| Titre : | Wildlife Research : Management and Conservation 37(7) - 2010 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 00/00/0000 |
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Article
Brian Cooke, Auteur ;
Randall Jones, Auteur ;
Wendy Gong, Auteur
Context. Economic decision models are seldom used in developing policies for the cost-effective control of invasive species that threaten natural ecosystems. However, their potential value is shown using an example of European rabbits damaging n[...]
Article
Manuela D'Amen, Auteur ;
Biancamaria Pietrangeli, Auteur ;
Marco A. Bologna, Auteur
Context. Today, more than 32% of amphibian species are threatened and more than 43% face a steep decline in numbers. Most species are being affected simultaneously by multiple stressors and habitat protection is often inadequate to prevent decli[...]
Article
G. S. Zimmerman, Auteur ;
W. A. Link, Auteur ;
M. J. Conroy, Auteur ;
J. R. Sauer, Auteur ;
K. D. Richkus, Auteur ;
G. Scott Boomer, Auteur
Context. Reproduction is a critical component of fitness, and understanding factors that influence temporal and spatial dynamics in reproductive output is important for effective management and conservation. Although several indices of reproduct[...]
Article
Des H. V. Smith, Auteur ;
Henrik Moller, Auteur ;
Deborah J. Wilson, Auteur ;
Elaine C. Murphy, Auteur
Context. Prey switching by invasive carnivorans to changing food supply could severely impact on endemic prey of conservation importance, but experimental evidence for prey switching in carnivorans is rare. Stoats (Mustela erminea) were introduc[...]
Article
Eliska Padysakova, Auteur ;
Martin Salek, Auteur ;
Lukas Polednik, Auteur ;
Frantisek Sedlacek, Auteur ;
Tomáš Albrecht, Auteur
Context. Density-dependent predation has been recently discussed as a contributing cause of duck nest failure. Aims. We tested whether nest density increases the nest predation rate (density-dependent predation) in patches of littoral vegetation[...]
Article
Brian Chambers, Auteur ;
Roberta Bencini, Auteur
Context. Although road mortality has the potential to affect the fate of populations, it is often confounded with other forms of environmental change. Therefore determining its impact separately from other factors is difficult because it require[...]
Article
Peter Croft, Auteur ;
Nick Reid, Auteur ;
John T. Hunter, Auteur
Context. Fallen timber is a key habitat feature in forests and woodlands for vertebrate and invertebrate fauna, and is either consumed or left partially burnt after the passage of fire. This impact on habitat quality assumes significance because[...]
Article
Aaron L. Fenner, Auteur ;
C. Michael Bull, Auteur
Context. The deliberate accumulation of faeces or scats in one location is a common behaviour used for social signalling. The endangered pygmy bluetongue lizard, Tiliqua adelaidensis, is a solitary-living species that appears to use scats as soc[...]
Article
Tracy Langkilde, Auteur ;
Nicole A. Freidenfelds, Auteur
Context. Aggressive encounters, including those with venomous species, impose selective pressure on native species. Immediate lethal outcomes of these encounters have been the primary focus of research in this field. However, not all aggressive [...]
Article
Johanna Delgado-Acevedo, Auteur ;
Angeline Zamorano, Auteur ;
Randy W. DeYoung, Auteur ;
Tyler A. Campbell, Auteur ;
David G. Hewitt, Auteur ;
David B. Long, Auteur
Context. Feral pigs represent a significant threat to agriculture and ecosystems and are disease reservoirs for pathogens affecting humans, livestock and other wildlife. Information on the behavioural ecology of feral pigs might increase the eff[...]
