Diet, feeding behaviour and food intake of the upland goose (Chloephaga picta) and ruddy-headed goose (C. rubidiceps) in the Falkland Islands.
Published online: 01 Jan 1983
Authors: Summers, R. W. & Grieve, A.
The diet of upland and ruddy-headed geese was composed mainly of Poa annua and P. pratensis. Leaf lengths of P. annua/pratensis eaten on 'greens' did ...
Crop domestication creates a refuge from parasitism for a native moth.
Authors: Chen, Y. H. & Welter, S. C.
Insect herbivores are generally more abundant in agroecosystems than in natural ecosystems. One possible cause is that artificial selection of crop pl...
Hunting behaviour in domestic cats: an exploratory study of risk and responsibility among cat owners.
Authors: Crowley, S. L. & Cecchetti, M. & McDonald, R. A.
Content type: Miscellaneous
Detailed interviews on 48 cat owners in the United Kingdom were conducted to investigate how they feel about their pets' hunting behaviour, to find ou...
Individual responses of seabirds to commercial fisheries revealed using GPS tracking, stable isotopes and vessel monitoring systems.
Authors: Votier, S. C. & Bearhop, S. & Witt, M. J. & Inger, R. & Thompson, D. & Newton, J.
The large amount of discards produced by commercial fisheries can have major impacts on marine predator populations: this abundant food may increase p...
The effect of pasture availability on food intake, species selection and grazing behaviour of kangaroos.
Authors: Short, J.
Food intake, grazing behaviour and diet of red and western grey kangaroos were monitored as they progressively depleted an arid zone pasture from 1000...
Comparative foraging behaviour and associated energetics of impala and blesbok.
Authors: Klein, D. R. & Fairall, N.
Field studies were caried out at 3 locations in South Africa to compare the lifestyles of impala (Aepyceros melampus melampus) and blesbok (Damaliscus...
Impact of the rosette crown weevil Trichosirocalus briesei on the growth and reproduction of Onopordum thistles.
Published online: 11 Sep 2002
Authors: Briese, D. T. & Thomann, T. & Vitou, J.
Several European thistle species of the genus Onopordum have become naturalized in Australia and are considered serious pasture weeds, leading to a pr...
Habitat utilization in a stratified upland landscape by two lagomorphs with different feeding strategies.
Authors: Hulbert, I. A. R. & Iason, G. R. & Racey, P. A.
Mountain hares (Lepus timidus) are summer grazers that switch to browse in winter, while rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) eat mostly grasses throughout...
Non-lethal control of wildlife: using chemical repellents as feeding deterrents for the European badger Meles meles.
Authors: Baker, S. E. & Ellwood, S. A. & Watkins, R. & Macdonald, D. W.
Non-lethal methods of controlling wildlife foraging damage may offer conservation, ethical, legal and efficacy advantages over lethal control. Chemica...
Estimation of anopheline survival rate, vectorial capacity and mosquito infection probability from malaria vector infection rates in villages near Madang, Papua New Guinea.
Authors: Graves, P. M. & Burkot, T. R. & Saul, A. J. & Hayes, R. J. & Carter, R.
Indices of the intensity of malaria transmission (mosquito survival per feeding cycle, survival per extrinsic incubation period, vectorial capacity an...