Diagnosing a synchronous extinction

Lauren White; Frederik Saltre; Corey Bradshaw; Jeremy Austin

Diagnosing a synchronous extinction

Lauren White
, Frederik Saltre
, Corey Bradshaw
, Jeremy Austin

College of Science and Engineering

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Abstract

Until the mid-20th century, the thylacine was the world’s largest carnivorous marsupial, and its disappearance has left many questions and contradictions.

Alternately portrayed as a scourge and as a high value commodity, the thylacine’s ecology and behaviour were known only anecdotally. In recent years, its taxonomic position, ecology, behaviour and body size have all been re-examined scientifically, while advances in genetics have presented the potential for de-extinction.

With 78 contributors, Thylacine: The History, Ecology and Loss of the Tasmanian Tiger presents an evidence-based profile of the thylacine, examining its ecology, evolution, encounters with humans, persecution, assumed extinction and its appearance in fiction. The final chapters explore the future for this iconic species – a symbol of extinction but also hope.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Thylacine:
Subtitle of host publication	The History, Ecology and Loss of the Tasmanian Tiger
Editors	Branden Holmes, Gareth Linnard
Place of Publication	Clayton South, Victoria
Publisher	CSIRO Publishing
Chapter	2
Pages	45-47
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9781486315543, 9781486315550
ISBN (Print)	9781486315536
Publication status	Published - 2023

UN SDGs

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SDG 15 Life on Land

Keywords

thylacine
Tasmanian devils
extinction
de-extinction
Evolution
taxonomy
behaviour

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Diagnosing a synchronous extinction

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