brushtail possums
Brushtail Possums (Trichosurus vulpecula Kerr) in a New Zealand Beech (Nothofagus) Forest
... tail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula Kerr) were introduced in to New Zealand about 1840 and have subsequently spread throughout North and South Islands (Pracy, ...of brushtail possums has been ...
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Sign left by brushtail possums after feeding on bird eggs and chicks
... Summary: Brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) were offered Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) eggs and day-old domestic chickens (Gallus gallus) during a captive feeding ...by possums of ...
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Parasitic infections of brushtail possums Trichosurus vulpecula in urbanised environments and bushland in the greater Perth region, Western Australia
... between possums trapped in urbanised environ- ments and bushland generally lacked ...in brushtail possums trapped in bushland compared to urbanised envi- ronments in ...tick-infected possums ...
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Validation of various parasite detection tests for use in the Australian marsupials quenda (Isoodon obesulus) and brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula)
... detecting Toxoplasma gondii infection in quenda ( Isoodon obesulus ) and brushtail possums 17.. ( Trichosurus vulpecula ); 2) immunofluorescence microscopy of feces and a PCR and sequ[r] ...
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In vivo and in vitro studies of 4-vinylcyclohexene diepoxide in wild-caught female brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) and Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) and its potential as a fertility control agent
... and brushtail possums (Duckworth et ...and possums (Cui et ...female possums, oral and intranasal delivery of a BGV expressing possum ZP2 or ZP3 antigens produces successful humoral and ...
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Male-biased predation and its effect on paternity skew and life history in a population of common brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula)
... five possums were believed to have been killed by dingoes or ...a brushtail possum [29], while studies in eastern Australia have also found that brushtail possums form a relatively small ...
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Spatial variation in impacts of brushtail possums on two Loranthaceous mistletoe species
... introduced brushtail possums is linked to major declines in mistletoe abundance in New Zealand, yet in some areas mistletoes persist, apparently unaffected by the presence of ...of possums in two ...
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The Effect of Control of Brushtail Possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) on Condition of a Southern Rata Kamahi (Metrosideros umbellata-Weinmannia racemosa) Forest Canopy in Westland, New Zealand
... of brushtail possums in similar forest at Mt Bryan O'Lynn, 40 km north of our study area (Coleman, Green, and Polson, 1985), and into two altitudinal zones: mid montane forest, 500-650 m, and upper montane ...
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Allometry of evaporative water loss in marsupials: implications of the effect of ambient relative humidity on the physiology of brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula)
... for brushtail possums presumably explains why our WVP correction for marsupial EWL increased, rather than decreased, the residual variability of the allometric ...
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Interspecific and seasonal dietary differences of Himalayan thar, chamois and brushtail possums in the central Southern Alps, New Zealand
... and brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) are native to the Himalaya, Europe and Australia, respectively, but are now sympatric in parts of the central Southern Alps, New ...113 possums collected ...
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Population density estimates of brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) in dry grassland in New Zealand
... introduced brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) is the most important wildlife host of bovine tuberculosis in New Zealand and is considered to be a major environmental and agricultural ...invasive ...
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Geographical variation in the standard physiology of brushtail possums (Trichosurus): implications for conservation translocations
... of brushtail possums has general signi fi cance to translocation, reintroduction and management programmes for other ...of brushtail possums is the fi rst to our knowledge that has assessed ...
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Short-term influence of snow cover on movements and habitat use by brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula)
... including possums (Parkes & Forsyth 2008), but none have examined the effects of snow cover on their ...by brushtail possums in New Zealand to investigate their response to widespread snow ...
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The behaviour, pathophysiology and pathology of brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) poisoned with 1080 or brodifacoum, and the implications for possum welfare : a dissertation presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Ph D in Physiology at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
... controlling brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) in New ...on possums were studied in order to make inferences about the welfare of brodifacoum-poisoned ...Caged possums were fed a lethal ...
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Diet of brushtail possums over a pasture-alpine gradient in Westland, New Zealand
... of brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula Kerr) in mixed hardwood forests on a central Westland hillside is described from analysis of plant cuticle fragments and seeds in their ...of possums ...
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Bovine tuberculosis in brushtail possums: models, dogma and data
... in brushtail possums should be documented, and stored in such a manner as to facilitate retrieval, analysis and modelling by interested parties—the original players have all moved on in one way or another, ...
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Geographic Patterns of Genetic-Variation in Brushtail Possums Trichosurus vulpecula and Implications for Pest-Control
... from possums in four locations in southeastern Australia and 10 locations on New Zealand's North, South and Stewart Islands (Table ...because possums are not known to have been exported to New Zealand from ...
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Feeding by Captive Rare Birds on Baits Used in Poisoning Operations for Control of Brushtail Possums
... of possums in North Island kokako (Callaeas cinerea wilsoni) habitat bordering farmland to prevent the spread of bovine tuberculosis in the central North ...
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Optimisation of a microsatellite panel for the individual identification of brushtail possums using low template DNA
... The ability to collect salivary DNA presents a new opportunity to test the potential of wax tags to improve allocation of possum control operations. When DNA of sufficient quantity and quality can be retrieved in order ...
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A novel device for controlling brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula)
... introduced brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) continues to damage natural forest ecosystems and, as a vector of bovine tuberculosis, threatens the beef, venison and dairy industries (Coleman & Caley ...
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