Table 1 Sample sizes of koalas in each time point analysed by PCA and average maximum, minimum temperatures (°C) of the month prior to sampling and the average rainfall (mm) of the preceding 3 months prior to each time point across time points A, B and C in the LP and D and E in the SHSWS.
Population and time point | Total sample size of buffy coat/whole blood (n) | Sample size (n) in PCA | Number of females | Month prior to sampling | Average maximum temperature (°C) | Average minimum temperature (°C) | Average rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liverpool Plains/time point A | 38 | 28/38 | 17/28 | June 2019 | 18.9 | 3.5 | 40 |
Liverpool Plains/time point B | 26 | 15/26 | 6/15 | Dec 2019 | 37 | 17.9 | 73 |
Liverpool Plains/time point C | 44 | 29/44 | 14/29 | Aug 2020 | 18.2 | 2.1 | 91 |
SHSWS/time point D | 9 | 7/9 | 5/7 | Aug 2019 | 13.2 | 2.4 | 98.2 |
SHSWS/time point E | 32 | 29/32 | 12/29 | Jan, Feb, March 2021 | 22.43 | 18.9 | 306.4 |