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Benjamin J. Pitcher

Taronga Conservation Society AustraliaORCID 0000-0002-8580-0343Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Ecology· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1

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Annabelle OlssoniD· 1 shared Brendan F. AltingiD· 1 shared Daniel Appleby· 1 shared Edward Charles HolmesiD· 1 shared Erin HarveyiD· 1 shared Heather M. A. FentoniD· 1 shared Jane HalliD· 1 shared Jonathon C. O. MifsudiD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 1/yr

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Reintroduction of wild song culture to a critically endangered songbird

Daniel Appleby, Naomi E. Langmore, Benjamin J. Pitcher, Joy S. Tripovich, Richard Matkovics, Robert Heinsohn, Ross Crates

The paper demonstrates how reintroduced zoo-bred songbirds can be taught wild songs through adaptive tutoring, restoring lost cultural traits in an endangered species.

Scientific Reports · Feb 25, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology

Diverse Viral Pathogens in Australian Canines: Limited Geographic Structure and the First Detection of an RNA Virus in Dingoes

Jonathon C. O. Mifsud, Erin Harvey, Kate Van Brussel, Annabelle Olsson, Benjamin J. Pitcher, Jane Hall, Heather M. A. Fenton, Brendan F. Alting, Sabrina Sadiq, Edward Charles Holmes

This study identifies 86 viruses in Australian dogs and dingoes, revealing limited geographic structure and the first detection of rotavirus A in dingoes, suggesting cross-species transmission.

Virus Evolution · Jan 1, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology