| Titre : | Wildlife Research : Management and Conservation 40(4) - 2013 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 00/00/0000 |
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Article
Shoujia Sun, Auteur ;
Hongmao Zhang, Auteur
Context. Scatter-hoarding rodents tend to hoard plant seeds in preferred places that facilitate seed survival, resulting in high food rewards for hoarders and a high probability of seedling establishment for plants. Aims. To test the hypothesis [...]
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Silvia Diaz-Fernandez, Auteur ;
Beatriz Arroyo, Auteur ;
Javier Viñuela, Auteur ;
Isabel Patino-Pascumal, Auteur ;
Pere Riera, Auteur
Context. In Spain, the release of farm-reared partridges to hunt is increasingly used, despite being thought to affect sustainability of wild stocks and to reduce the need of natural habitats for game. Aims. To explore the market value as a poss[...]
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P.-J. Guay, Auteur ;
E. M. Mcleod, Auteur ;
R. Cross, Auteur ;
A. J. Formby, Auteur ;
S. P. Maldonado, Auteur ;
R. E. Stafford-Bell, Auteur ;
Z. N. St-James-Turner, Auteur ;
R. W. Robinson, Auteur ;
R. A. Mulder, Auteur ;
M. A. Weston, Auteur
Context. The estimation of alert (vigilance) and flight-initiation (escape) distances (AD and FID, respectively) has underpinned theoretical and applied studies of the escape behaviour and management of disturbance to wildlife. Many studies use [...]
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Anna McConville, Auteur ;
Bradley S. Law, Auteur ;
Michael J. Mahony, Auteur
Context. Maternity roosts of insectivorous bats (where females raise young) are critical to the conservation of threatened species as roost quality can influence reproductive success. Additionally, threatened species may have specialised require[...]
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Allen T. Rutberg, Auteur ;
Ricky E. Naugle, Auteur ;
John W. Turner, Auteur ;
Mark A. Fraker, Auteur ;
Douglas R. Flanagan, Auteur
Context. Many contraceptive agents have demonstrated effectiveness in wild species, most notably immunocontraceptives such as GnRH conjugates and porcine zona pellucida (PZP). The major challenge in using these agents to control deer and other w[...]
Article
Victor G. Hurley, Auteur ;
John G. White, Auteur ;
Raylene Cooke, Auteur
Context. Efficiency of large-scale capture-mark-recapture (CMR) studies can be improved by developing accurate methods for predicting the window of opportunity in which banding can occur. Aims. This research aimed to investigate potential effici[...]
Article
Brian T. Henen, Auteur ;
Margaretha D. Hofmeyr, Auteur ;
Ernst H. W. Baard, Auteur
Context. Given the immense impact of wildlife trade, disease and repatriations on populations, health assessments can provide powerful forensic material to help convict wildlife poachers and minimise risks of releasing unhealthy wildlife. Aims. [...]
Article
David M. Kalb, Auteur ;
Jacob L. Bowman, Auteur ;
T. Brian Eyler, Auteur
Content. An unknown number (n = four or five) and sex of sika deer (Cervus nippon yakushimae) were introduced to the Delmarva Peninsula, Maryland, in 1916. Since introduction, their population has grown exponentially. Aims. The purpose of our st[...]
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Adam R. C. Britton, Auteur ;
Erin K. Britton, Auteur ;
Clive R. McMahon, Auteur
Context. Spread of the invasive cane toad (Rhinella marina) across northern Australia is of concern. Predator species, including the freshwater crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni), are susceptible to cane toad toxins when ingested. Upstream populat[...]
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A. D. Lowther, Auteur ;
R. G. Harcourt, Auteur ;
S. D. Goldsworthy, Auteur
Context. The primary selective forces responsible for shaping life-history traits come from the physical and biological environment in which a species resides. Consequently, the limits of a species range may provide a useful measure of adaptive [...]
