The significance of ratios of detritus types and micro
... detritus via bacterial production (positive). 5. Field sampling established that detritus entered real tree holes in ratios similar to those in our experiment, suggesting that natural variation in detritus ratios may influence local coexistence of these species. Seasonal variation in ratios of plant ...
... detritus via bacterial production (positive). 5. Field sampling established that detritus entered real tree holes in ratios similar to those in our experiment, suggesting that natural variation in detritus ratios may influence local coexistence of these species. Seasonal variation in ratios of plant ...
vampire bat control: a review and proposed research programme for
... of bats other than vampires during vampire bat control campaigns. It is important to mention briefly the biological and economic importance of the Chiroptera-bats. The bats constitute about 281 of a l l mammal species and are a complex zoological group whose role in nature is not yet fully understoo ...
... of bats other than vampires during vampire bat control campaigns. It is important to mention briefly the biological and economic importance of the Chiroptera-bats. The bats constitute about 281 of a l l mammal species and are a complex zoological group whose role in nature is not yet fully understoo ...
desert bighorn sheep of new mexico
... Effective conservation action is best built upon critical examination and use of available biological information, but also very much depends upon the actions of humans living within the range of the threatened species. Motivation for organising and participating in a PHVA comes from fear of loss as ...
... Effective conservation action is best built upon critical examination and use of available biological information, but also very much depends upon the actions of humans living within the range of the threatened species. Motivation for organising and participating in a PHVA comes from fear of loss as ...
Sympatric, parapatric or allopatric: the most important way to classify
... help to organize empirical studies, but this turned out to be difficult. In order to classify laboratory studies, Kirkpatrick & Ravigné needed to simplify, and modify, the system to just three factors: presence or absence of gene flow; low or high initial divergence; and direct or indirect selectio ...
... help to organize empirical studies, but this turned out to be difficult. In order to classify laboratory studies, Kirkpatrick & Ravigné needed to simplify, and modify, the system to just three factors: presence or absence of gene flow; low or high initial divergence; and direct or indirect selectio ...
Sympatric, parapatric or allopatric: the most important way to classify
... help to organize empirical studies, but this turned out to be difficult. In order to classify laboratory studies, Kirkpatrick & Ravigné needed to simplify, and modify, the system to just three factors: presence or absence of gene flow; low or high initial divergence; and direct or indirect selectio ...
... help to organize empirical studies, but this turned out to be difficult. In order to classify laboratory studies, Kirkpatrick & Ravigné needed to simplify, and modify, the system to just three factors: presence or absence of gene flow; low or high initial divergence; and direct or indirect selectio ...
managing the conflicts between people and lion
... Wildlife management and conservation efforts are rightly aimed at preserving the richness of biological diversity on this planet. Large mammals such as elephants or lions are important species, not only for the cultural value that can be attached to them, but also as large regulators in the natural ...
... Wildlife management and conservation efforts are rightly aimed at preserving the richness of biological diversity on this planet. Large mammals such as elephants or lions are important species, not only for the cultural value that can be attached to them, but also as large regulators in the natural ...
Stable isotope ecology of the endangered Grevy`s zebra
... preferences of extant species can be observed directly in the wild, limitations often render the results of such studies incomplete (Cerling et al. 2009). Stable isotope analysis not only provides an alternative to observation in these difficult cases, but can also provide dietary information with a ...
... preferences of extant species can be observed directly in the wild, limitations often render the results of such studies incomplete (Cerling et al. 2009). Stable isotope analysis not only provides an alternative to observation in these difficult cases, but can also provide dietary information with a ...
Journal of Anthropological Research - Anthropology
... individuals in the target plant or animal population that best suit their needs and try out new ways to manipulate the behavior and life history of those individuals in ways that enhance the benefits humans are able to reap from these managed plant and animal resources. There is, then, an important ...
... individuals in the target plant or animal population that best suit their needs and try out new ways to manipulate the behavior and life history of those individuals in ways that enhance the benefits humans are able to reap from these managed plant and animal resources. There is, then, an important ...
Effectiveness of Lethal, Directed Wolf-Depredation
... management, and the delisting of wolves in Minnesota, an in-dcpth evaluation of the effectiveness of directed, lethal depredation control is needed. We sought to determine if lethal, directed wolf-depredation control in Minnesota reduced depredations and if trapping different ages, sexes, and number ...
... management, and the delisting of wolves in Minnesota, an in-dcpth evaluation of the effectiveness of directed, lethal depredation control is needed. We sought to determine if lethal, directed wolf-depredation control in Minnesota reduced depredations and if trapping different ages, sexes, and number ...
Stable Isotope Ecology of the endangered Grevy`s zebra (Equus
... preferences of extant species can be observed directly in the wild, limitations often render the results of such studies incomplete (Cerling et al. 2009). Stable isotope analysis not only provides an alternative to observation in these difficult cases, but can also provide dietary information with a ...
... preferences of extant species can be observed directly in the wild, limitations often render the results of such studies incomplete (Cerling et al. 2009). Stable isotope analysis not only provides an alternative to observation in these difficult cases, but can also provide dietary information with a ...
Purcell, B (2010). Dingo. CSIRO PUBLISHING, Melbourne. View
... killed in 2001. Dingo control programs to protect livestock enterprises, and people, are now being coordinated at federal, state and local levels of government because: a) dingoes may freely travel between states; and b) control programs have never completely fulfilled their duty to actually control ...
... killed in 2001. Dingo control programs to protect livestock enterprises, and people, are now being coordinated at federal, state and local levels of government because: a) dingoes may freely travel between states; and b) control programs have never completely fulfilled their duty to actually control ...
LIFE HISTORY VARIATION AND DIET OF THE ENDANGERED
... in two focal populations exhibiting high and low genetic diversity (HO = 0.58 and 0.08). Daily increment deposition in sagittal otoliths of tidewater goby was validated and a predominantly annual life cycle was observed in both populations (annual survivorship, , < 3%). Back-calculation of birthdate ...
... in two focal populations exhibiting high and low genetic diversity (HO = 0.58 and 0.08). Daily increment deposition in sagittal otoliths of tidewater goby was validated and a predominantly annual life cycle was observed in both populations (annual survivorship, , < 3%). Back-calculation of birthdate ...
Conservation of the Babirusa
... was not possible to differentiate between the females entering the study sites. It was therefore not possible to say with confidence the extent to which they remained in the same locality, or had a wide range that overlapped with those of other females. However, because the males could be identified ...
... was not possible to differentiate between the females entering the study sites. It was therefore not possible to say with confidence the extent to which they remained in the same locality, or had a wide range that overlapped with those of other females. However, because the males could be identified ...
Glenelg Hopkins InvasIve anImal strateGy
... • All animal species that are Australian natives • Animals that are listed under section 10(1) of the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 or declared to be threatened wildlife or notable wildlife under the Wildlife Act 1975 - these cannot be declared under the Conservation and Land Protection (Ca ...
... • All animal species that are Australian natives • Animals that are listed under section 10(1) of the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 or declared to be threatened wildlife or notable wildlife under the Wildlife Act 1975 - these cannot be declared under the Conservation and Land Protection (Ca ...
Relative availability of natural prey versus livestock predicts landscape Acinonyx jubatus in Botswana
... the spatial distribution and abundance of large carnivore species and determine the suitability of areas for their conservation. For wide-ranging large carnivores such as cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus), additional conservation areas beyond protected area boundaries are crucial to effectively conserve t ...
... the spatial distribution and abundance of large carnivore species and determine the suitability of areas for their conservation. For wide-ranging large carnivores such as cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus), additional conservation areas beyond protected area boundaries are crucial to effectively conserve t ...
The ethical hunter : how to consume animal life
... attempting to kill the animal. Animal predators kill without moral agency, such killing is part of the circle of life, completely natural. If done well, the hunter may inflict a less stressful, less painful death than slow starvation or being eaten by a predator, but that does not always happen beca ...
... attempting to kill the animal. Animal predators kill without moral agency, such killing is part of the circle of life, completely natural. If done well, the hunter may inflict a less stressful, less painful death than slow starvation or being eaten by a predator, but that does not always happen beca ...
The Feeding Mechanism of Yoldia (= Aequiyoldia) eightsi (Courthouy)
... eightsi,whethertheyare buried in mud, feedingat the mud surfaceor held in clean seawater. These plumes are far smaller and produced much more frequently, though in an irregularfashion. There is often an expulsion every 12-15 s coincidingwith ventilatorypulses (see below), but sometimesas many as 160 ...
... eightsi,whethertheyare buried in mud, feedingat the mud surfaceor held in clean seawater. These plumes are far smaller and produced much more frequently, though in an irregularfashion. There is often an expulsion every 12-15 s coincidingwith ventilatorypulses (see below), but sometimesas many as 160 ...
Genetic structure of the Daphnia longispina complex in European
... almost all over the world. Their body size is species-dependent (mm ranges), large enough to be handled individually but small enough for large-scale experiments. Daphnia are easy to culture, can be easily kept in the laboratory as clonal lineages, have a short generation time; therefore large popul ...
... almost all over the world. Their body size is species-dependent (mm ranges), large enough to be handled individually but small enough for large-scale experiments. Daphnia are easy to culture, can be easily kept in the laboratory as clonal lineages, have a short generation time; therefore large popul ...
UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY Direct, indirect and predator
... herbivores such as elk; Cervus elaphus) and vegetation species eaten by herbivores. In addition, humans simultaneously directly influence several species in food webs, triggering numerous indirect effects. For example, humans have direct effects on forage (e.g., through agriculture) that could indir ...
... herbivores such as elk; Cervus elaphus) and vegetation species eaten by herbivores. In addition, humans simultaneously directly influence several species in food webs, triggering numerous indirect effects. For example, humans have direct effects on forage (e.g., through agriculture) that could indir ...
Funnel trapping for terrestrial fauna
... This SOP applies to all fauna activities involving the use of funnel traps used to capture and collect terrestrial vertebrates undertaken across the State by the Department of Parks and Wildlife. It may also be used to guide fauna survey and monitoring activities undertaken by NRM groups, consultant ...
... This SOP applies to all fauna activities involving the use of funnel traps used to capture and collect terrestrial vertebrates undertaken across the State by the Department of Parks and Wildlife. It may also be used to guide fauna survey and monitoring activities undertaken by NRM groups, consultant ...
Pest animal management outcomes and actions
... Carp reduce water quality, feral pigs introduce weed seeds and rabbits initiate and accelerate land degradation. The decline of native predators such as quolls and monitors has been attributed to poisoning from cane toads. The genetic purity of dingoes is being lost as they breed with wild dogs. Pes ...
... Carp reduce water quality, feral pigs introduce weed seeds and rabbits initiate and accelerate land degradation. The decline of native predators such as quolls and monitors has been attributed to poisoning from cane toads. The genetic purity of dingoes is being lost as they breed with wild dogs. Pes ...
Environmental Assessment Tool for Private Aquaculture in the
... interconnected water bodies, organisms may move freely from one body of water to another, making aquaculture management a possible contentious issue between jurisdictions. To best address the multitude of issues that need to be considered when determining the suitability and environmental effects of ...
... interconnected water bodies, organisms may move freely from one body of water to another, making aquaculture management a possible contentious issue between jurisdictions. To best address the multitude of issues that need to be considered when determining the suitability and environmental effects of ...
Connections between species diversity and genetic diversity
... theories may be relevant to explaining correlated patterns of species and genetic diversity, it is useful here to highlight the subtle distinction between models of species coexistence, and models of diversity patterns in space or time. Studies of coexistence generally aim to discover processes that ...
... theories may be relevant to explaining correlated patterns of species and genetic diversity, it is useful here to highlight the subtle distinction between models of species coexistence, and models of diversity patterns in space or time. Studies of coexistence generally aim to discover processes that ...
9 Pathways to Animal Domestication
... (5) Flexibility (Figure 9.2), (Hale 1969, Price 1984, 2002). Many of these behaviors make it possible for humans to insert themselves in the animal community – either co-opting leadership of group structure, determining breeding partners and reproductive timing, or assuming a parenting role over you ...
... (5) Flexibility (Figure 9.2), (Hale 1969, Price 1984, 2002). Many of these behaviors make it possible for humans to insert themselves in the animal community – either co-opting leadership of group structure, determining breeding partners and reproductive timing, or assuming a parenting role over you ...
2. Pest Animal Management in the Glenelg Hopkins Region
... are the key strategies for pest animal management that are outlined in the plan and reflected in the development of regional goals. The plan also highlights the need for integration of pest animal management with sustainable agriculture and other natural resource management activities, and the impor ...
... are the key strategies for pest animal management that are outlined in the plan and reflected in the development of regional goals. The plan also highlights the need for integration of pest animal management with sustainable agriculture and other natural resource management activities, and the impor ...