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Thesis

Ogunlade, Samson Tosin (2023) Modeling the potential of introducing different Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes to control Aedes-borne arboviral infections. PhD thesis, James Cook University.

Wilkinson, Adam (2021) Investigating potential co-factors of Fibropapillomatosis development in Chelonia mydas of the Great Barrier Reef. PhD thesis, James Cook University.