Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Personal profile
Andrew is a veterinarian and researcher with expertise in wildlife population health, host-parasite evolution and parasite ecology. He has extensive experience in field research of wild vertebrates in Australia and Papua New Guinea and draws together knowledge of animal health and evolutionary biology to understand how animal pathogens (protists, bacteria and viruses) evolve in natural ecosystems. Andrew has expertise in the processes by which disease can become a threatening process for endangered species and has published on diverse topics relating to wildlife health including toxic invasive plants, novel pathogens, parasite evolution and disease ecology.
Research Interests
- Clinical pathologies
- Wildlife population health
- Conservation biology and ecology
- Anthropogenic changes to ecosystems
- Natural ecology of infectious protists
- Avian biology and ecology
Professional Information
Memberships of Advisory Boards and Panels:
- Management Committee Member of Wildlife Health Australia (2014-ongoing)
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Charles Sturt University
Award Date: 16 Dec 2013
Bachelor of Veterinary Science (H1 Honours), The University of Sydney
Award Date: 17 Dec 2004
External positions
Treasurer, Wildlife Disease Association Australasia
10 Jan 2019 → …
Chair, Futures Committee, Wildlife Disease Association
01 Jul 2017 → …
Board Member, Wildlife Health Australia
Feb 2015 → …
Council Member, Wildlife Disease Association
01 Oct 2014 → 10 Jan 2019
Chair, Wildlife Disease Association Australasia
01 Oct 2014 → 10 Jan 2019
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Research output
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Mortality associated with bushfire smoke inhalation in a captive population of the smoky mouse (Pseudomys fumeus), a threatened Australian rodent
Peters, A., Hume, S., Raidal, S., Crawley, L. & Gowland, D., 07 Jan 2021, In: Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 57, 1, p. 199-204 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Presumptive neural microsporidiosis in a young adult German Shepherd dog from rural Australia
Birckhead, A., Combs, M., Croser, E., Montgomery, A., Peters, A., Stark, D. & Malik, R., 26 Apr 2021, In: Australian Veterinary Journal. p. 1-5 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Temperature as a driver of the pathogenicity and virulence of amphibian chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis: A systematic review
Turner, A., Wassens, S., Heard, G. & Peters, A., Jul 2021, In: Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 57, 3, p. 477-494 17 p., DOI: 10.7589/JWD-D-20-00105.Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › peer-review
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Diverse Trichomonas lineages in Australasian pigeons and doves support a columbid origin for the genus Trichomonas
Peters, A., Das, S. & Raidal, S., 2020, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 143, p. 1-7 7 p., 106674.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Infectious disease and emergency conservation interventions
Peters, A., Meredith, A., Skerratt, L., Carver, S. & Raidal, S., Aug 2020, In: Conservation Biology. 34, 4, p. 784-785 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
- 1 Internal HDR Supervision
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Supervision Research Higher Degree Students
Marie Bhanugopan (Examiner), Shawn McGrath (Examiner), Geoffrey Dutton (Examiner), Andrew Peters (Examiner) & Michael Friend (Examiner)
2018Activity: Supervision/Examination/Mentoring › Internal HDR Supervision
Press / Media
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Expert urges people to take care when handling wild mice
27/05/21 → 29/05/21
2 items of Media coverage
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Mouse contamination a risk for human health
04/05/21 → 05/05/21
110 items of Media coverage
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The issues with mouse faeces contaminating sorghum are just one of a range of health woes possible due to current high levels of the pests.
05/05/21
1 item of Media coverage
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TRAC students, uni researchers solving health issues
04/05/21
2 items of Media coverage
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