Rodrigo Hamede – The Conversation

Both male and female Tasmanian devils can become very violent during sexual interactions. Shutterstock/PARFENOV

May 6, 2019

Sexual aggression key to spread of deadly tumours in Tasmanian devils

David Hamilton, University of Tasmania; Elissa Cameron, University of Tasmania; Menna Elizabeth Jones, University of Tasmania, and Rodrigo Hamede, University of Tasmania

Tasmanian Devils can be incredibly aggressive during mating season and their biting can have fatal consequences.

Aggressive behaviour exhibited by socially dominant Tasmanian devils may predispose them to infection with devil facial tumour disease. Sebastien Compte/University of Tasmania

May 11, 2017

Survival of the fittest? Perhaps not if you’re a Tasmanian devil

Konstans Wells, Griffith University; Andrew Storfer, Washington State University; Douglas Kerlin, Griffith University; Hamish McCallum, Griffith University; Menna Elizabeth Jones, University of Tasmania; Paul Hohenlohe, University of Idaho, and Rodrigo Hamede, University of Tasmania

It’s the Tasmanian devils that enjoy the highest survival and breeding success who’re more likely to get the fatal facial tumour disease.

A healthy devil. Menna Jones

August 30, 2016

Tasmanian devils are evolving rapidly to fight their deadly cancer

Menna Elizabeth Jones, University of Tasmania; Andrew Storfer, Washington State University; Hamish McCallum, Griffith University; Paul Hohenlohe, University of Idaho, and Rodrigo Hamede, University of Tasmania

New research suggests devils are evolving rapidly in response to their highly lethal transmissible cancer, and that the devils could save themselves.

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