Trichosurus vulpecula
Divergence of a mammal along a habitat gradient: a study of the coppery brushtail possum, Trichosurus vulpecula johnsonii
... I investigated the role of habitat in shaping mammalian evolution by studying the divergence of two parapatric subspecies, the common brushtail possum, Trichosurus vulpecula vulpecula, and the ...
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Population density estimates of brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) in dry grassland in New Zealand
... The common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) is a nocturnal phalangerid marsupial (approximately 2–4 kg). It is an introduced pest in New Zealand, where it damages native forests and wildlife (Cowan ...
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Endogenous Type D Retrovirus in a Marsupial, the Common Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)
... (Trichosurus vulpecula) is an Australian marsupial from the family Phalangeridae, which also includes the cuscuses (Ailurops ursinus, Phalanger ...T. vulpecula, now one of the most widely distributed ...
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Brushtail Possums (Trichosurus vulpecula Kerr) in a New Zealand Beech (Nothofagus) Forest
... (Trichosurus vulpecula Kerr) were introduced in to New Zealand about 1840 and have subsequently spread throughout North and South Islands (Pracy, ...
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Brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) diet in a north Westland mixed beech (Nothofagus) forest
... Abstract: We quantified brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) diet in a mixed Nothofagus fusca-N. menziesii forest in north Westland. Diet comprised 49 food items of which four (Aristotelia serrata, ...
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Do colours that deter birds affect cereal bait acceptance by possums (Trichosurus vulpecula)?
... Summary: Poisonous baits used for pest control in New Zealand commonly contain green dye and cinnamon oil to make them less attractive to birds. Research aimed at reducing the impact of poison based pest control on birds ...
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Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) control benefits native beech mistletoes (Loranthaceae)
... (Trichosurus vulpecula) has been blamed for the decline of three native New Zealand beech mistletoe species (Alepis flavida, Peraxilla tetrapetala and Peraxilla colensoi, Loranthaceae), but there are few ...
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Comparison of two techniques for assessing possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) diet from stomach contents
... Summary: Two techniques for assessing possum (Trichosurus vulpecula Kerr) diet from stomach contents (“point-sampling” and “layer-separation”) are described and compared. Point-sampling involves sieving ...
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Geographic Patterns of Genetic-Variation in Brushtail Possums Trichosurus vulpecula and Implications for Pest-Control
... (Trichosurus vulpecula) were introduced to New Zealand: smaller, grey possums from mainland southeastern Australia, and larger, black possums from ...
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The distribution and expression of CFTR restricts electrogenic anion secretion to the ileum of the brushtail possum, Trichosurus vulpecula
... All experimental procedures and the capture and housing of the animals were given prior approval by the AgResearch Invermay and University of Otago Animal Ethics Committees according to the Animal Welfare Act New ...
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Changes in Australian brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) den site use following density reduction
... Male and female Australian brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula Kerr) preferentially choose dens (Cowan 1989; Ji et al. 2003) and defend these if challenged (Day et al. 2000). Therefore, in some ...
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Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) diet in a mast and non-mast seed year in a New Zealand Nothofagusforest
... (Trichosurus vulpecula) during both a beech (Nothofagus) mast fruiting year and a non-mast year in the simple beech forests of the North Branch of the Hurunui Catchment, eastern South Island, New Zealand, ...
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Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) densities and impacts on Fuchsia (Fuchsia excorticata) in south Westland, New Zealand
... (Trichosurus vulpecula Kerr) is claimed to be a major cause of defoliation and mortality to many plant species in New Zealand indigenous ecosystems, particularly in forests ...
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Field Acceptance of Non-Toxic and Toxic Baits by Populations of the Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula Kerr)
... sum, Trichosurus vulpecula Kerr, at the end of the last century (Pracy, 1962) and the realisation that the abundance of this animal, introduced into New Zealand for its fur, had reached pest propor- tions ...
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Foods of the Australian brush-tailed opossum (Trichosurus vulpecula) in an exotic forest
... opossum, Trichosurus vulpecula, were identified from stomach contents of 360 opossums collected from May 1975 to May 1976 in Ashley State Forest, Canterbury, New ...
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The dynamics of hunted populations of brushtail possums Trichosurus vulpecula in Tasmania : a technique for population analysis
... ABSTRACT A study of the population dynamics of four hunted populations •of the Brushtail Possum Trichosurus vulpecula in Tasmania was carried out.. Efforts by the management authority, t[r] ...
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An Australian abroad : the secret life of the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Veterinary Science at Massey University, Manawatu, New Zealand
... (Trichosurus vulpecula) home ranges for six wild free-living subpopulations, (four grids were studied; all of them before possum depopulation and two of them after possum depopulation) constructing social ...
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The Sensitivity of the Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) to 1080 Poison
... SUMMARY: A knowledge of the sensitivity of the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) to 1080 poison is important as a basis for planning effective control campaigns. This study assesses the effects that ...
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The thalamus and its cortical projection in the brush tailed possum, Trichosurus vulpecula, and the native cat Dasyurus viverrinus, with a comparative review of thalamic organisation in marsupial and placental mammals
... Neocortical projections of the suprageniculate and posterior thalamic nuclei in the brush-tailed possum, Trichosurus vulpecula Phalangeridae, with a comparative commentary on the organis[r] ...
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A novel device for controlling brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula)
... (Trichosurus vulpecula) continues to damage natural forest ecosystems and, as a vector of bovine tuberculosis, threatens the beef, venison and dairy industries (Coleman & Caley 2000; Payton 2000; Cowan ...
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