Complex interactions among mammalian carnivores in Australia, and their implications for wildlife management

AS Glen, CR Dickman - Biological reviews, 2005 - cambridge.org
Mammalian carnivore populations are often intensively managed, either because the
carnivore in question is endangered, or because it is viewed as a pest and is subjected to …

ECOLOGY, LIFE-HISTORY, AND BEHAVIOR IN THE AUSTRALIAN SCINCID GENUS EGERNIA, WITH COMMENTS ON THE EVOLUTION OF COMPLEX SOCIALITY …

DG Chapple - Herpetological Monographs, 2003 - meridian.allenpress.com
Squamate reptiles generally have been ignored in the search for a unified theory for the
evolution of sociality due to the perception that they exhibit little social behavior beyond …

The distribution of fossil and sub-fossil records of the Eastern Pygmy-possum Cercartetus nanus in Victoria

JM Harris, RL Goldingay - Victorian Naturalist, 2005 - researchportal.scu.edu.au
Abstract< p> The Eastern Pygmy-possum< em> Cercartetus nanus</em> has a variable
status throughout its current geographic range. Investigating its prehistoric range may …

Evaluating the role of the dingo as a trophic regulator in Australian ecosystems

AS Glen, CR Dickman, ME Soule, BG Mackey - Austral Ecology, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The importance of strongly interactive predators has been demonstrated in many
ecosystems, and the maintenance or restoration of species interactions is a major priority in …

Character displacement in Australian dasyurid carnivores: size relationships and prey size patterns

M Jones - Ecology, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
The four different assemblages of marsupial dasyuroid carnivores in Australia, comprising
four species on the island of Tasmania and three different two‐species assemblages on the …

Diet of the spotted‐tailed quoll (Dasyurus maculatus) in eastern Australia: effects of season, sex and size

AS Glen, CR Dickman - Journal of Zoology, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The diet of spotted‐tailed quolls Dasyurus maculatus (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae) in the north‐
eastern tablelands of New South Wales was investigated by faecal analysis. Medium‐sized …

Skull mechanics and implications for feeding behaviour in a large marsupial carnivore guild: the thylacine, Tasmanian devil and spotted‐tailed quoll

MRG Attard, U Chamoli, TL Ferrara… - Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Extinction risk varies across species and is influenced by key ecological parameters, such
as diet specialization. For predictive conservation science to be effective, we need to …

Snake‐venom resistance as a mammalian trophic adaptation: lessons from didelphid marsupials

RS Voss, SA Jansa - Biological Reviews, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Mammals that prey on venomous snakes include several opossums (Didelphidae), at least
two hedgehogs (Erinaceidae), several mongooses (Herpestidae), several mustelids, and …

Convergence in ecomorphology and guild structure among marsupial and placental carnivores

ME Jones - Predators with pouches: the biology of carnivorous …, 2003 - books.google.com
The extent of ecomorphological convergence in function and form between marsupial and
placental camivores is analysed. Convergence is apparent in trophic functional morphology …

Home range, denning behaviour and microhabitat use of the carnivorous marsupial Dasyurus maculatus in eastern Australia

AS Glen, CR Dickman - Journal of Zoology, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Radio‐tracking of spotted‐tailed quolls Dasyurus maculatus (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae) in
the forested ranges of north‐eastern New South Wales revealed that home ranges were …