Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions

On the edge: habitat patchiness and island isolation fracture the distribution of the endemic Kimberley rock-rat

We integrate demography, morphology and genetics to assess the biology and population structure of the endemic Kimberley rock-rat (Zyzomys woodwardi), a habitat specialist of the monsoonal tropics. The species is confined to the extreme north-west of the continent and 16 adjacent...