| Titre : | Wildlife Research : Management and Conservation 33(1) - 2006 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 00/00/0000 |
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U. Klocker, Auteur ;
D. B. Croft, Auteur ;
D. Ramp, Auteur
Kangaroo-vehicle collisions are frequent on Australian highways. Despite high economic costs, detrimental effects on animal welfare, and potential impacts on population viability, little research has been done to investigate the impact of road m[...]
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L. M. Allison, Auteur ;
L. A. Gibson, Auteur ;
J. G. Aberton, Auteur
In the coastal heathlands of southern Victoria, populations of a rare dasyurid, the swamp antechinus ( Antechinus minimus maritimus), are restricted to small and disjunct patches of suitable habitat. Although characteristics of their preferred h[...]
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D. M. Forsyth, Auteur ;
M. P. Scroggie, Auteur ;
E. McDonald-Maddena, Auteur
The principal method for estimating the abundance of bats in roosts is to count the number of bats exiting the roost at dusk ('flyout counts'). We hypothesised that the accuracy and precision of flyout counts decrease non-linearly as the number [...]
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R. Woodward, Auteur ;
M. E. Herberstein, Auteur ;
C. A. Herbert, Auteur
In recent years fertility control has been proposed as an ethically acceptable alternative to lethal control techniques when managing overabundant kangaroo populations. A promising non-steroidal, non-immunological approach to contraception in fe[...]
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C. A. Herbert, Auteur ;
T. E. Trigg, Auteur ;
D. W. Cooper, Auteur
Eastern grey kangaroos are widespread on the east coast of Australia and frequently reach high densities in reserves and parkland near urban areas. Management of these populations is highly contentious and non-lethal fertility-control technologi[...]
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T. D. Penman, Auteur ;
F. L. Lemckert, Auteur ;
M. J. Mahony, Auteur
Activity of amphibians is strongly related to meteorological conditions. The threatened giant burrowing frog is rarely encountered, even when it is known to be present in an area. To improve its detectability and so improve our ability to manage[...]
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R. J. Bilney, Auteur ;
R. Cooke, Auteur ;
J. White, Auteur
The current diet of the sooty owl (Tyto tenebricosa) was determined by analysing freshly regurgitated pellets collected beneath their roosting sites in East Gippsland, Victoria. Comparisons were then made with: (i) prehistoric and historic diet [...]
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T. A. Campbell, Auteur ;
C. A. Langdon, Auteur ;
B. R. Laseter, Auteur ;
W. M. Ford, Auteur ;
J. W. Edwards, Auteur ;
K. V. Miller, Auteur
We present a comparison of movements of adult female white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in response to seasonal bait sites in the central Appalachians of West Virginia, USA. Our objectives were to compare bait-site use among seasons, eva[...]
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S. R. Mcleod, Auteur ;
J. P. Druhan, Auteur ;
R. B. Hacker, Auteur
A method for estimating the age of red kangaroos ( Macropus rufus), eastern grey kangaroos ( M. giganteus) and western grey kangaroos ( M. fuliginosus) is described. The method uses the dried weight of the eye lens to estimate age. The method is[...]
