https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:35505 Tue 25 Jul 2023 09:29:43 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:48531 Tue 21 Mar 2023 13:52:41 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:38708 Tue 18 Jan 2022 10:36:51 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:39933 Thu 14 Jul 2022 10:23:12 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:40296 Thu 07 Jul 2022 15:25:37 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7025 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:37:55 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:18148 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:04:41 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:20082 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:00:08 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:20283 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:59:54 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:263 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:42:56 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:23886 Litoria aurea) using radio tracking methods during winter when detection is low and knowledge is limited. We followed 26 individuals between May and July, 2011 to determine whether they selected specific overwintering microhabitats and related this to levels of individual exposure to predators, distance from the edge of the water and temperature of microhabitats. We found that overwintering bell frogs inhabited reeds and rock gabions more frequently than expected and that females used a reduced subset of microhabitats compared to males. Additionally, microhabitats used were more likely to conceal an individual from view, and the majority of overwintering sites were located within 5m of the edge of the water which may be important for reducing the risk of predation and desiccation. Rock gabions had significantly warmer (1.2°C-1.8°C) mean temperatures than the other microhabitats used. The information presented here can be used in habitat creation and reintroduction programmes to provide habitat which is suitable during both the breeding and non-breeding season for the conservation of other populations.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:13:40 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:49576 Mon 22 May 2023 10:43:57 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:38518 Mon 04 Sep 2023 12:00:46 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:12613 Fri 30 Aug 2024 10:45:35 AEST ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:40487 Sciurus vulgaris) range within the United Kingdom (UK) has retracted significantly due to the spread of an Invasive Alien Species, the North American Eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis). Where grey squirrels are sympatric, red squirrel populations decline through inter-specific competition and squirrelpox virus (SQPV) infection. Grey squirrel eradication from the island of Anglesey facilitated the complete restoration of native red squirrels. Although native species recovery delivered significant ecological and economic benefits, the eradication extended only to a narrow sea-channel boundary, across which grey squirrel dispersal continues to occur. Hence, the long-term sustainability of Anglesey's red squirrel population is vulnerable to grey squirrel re-establishment without continuous intervention. Recent research has demonstrated that as pine marten (Martes martes) landscape use intensity increases, so too does red squirrel occupancy, likely linked to parallel declines in grey squirrel occupancy. Restoration of this mustelid predator is a potential tool to deliver sustainable grey squirrel control by restoring a missing trophic component, depressing grey squirrel incursion rates onto Anglesey, reducing red squirrel exposure to SQPV. Recent UK pine marten translocations have sourced animals under licence from wild Scottish populations. We explore the alternative use of captive-bred founders, simultaneously introducing new genetic variability against a limited diversity within extant populations. A current conservation translocation is paired with an ongoing assessment of founder behaviour and ‘personality’ measured before release. We then highlight the multi-disciplinary approach to delivering applied red squirrel conservation programmes in the face of invasive species.]]> Fri 17 Nov 2023 11:50:39 AEDT ]]> https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:39663 130) times will be needed to confer host benefits and will be dependent on the stability of this association being maintained in nature.]]> Fri 17 Jun 2022 14:43:03 AEST ]]>