| Titre : | Wildlife Research : Management and Conservation 34(1) - 2007 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 00/00/0000 |
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Article
Jo-Ann Mellish, Auteur ;
Daniel Hennen, Auteur ;
Jamie Thomton, Auteur ;
Lisa Petrauskas, Auteur ;
Shannon Atkinson, Auteur ;
Don Calkins, Auteur
Identification of individual animals is important in order to evaluate age-specific survival rates, onset of sexual maturity and reproductive rates in wildlife populations. Of the various methods available to researchers, hot branding is the mos[...]
Article
P. Fisher, Auteur ;
C. O'Connor, Auteur
Ferrets ( Mustela furo) are pests in New Zealand and new methods are being sought for their control. The hydrochloride form of p-aminopropiophenone (PAPP) was highly toxic to ferrets when delivered by gavage, with LD(50) and LD(99) values of 15.[...]
Article
Christi A. Yoder, Auteur ;
Michael L. Avery, Auteur ;
Kandy L. Keacher, Auteur ;
Eric A. Tillman, Auteur
Feral monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) populations have become established in the United States and other countries around the world, and can cause damage to electrical facilities. Because the monk parakeet is a highly visible species and the[...]
Article
Oliver Berry, Auteur ;
Stephen D. Sarre, Auteur ;
Lachlan Farrington, Auteur ;
Nicola Aitken, Auteur
Early detection of biological invasions is critical to reducing their impact, but because invading organisms are initially at low densities, detection and eradication can be challenging. Here, we demonstrate the utility of faecal DNA analysis fo[...]
Article
M. Semeniuk, Auteur ;
F. Lemckert, Auteur ;
R. Shine, Auteur
Previous research on cane toads (Bufo marinus) has documented non-random selection of breeding sites by this invasive species. In the wet-dry tropics of the Northern Territory, toads selected spawning sites in open areas with gently sloping bank[...]
Article
Gary R. Martin, Auteur ;
Laurie E. Twigg, Auteur ;
Lena Zampichelli, Auteur
Seasonal changes in the diet of rabbits from three temperate (Mediterranean) areas in south-western Australia were identified using microscopic determination of the percentage occurrence of various food groups in sampled stomachs. The sites diff[...]
Article
Terrell P. Salmon, Auteur ;
Desley A. Whisson, Auteur ;
Are R. Berentsen, Auteur ;
W. Paul Gorenzel, Auteur
Diphacinone and chlorophacinone, first-generation anticoagulant rodenticides, are frequently used for control of California ground squirrels (Spermophilus beecheyi) in agricultural and rangeland areas in California, USA. Owing to growing concern[...]
Article
Daniel M. Tompkins, Auteur ;
David Ramsey, Auteur
Introduced Australian brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) are a major pest in New Zealand. Alternatives to current management by trapping and poisoning are being actively explored. The most effective scenario for the deployment of fertilit[...]
Article
Victor G. Hurley, Auteur ;
Fiona Hogan, Auteur ;
John G. White, Auteur ;
Raylene Cooke, Auteur
Adult peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus macropus) have monotypic plumage and display strong reversed sexual dimorphism, with females significantly larger than males. Reversed sexual dimorphism is measurable among nestlings in the latter stages[...]
Article
Gerhard Koertner, Auteur
To further investigate the non-target impact of baiting using sodium monofluoroacetate ( compound 1080) to control wild dogs, a population of radio-collared spotted-tailed quolls was subject to an experimental aerial baiting exercise. The trial [...]
