袋獾（Sarcophilus harrisii），亦被称作塔斯马尼亚恶魔（Tasmanian Devil），是当今地球上咬合力最强的哺乳动物。 现今只分布于澳大利亚的塔斯马尼亚州。 大规模遗传研究分析可能导致种群灭亡的“传染性癌症” - 生物通 ...

Devil facial tumour disease (DFTD) has killed up to 80% of Tasmanian devils since it first emerged in Tasmania — the large island southeast of mainland Australia — three decades ago, raising ...

Devil facial tumour disease is a contagious cancer, transmitted from devil to devil through biting. It was first detected in 1996 and has wiped out about 80 per cent of the Tasmanian devil population.

Tasmanian devil cancer unlikely to cause extinction, say experts Date: January 23, 2019 Source: Swansea University Summary: Transmissible cancer which has devastated Tasmanian devil populations is ...

Because biting is a common mating behavior and DFTD is fatal in almost all cases, the infectious disease has decimated the Tasmanian devil population—by as much as 95%, in some cases—since it ...

For more than a decade, the Tasmanian devil has been fighting for survival against an unusual enemy – Devil Facial Tumour Disease (or DFTD). This deadly infectious cancer has ravaged the ...

A new study of Tasmanian devils has revealed that a transmissible cancer which has devastated devil populations in recent years in unlikely to cause extinction of the iconic species. New research ...

” The article suggested evidence that the Tasmanian devil facial tumour disease (DFTD) is a transmissible cancer is inconclusive and instead, environmental chemicals could be to blame. This ...

Wildlife zoologist Dr Menna Jones reports on the decline of the Tasmanian devil population over the last ten years, caused by devil facial tumour disease. She outlines recovery strategies being ...

The highly transmissible cancer DFTD has spread quickly through Tasmania's native devil population since it was first reported in 1996. An estimated 80 per cent of the species has been wiped out.

Tasmanian devils have evolved to overcome devil facial tumour disease. For decades, Tasmanian devil populations have been devastated by devil facial tumour disease (DFTD). The disease first emerged in ...