Behavior Influence wild Rodents more than Predation Risk?
Teigan Cremona, V. Mella, Jonathan K. Webb, M. Crowther
201517 citations Open access
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Hot climate, hot koalas: the role of weather, behaviour and disease on thermoregulation.
V. Mella, C. Cooper, Madeline Karr, Andrew A. Krockenberger +3 more
2024Conservation Physiology14 citations Open access
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Patch quality and habitat fragmentation shape the foraging patterns of a specialist folivore
M. Crowther, A. Rus, V. Mella, M. Krockenberger +3 more
2022Behavioral Ecology14 citations Open access
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Validation of an Enzyme Immunoassay to Measure Faecal Glucocorticoid Metabolites in Common Brushtail Possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) to Evaluate Responses to Rehabilitation
H. Cope, T. Keeley, Joy Keong, D. Smith +5 more
2022Animals14 citations Open access
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Foxes in trees: a threat for Australian arboreal fauna?
V. Mella, C. Mcarthur, Robert Frend, M. Crowther
201813 citations
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Efficacy of a synthetic peptide Chlamydia pecorum major outer membrane protein vaccine in a wild koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) population
Sarah J. Simpson, Damien P Higgins, Peter Timms, V. Mella +5 more
2023Scientific Reports11 citations Open access
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Estimating and validating koala Phascolarctos cinereus density estimates from acoustic arrays using spatial count modelling
Brad Law, L. Gonsalves, J. Burgar, T. Brassil +12 more
2021Wildlife research (East Melbourne)11 citations
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A Possible Link between the Environment and Cryptococcus gattii Nasal Colonisation in Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in the Liverpool Plains, New South Wales
A. Kan, Laura J. Schmertmann, C. Mcarthur, V. Mella +5 more
2022International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health9 citations Open access
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Shower thoughts: why scientists should spend more time in the rain
J. V. Van Stan, S. Allen, D. Aubrey, Z. C. Berry +16 more
2023BioScience8 citations Open access
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Genetic markers of Chlamydia pecorum virulence in ruminants support short term host-pathogen evolutionary relationships in the koala, Phascolarctos cinereus.
Cristina M. Fernandez, M. Krockenberger, Mathew S. Crowther, V. Mella +2 more
2023Infection, Genetics and Evolution7 citations Open access
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Novel typing scheme reveals emergence and genetic diversity of Chlamydia pecorum at the local management scale across two koala populations.
Cristina M. Fernandez, Mark B. Krockenberger, Simon Y. W. Ho, Mathew S. Crowther +4 more
2024Veterinary Microbiology4 citations Open access
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On the nose: validating a novel, non-invasive method to identify individual koalas using unique nose patterns
Janine Duffy, Tori Stragliotto, V. Mella
2024Wildlife research (East Melbourne)4 citations Open access
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Factors influencing the success of hand-reared juvenile brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) released into the wild
V. Mella, Callum Gillies, C. Mcarthur, Elliot B. Webb +1 more
2022Wildlife research (East Melbourne)4 citations Open access
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Risk of predation and disease transmission at artificial water stations
Elliot B. Webb, C. Mcarthur, Laura Woolfenden, D. Higgins +2 more
2022Wildlife research (East Melbourne)3 citations
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Evaluation of Chlamydia pecorum major outer membrane protein vaccine a management tool in wild koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) populations
Sarah J. Simpson, Damien P Higgins, Peter Timms, Alana Kidd +4 more
2025Scientific Reports2 citations Open access
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Hot days increase the risk of heat-stress-related deaths in endangered koala populations.
V. Mella, Mark B. Krockenberger, G. G. Morgan, J. Tripovich +1 more
2026Biology Letters1 citations Open access
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Preliminary Evidence of Chlamydiosis in Koalas of the Greater Geelong Region, Victoria: A Potential Emerging Threat?
G. Kramer, Janine Duffy, V. Mella
2025Animals1 citations Open access
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Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) and Stemflow: Drinking More Than Just Water
C. Flanagan, Mark B. Krockenberger, J. V. Van Stan, Janine Duffy +1 more
2025Austral ecology (Print)1 citations Open access
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Weathering the Dry: Behaviour of the Marsupial Glider Petaurus notatus in Inland New South Wales, Australia
Tess Atkinson, Belinda R. Wright, Mark B. Krockenberger, G. Madani +2 more
2026Austral ecology (Print)0 citations Open access
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Inbreeding and resultant homozygosity across key inflammation and DNA repair genes linked to chlamydial infection in New South Wales koalas
E. McLennan, Larry Vogelnest, L. Silver, Belinda R. Wright +8 more
2025bioRxiv0 citations Open access
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A pilot study of re-purposing drugs to treat koalas with chlamydia
Charlotte Fleming, H. Nugent, Susel Loli Quinteros, B. S. Fernando +4 more
2025Scientific Reports0 citations Open access
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