Here are references to some publications produced in collaboration with several members of The Koala Study Program, The Koala Research Centre and other colleagues.

Some of these can be downloaded directly from this site:

         The development of habitat selection by subadult koalas -  Aust J Zoology.  

            G. Tucker, A. Melzer  and W. Ellis    View here

        Water turnover and the northern range of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) - Aust Mammalogy.

              I. Delma Clifton, William A. H. Ellis, Alistair Melzar, and Gail Tucker View here

              W. Woodward, W. A. Ellis, F. N. Carrick, M. Tanizaki, D. Bowen and P. Smith View here

        Tree use by koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) on St Bees Island, Queensland – report of a pilot study.

Pfeiffer, A., Melzer, A., Tucker, G., Clifton, D. & Ellis, W. 2005
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 112: 47-51. Brisbane. ISSN 0080-469X. View Here

Tree use, diet and home range of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) at Blair Athol, central Queensland

W. A. H. Ellis , A. Melzer, F. N. Carrick and M. Hasegawa Wildlife Research pp. 303-311

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Breeding dynamics of koalas in open woodlands

W. A. Ellis , P. T. Hale and F. Carrick Wildlife Research pp. 19-25

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Aspects of the ecology of koalas at Blair Athol Coal Mine.

Ellis, B., Hale, P., Carrick, F.N., Hasegawa, M., Nielsen, M and Esser, D. (2001).  P 127-138 in The research and management of non-urban koala populations. Eds. K. Lyons, A. Melzer, F. Carrick and D. Lamb. Central Qld University Press.

The use of  faecal cuticle examination to determine the dietary composition of koalas.

Ellis, W., Carrick, F.N., Lundgren, P., Veary, A. and Cohen, B. (1999).  Aust.  Zool. 31, 127 - 133

        Phylogeographical differentiation in the mitochondrial control region in the koala  Phascolarctos cinereus.

Houlden, B.A., Costello, B.H., Sharkey, D., Fowler, E.V., Meltzer, A., Ellis, W.,  Carrick, F., Baverstock, P.R. and Elphinstone, M.S. (1999).   Molec. Ecol. 8: 999-1011

The spatial and temporal distribution of koala faecal pellets

W. A. H. Ellis, B. J. Sullivan, A. T. Lisle and F. N. Carrick Wildlife Research pp. 663-668



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Stressors, prevalence of disease and cortisol concentrations in  koalas  (Phascolarctos cinereus).

Ellis, W.A.H. (1997).  Ph.D. Thesis, The University of Queensland.

Prevalence of chlamydial  infection in a relatively undisturbed koala population.

Carrick, F.N., Girjes, A.A., Melzer, A. and Ellis, W.A. (1996).  p 62 - 64 In: Koalas -  Research for  Management. Ed G. Gordon. Brisbane, Australia, World Koala  Research Inc. Corinda, Brisbane.

Detection of anti- chlamydial antibodies in koala serum.

Girjes, A.A., Ellis, W.A.H., Lavin, M.F. and Carrick, F.N. (1996).  p 47 - 52 In: Koalas - Research for  Management.  Ed G. Gordon. Brisbane, Australia, World Koala Research Inc.  Corinda, Brisbane.

Re-establishment of  koalas in the wild following successful rehabilitation

Carrick, F.N., Beutel, T.S., Ellis, W.A. and Howard, N. (1996). . p 123 - 128 In: Koalas -  Research for Management. Ed G. Gordon. Brisbane, Australia, World Koala  Research Inc. Corinda, Brisbane.

Seasonal variation in water flux, field metabolic rate and food consumption  of free- ranging koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus).

Ellis, W.A.H.,  Melzer, A., Green, B., Newgrain, K., Hindell M.A. and Carrick, F.N.  (1995).  Aust. J. Zool. 43:59-68

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