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A management case study of a Grey-headed Flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus camp on residential land

Matthew Mo, Lorraine Oliver, Kylie Coutts-McClelland, Nathaly Jones, Joshua Gregory
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2022) 42 (3): 752–769.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2022.006
Published: 02 March 2022
...Matthew Mo; Lorraine Oliver; Kylie Coutts-McClelland; Nathaly Jones; Joshua Gregory ABSTRACT The management of a Grey-headed Flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus camp in Berry, New South Wales, is a case study of the challenges faced by local councils and state environment agencies trying to address...
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Congregations of a threatened species: mitigating impacts from Grey-headed Flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus camps on the Batemans Bay community

Matthew Mo, Mike Roache, Deb Lenson, Heidi Thomson, Mitchell Jarvis ...
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2020) 41 (1): 124–138.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2020.021
Published: 01 October 2020
...Matthew Mo; Mike Roache; Deb Lenson; Heidi Thomson; Mitchell Jarvis; Natalie Foster; Angie Radford; Lorraine Oliver; Damon L. Oliver; Joss Bentley ABSTRACT Flying-fox camps in urban areas are a contentious wildlife management issue. Since 2012, Grey-headed Flying-foxes Pteropus poliocephalus have...
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Predation on cicadas by an Australian Flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus based on DNA evidence

Helen M Smith, Linda E Neaves, Anja Divljan
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2020) 40 (4): 515–528.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2018.029
Published: 01 June 2020
... collected and photographed oral ejecta pellets under trees with high flying-fox activity, some containing evidence of multiple masticated insects. Further genetic analysis proved that these pellets came from Grey-headed Flying-foxes Pteropus poliocephalus . We propose that flying-foxes use an array...
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Vocal communication in the Grey-headed Flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae)

Linda Christesen, John Nelson
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2014) 31 (3): 447–457.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2000.005
Published: 17 March 2014
...Linda Christesen; John Nelson The vocalisations emitted by adult and juvenile Grey-headed Flying-foxes Pteropus poliocephalus (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) within daytime camps and night nurseries were studied using audio and video data. The calls were differentiated via discriminant analysis...
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A new flying-fox of the genus Pteropus ( Chiroptera: Pteropodidae ) from Torres Strait, Australia

G. C. Richards, L. S. Hall
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2014) 32 (1): 69–75.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2002.007
Published: 17 March 2014
...G. C. Richards; L. S. Hall A new species of flying-fox (genus Pteropus) is described as P. banakrisi . This species is similar in appearance to P. alecto which is seasonally sympatric in the type locality, but P. banakrisi is much smaller and differs in dental characteristics. P banakrisi is also...
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On the intrinsic capacity for increase of Australian flying-foxes ( Pteropus spp., Megachiroptera )

A. P. McIlwee, L. Martin
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2014) 32 (1): 76–100.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2002.008
Published: 17 March 2014
... hand, species with high natural survival rates tend to experience long life expectancies, delayed sexual maturity, long gestation lengths, slow developmental rates and small litter sizes (Saether et al. 1996). As we shall demonstrate, Australian flying-foxes of the genus Pteropus fall...
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Posture and pauses during parturition in flying-foxes (Genus Pteropus , suborder Megachiroptera)

Len Martin
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2014) 30 (4): 437–442.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.1998.010
Published: 17 March 2014
...Len Martin Observations of births in wild and captive Pteropus confirm that the usual birthing posture of the mother is hanging from the hind-legs, and not, as was asserted in a recent report, hanging by the thumbs. Observations of births in wild and captive Pteropus show that after emergence...
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Posture and anatomical adaptations in neonatal flying-foxes (Genus Pteropus , suborder Megachiroptera): cautionary tales for carers

Len Martin
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2014) 30 (4): 443–448.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.1998.011
Published: 17 March 2014
... adaptations in neonatal flying-foxes (Genus Pteropus, suborder Megachiroptera): cautionary tales for carers Len Martin' 'Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Queensland 4072 ABSTRACT Observations on the roosting posture of adult and mother-raised-young flying-10x8s demonstrate...
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The maternal behaviour and development of a Little Red Flying-fox Pteropus scapulatus in captivity

Eva Gonzales, Robert Close
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2014) 31 (1): 175–180.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.1999.017
Published: 17 March 2014
...Eva Gonzales; Robert Close The Little Red Flying-fox Pteropus scapulatus is the most widely distributed flying-fox in Australia yet is the least studied. An injured female was taken in captivity and gave birth to a male. Careful notes were taken of the development of the young and its relationship...
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The conservation status of the Spectacled Flying Fox Pteropus conspicillatus in Australia

Stephen Garnett, Olivia Whybird, Hugh Spencer
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2014) 31 (1): 38–54.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.1999.006
Published: 17 March 2014
... selection and resource use by flying foxes (genus Pteropus). Ecology 79: 1949-967. Diet selection and resource use by flying foxes (genus Pteropus Ecology 79 1949 967 Bull, C. H., 1993. Colony structure, population estimates and roast fidelity of selected colonies of Spectacled Flying Foxes...
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The distribution, abundance and vulnerability to population reduction of a nomadic nectarivore, the Grey-headed Flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus in New South Wales, during a period of resource concentration

Peggy Eby, Greg Richards, Linda Collins, Kerryn Parry-Jones
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2014) 31 (1): 240–253.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.1999.024
Published: 17 March 2014
...Peggy Eby; Greg Richards; Linda Collins; Kerryn Parry-Jones The Grey-headed Flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus has an expansive range. However, the species actually occupies a relatively restricted and continuously changing habitat area, which is primarily defined by irregular patterns of nectar...
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Deaths and injuries to Grey-headed Flying-foxes, Pteropus poliocephalus shot at an orchard near Sydney, New South Wales

Anja Divljan, Kerryn Parry-Jones, Peggy Eby
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2011) 35 (3): 698–710.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2011.022
Published: 20 October 2011
.... Flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus shooting orchard humane killing animal welfare AWAC. 2008. Animal Welfare Advisory Committee's Recommendations. Advice to the Minister for Primary Industries and Fisheries, The Honourable Tim Mulherin Animal Welfare Advisory Committee (Qld) Queensland...
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Histomorphometric changes in the wing bones of the fruit bat, Pteropus poliocephalus , (Megachiroptera: Pteropidae) in relation to increased bone strain and the failure of a good (?) hypothesis

M. Bennett, M. Forwood
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2011) 35 (2): 341–348.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2010.022
Published: 14 October 2011
...M. Bennett; M. Forwood Fluorochrome labelling of bone formation was used to examine the effect of exercise (flight) on the wing skeleton of fruit bats, Pteropus poliocephalus , over a 194 day period. The bats in this study had been born and raised in captivity and it was hypothesised that the large...
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Displacement of Black Flying-foxes Pteropus alecto from Batchelor, Northern Territory

Peter Phillips, Philip Hauser, Mike Letnic
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2011) 34 (2): 119–124.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2007.009
Published: 10 October 2011
...Peter Phillips; Philip Hauser; Mike Letnic This paper reports upon an operation to displace camps of Black Flying-foxes Pteropus alecto using non-lethal methods from the town of Batchelor. The flying-foxes showed a preference for camping in African Mahogany trees Khala senegalensis . Flying-foxes...
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Roost fidelity in spectacled flying-foxes Pteropus conspicillatus : implications for conservation and management

By Jennifer G Parsons, Simon KA Robson, Louise A Shilton
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2011
10.7882/FS.2011.009
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-4-3
... Roost trees at three Pteropus conspicillatus camps in the Australian Wet Tropics were monitored for the presence and absence of individuals over a four month period. The number of individual P. conspicillatus in roost trees varied on a variety of time scales, with seasonal changes...
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Are hand-raised flying-foxes ( Pteropus conspicillatus ) better learners than wild-raised ones in an operant conditioning situation?

By Brigitta Flick, Hugh Spencer, Rick van der Zwan
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2011
10.7882/FS.2011.011
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-4-3
... This study was undertaken to gain some knowledge of Flying-fox (Megachiroptera: Pteropodidae) learning ability, using 10 Spectacled Flying-foxes Pteropus conspicillatus in a free-operant conditioning paradigm. The subjects were trained to pull levers for a juice reward in the controlled...
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Practical solutions for capturing and processing Grey-headed Flying-foxes, Pteropus poliocephalus , based on a camp study at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney

By Anja Divljan, Kerryn Parry-Jones, Mandi Griffith, Joanne Whitney, Neisha Burton ...
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2011
10.7882/FS.2011.019
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-4-3
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“Diverse weights and diverse measures”: factors affecting the post-natal growth of the Grey-headed Flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus and implications for ageing juvenile flying-foxes

By Kerryn Parry-Jones
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2011
10.7882/FS.2011.020
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-4-3
... Determining the population dynamics of the vulnerable Grey-headed Flying-fox, Pteropus poliocephalus requires accurate methods of estimating the age of wild animals. Traditionally, wild juvenile P. poliocephalus have been aged by comparing their forearm measurements to those of known-aged...
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Pteropus , pestilence and politics - managing flying-foxes in an inane environment

By Tim Holmes, Craig Walker
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2011
10.7882/FS.2011.036
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-4-3
... and individuals that is being co-ordinated by Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. The project aims to undertake actions to benefit the conservation of the four species of flying-fox found on mainland Australia: Grey-headed Flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus , Spectacled Flying-fox P. conspicillatus , Black...
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Is the fruit you eat flying-fox friendly? The effects of orchard electrocution grids on Australian flying-foxes ( Pteropus spp., Megachiroptera)

By L. Martin
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2011
10.7882/FS.2011.039
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-4-3
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