| Titre : | Wildlife Research : Management and Conservation 35(6) - 2008 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 00/00/0000 |
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Jay F. Kirkpatrick, Auteur
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P. E. Cowan, Auteur ;
W. N. Grant, Auteur ;
M. Ralston, Auteur
The suitability of the nematode Parastrongyloides trichosuri (Nematoda: Strongyloididae) as a genetically modified vector for transmissible fertility control of introduced brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) is being explored in New Zealan[...]
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Janine A. Duckworth, Auteur ;
Xianlan Cui, Auteur ;
Susie Scobie, Auteur ;
Jane Arrow, Auteur ;
Phil E. Cowan, Auteur
Zona pellucida fertility-control vaccines are being developed in New Zealand to control an introduced marsupial pest, the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula). In this study recombinant possum ZP3 protein (rZP3) and a possum ZP3 peptide (ami[...]
Article
John W. Turner, Auteur ;
Allen T. Rutberg, Auteur ;
Ricky E. Naugle, Auteur ;
Manpreet A. Kaur, Auteur ;
Douglas R. Flanagan, Auteur ;
Henk J. Bertschinger, Auteur ;
Irwin K. M. Liu, Auteur
Successful immunocontraception of wildlife relying on repeated access to individuals for boosters has highlighted the need to incorporate primer and booster immunisations into one injection. We have investigated use of controlled-release polymer[...]
Article
Kathleen A. Fagerstone, Auteur ;
Lowell A. Miller, Auteur ;
John D. Eisemann, Auteur ;
Jeanette R. O'Hare, Auteur ;
James P. Gionfriddo, Auteur
Overabundant wildlife populations have the potential to adversely affect wildlife habitats or pose risks to human health and safety through disease transmission and collisions with vehicles and aircraft. Traditional methods for reducing overabun[...]
Article
G. Massei, Auteur ;
D. P. Cowan, Auteur ;
J. Coats, Auteur ;
F. Gladwell, Auteur ;
J. E. Lane, Auteur ;
L. A. Miller, Auteur
Fertility control has the potential to be used as an attractive alternative to lethal methods for limiting population growth in overabundant species. This study tested the effectiveness and potential side effects of the single-dose gonadotrophin[...]
Article
Simon Humphrys, Auteur ;
Steven J. Lapidge, Auteur
Technologies that induce infertility in wildlife are advancing rapidly. This is due largely to our increasing understanding of reproductive physiology, as well as the demand for management techniques that reduce fertility rather than increase mo[...]
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H. J. Bertschinger, Auteur ;
M. A. de Barros Vaz Guimaraes, Auteur ;
T. E. Trigg, Auteur ;
A. Human, Auteur
Contraception is an essential tool for controlling reproduction in captive and free-ranging lions. This paper describes the treatment and contraception of 23 captive and 40 free-ranging lionesses ( Panthera leo) and four captive tigers (Panthera[...]
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A. E. Botha, Auteur ;
M. L. Schulman, Auteur ;
H. J. Bertschinger, Auteur ;
A. J. Guthrie, Auteur ;
C. H. Annandale, Auteur ;
S. B. Hughes, Auteur
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of active immunisation against GnRH on ovarian activity and serum progesterone concentrations in a large group of mares (10 control and 55 experimental) under field conditions as a model for wildl[...]
Article
Jay F. Kirkpatrick, Auteur ;
Allison Turner, Auteur
The ultimate goal of any wildlife contraceptive effort is some alteration of the target population, either through a slowing of growth, or stabilisation or reduction of the population. Early population models suggested that short-term contracept[...]
Article
Gary Killian, Auteur ;
David Thain, Auteur ;
Nancy K. Diehl, Auteur ;
Jack Rhyan, Auteur ;
Lowell Miller, Auteur
We evaluated the multiyear contraceptive efficacy of the gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) vaccine GonaCon, the porcine zona pellucida (PZP) vaccine SpayVac and the human intrauterine device (IUD) 380 Copper 'T' in mustang mares provided by[...]
Article
Jonathan D. Ballou, Auteur ;
Kathy Traylor-Holzer, Auteur ;
Allison Turner, Auteur ;
Aurelio F. Malo, Auteur ;
David Powell, Auteur ;
Jesus Maldonado, Auteur ;
Lori Eggert, Auteur
The National Park Service (NPS) manages a culturally significant population of feral horses (Equus caballus) inhabiting the Maryland portion of Assateague Island, a barrier island in the eastern United States. Rapid growth of this population ove[...]
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Graeme Coulson, Auteur ;
Christopher D. Nave, Auteur ;
Geoff Shaw, Auteur ;
Marilyn B. Renfree, Auteur
Overabundant populations of kangaroos pose substantial management problems in small parks on the fringe of urban areas in Australia. Translocation is impractical and culling is often not publicly acceptable, but fertility control offers an accep[...]
Article
Allen T. Rutberg, Auteur ;
Ricky E. Naugle, Auteur
In North America, dense populations of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in suburbs, cities and towns have stimulated a search for new population-management tools. Most research on deer contraception has focused on the safety and effica[...]
Article
Jens Jacob, Auteur ;
Grant R. Singleton, Auteur ;
Lyn A. Hinds, Auteur
Ricefield rats (Rattus argentiventer) in south-east Asian ricefields and house mice (Mus domesticus) in Australian grain fields are major pest species. They cause damage before and after harvest and carry zoonotic diseases. For both species, man[...]
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D. P. Cowan, Auteur ;
L. A. Hinds, Auteur
