Search Results - "Forsyth, David M."

How many to sample? Statistical guidelines for monitoring animal welfare outcomes by Hampton, Jordan O, MacKenzie, Darryl I, Forsyth, David M

“…There is increasing scrutiny of the animal welfare impacts of all animal use activities, including agriculture, the keeping of companion animals, racing and…”
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Using presence-only and presence-absence data to estimate the current and potential distributions of established invasive species by Gormley, Andrew M., Forsyth, David M., Griffioen, Peter, Lindeman, Michael, Ramsey, David S.L., Scroggie, Michael P., Woodford, Luke

“…1. Predicting the current and potential distributions of established invasive species is critical for evaluating management options, but methods for…”
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Interspecific and geographic variation in the diets of sympatric carnivores: dingoes/wild dogs and red foxes in south-eastern Australia by Davis, Naomi E, Forsyth, David M, Triggs, Barbara, Pascoe, Charlie, Benshemesh, Joe, Robley, Alan, Lawrence, Jenny, Ritchie, Euan G, Nimmo, Dale G, Lumsden, Lindy F

“…Dingoes/wild dogs (Canis dingo/familiaris) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) are widespread carnivores in southern Australia and are controlled to reduce predation…”
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Long-term and large-scale control of the introduced red fox increases native mammal occupancy in Australian forests by Robley, Alan, Gormley, Andrew M., Forsyth, David M., Triggs, Barbara

“…•We investigated the benefits of fox control for native marsupial prey.•We used Bayesian inference to evaluate changes in the occupancy rates of prey.•The…”
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Reliable discrimination of 10 ungulate species using high resolution melting analysis of faecal DNA by Ramón-Laca, Ana, Gleeson, Dianne, Yockney, Ivor, Perry, Michael, Nugent, Graham, Forsyth, David M

“…Identifying species occupying an area is essential for many ecological and conservation studies. Faecal DNA is a potentially powerful method for identifying…”
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How does a carnivore guild utilise a substantial but unpredictable anthropogenic food source? Scavenging on hunter-shot ungulate carcasses by wild dogs/dingoes, red foxes and feral cats in south-eastern Australia revealed by camera traps by Forsyth, David M, Woodford, Luke, Moloney, Paul D, Hampton, Jordan O, Woolnough, Andrew P, Tucker, Mark

“…There is much interest in understanding how anthropogenic food resources subsidise carnivore populations. Carcasses of hunter-shot ungulates are a potentially…”
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Novel Picornavirus Detected in Wild Deer: Identification, Genomic Characterisation, and Prevalence in Australia by Huaman, Jose L, Pacioni, Carlo, Sarker, Subir, Doyle, Mark, Forsyth, David M, Pople, Anthony, Carvalho, Teresa G, Helbig, Karla J

“…The use of high-throughput sequencing has facilitated virus discovery in wild animals and helped determine their potential threat to humans and other animals…”
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Molecular Epidemiology and Characterization of Picobirnavirus in Wild Deer and Cattle from Australia: Evidence of Genogroup I and II in the Upper Respiratory Tract by Huaman, Jose L, Pacioni, Carlo, Sarker, Subir, Doyle, Mark, Forsyth, David M, Pople, Anthony, Hampton, Jordan O, Carvalho, Teresa G, Helbig, Karla J

“…Picobirnaviruses (PBVs) have been detected in several species of animals worldwide; however, data pertaining to their presence in Australian wild and domestic…”
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Serosurveillance and Molecular Investigation of Wild Deer in Australia Reveals Seroprevalence of Pestivirus Infection by Huaman, Jose L, Pacioni, Carlo, Forsyth, David M, Pople, Anthony, Hampton, Jordan O, Carvalho, Teresa G, Helbig, Karla J

“…Since deer were introduced into Australia in the mid-1800s, their wild populations have increased in size and distribution, posing a potential risk to the…”
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Evidence of Australian wild deer exposure to N. caninum infection and potential implications for the maintenance of N. caninum sylvatic cycle by Huaman, Jose L, Pacioni, Carlo, Doyle, Mark, Forsyth, David M, Helbig, Karla J, Carvalho, Teresa G

“…Abstract Infections with the coccidian parasite Neospora caninum affect domestic and wild animals worldwide. In Australia, N. caninum infections cause…”
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Detection and Characterisation of an Endogenous Betaretrovirus in Australian Wild Deer by Huaman, Jose L, Pacioni, Carlo, Forsyth, David M, Pople, Anthony, Hampton, Jordan O, Carvalho, Teresa G, Helbig, Karla J

“…Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) are the remnants of past retroviral infections that once invaded the host's germline and were vertically transmitted. ERV…”
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Adoption in eastern grey kangaroos: a consequence of misdirected care? by King, Wendy J, Forsyth, David M, Coulson, Graeme, Festa-Bianchet, Marco

“…Adoption is rare in animals and is usually attributed to kin selection. In a 6-year study of eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus), 11 of 326 juveniles…”
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Population dynamics of invading freshwater fish: common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia by Forsyth, David M., Koehn, John D., MacKenzie, Darryl I., Stuart, Ivor G.

“…There is much interest in managing invasive freshwater fish, but little is known about the dynamics of these populations following establishment. We used…”
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Solar Radiation Determines Site Occupancy of Coexisting Tropical and Temperate Deer Species Introduced to New Zealand Forests by Allen, Robert B, Forsyth, David M, Allen, Roy K J, Affeld, Kathrin, MacKenzie, Darryl I

“…Assemblages of introduced taxa provide an opportunity to understand how abiotic and biotic factors shape habitat use by coexisting species. We tested…”
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Cost-Effective Large-Scale Occupancy-Abundance Monitoring of Invasive Brushtail Possums (Trichosurus Vulpecula) on New Zealand's Public Conservation Land by Gormley, Andrew M, Forsyth, David M, Wright, Elaine F, Lyall, John, Elliott, Mike, Martini, Mark, Kappers, Benno, Perry, Mike, McKay, Meredith

“…There is interest in large-scale and unbiased monitoring of biodiversity status and trend, but there are few published examples of such monitoring being…”
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hare, the tortoise and the crocodile: the ecology of angiosperm dominance, conifer persistence and fern filtering by Coomes, D.A, Allen, R.B, Bentley, W.A, Burrows, L.E, Canham, C.D, Fagan, L, Forsyth, D.M, Gaxiola- Alcantar, A, Parfitt, R.L, Ruscoe, W.A

“…1 Angiosperm trees often dominate forests growing in resource-rich habitats, whereas conifers are generally restricted to less productive habitats. It has been…”
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Modeling the Relationship Between Fecal Pellet Indices and Deer Density by FORSYTH, DAVID M, BARKER, RICHARD J, MORRISS, GRANT, SCROGGIE, MICHAEL P

“…Although fecal pellet counts have been widely used to index changes in deer abundance in forests, few studies have modeled the relationship between the indices…”
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Factors Preventing the Recovery of New Zealand Forests Following Control of Invasive Deer by Coomes, David A., Allen, Robert B., Forsyth, David M., Lee, William G.

“…There is currently great interest in restoring ecosystems affected by invasive organisms. In New Zealand, deer were introduced during the nineteenth century,…”
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Correction: Interspecific and geographic variation in the diets of sympatric carnivores: dingoes/wild dogs and red foxes in south-eastern Australia by Davis, Naomi E, Forsyth, David M, Triggs, Barbara, Pascoe, Charlie, Benshemesh, Joe, Robley, Alan, Lawrence, Jenny, Ritchie, Euan G, Nimmo, Dale G, Lumsden, Lindy F

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High Predictability in Introduction Outcomes and the Geographical Range Size of Introduced Australian Birds: A Role for Climate by Duncan, Richard P., Bomford, Mary, Forsyth, David M., Conibear, Louise

“…1. We investigated factors hypothesized to influence introduction success and sub-sequent geographical range size in 52 species of bird that have been…”
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