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21 January 2019 Variable reptile responses to introduced predator control in southern Australia
Yang Hu, Graeme Gillespie, Tim S. Jessop
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Abstract

Context. Australia harbours an immense diversity of reptiles, which are generally expected to have frequent and diverse trophic interactions with introduced mammalian carnivores. Nevertheless, the potential for predatory or competitive interactions is likely to be contingent on multiple processes, including the importance of reptiles in the diet of introduced predators, alongside overlaps in their body sizes and ecological niches that would influence the strength of their interactions. In Australia’s temperate and relatively productive mesic environments there is little understanding of how introduced mammalian predators affect reptile assemblages.

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Yang Hu, Graeme Gillespie, and Tim S. Jessop "Variable reptile responses to introduced predator control in southern Australia," Wildlife Research 46(1), 64-75, (21 January 2019). https://doi.org/10.1071/WR18047
Received: 13 March 2018; Accepted: 24 October 2018; Published: 21 January 2019
KEYWORDS
exotic pest
herpetofauna
skinks
varanid lizards
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