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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
..., Chesser, R.K. and Smith, M.H., University of Chicago. Ratcliffe, F., 1931. The flying fox (Pteropus) in Australia. CSIR Bulletin 53: 1-81. The flying fox (Pteropus) in Australia CSIR Bulletin 53 1 81 Ratcliffe, F., 1932. Notes on the fruit bats (Pteropus spp) of Australia. Journal...
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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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A proposal for using GPS-logger equipped flying-foxes as monitors of change in tropical rainforest resource distribution

By Hugh J. Spencer, Tim Miller
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2011
10.7882/FS.2011.022
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-4-3
... and with steadily reducing funding for field environmental research, it is unlikely that such monitoring will take place, thus opportunities for some corrective actions will most certainly be lost. We propose to utilise flying foxes, Pteropus spp. , which are large and highly mobile herbivorous megabats...
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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
.... and Brocklehurst, P.J. 1999. Dry season camps of flying-foxes (Pteropus spp.) in the Kakadu World Heritage Area, north Australia. Journal of Zoology London 247: 155-163. Dry season camps of flying-foxes (Pteropus spp.) in the Kakadu World Heritage Area, north Australia Journal of Zoology London 247 155 163...
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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
...-57. Ratcliffe, F. N., 1931. The flying-fox (Pleropur) in Australia. C.S.I.R. Bull. No. 53. Ratcliffe. F. N., 1932. Nates on the Fruit Bats (Pteropus spp.) of Australia. J. Anim. Ecol 1: 32-57. Wilson. P.. 1 9 8 8 . The lohn K e e ~ refresher course for veterinarians. 'I'he Australian M'~ldl~te. Purr...
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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
...: Pteropodidae) Australian Mammalogy 10 115 118 McIlwee, A. P. and Martin, L. 2002. On the intrinsic capacity for increase of Australian flying-foxes (Pteropus spp. Megachiroptera). Australian Zoologist 32: 76-100. On the intrinsic capacity for increase of Australian flying-foxes (Pteropus spp...
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Flying-foxes and tourists: a conservation dilemma in the Northern Territory

Michael Vardon, Boyd Simpson, David Sherwell, Christopher Tidemann
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2014) 30 (3): 310–315.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.1997.006
Published: 17 March 2014
.... Aust. Zool. 20:313-26, A report on a collection of mammals from south-west Papua, 1972-1973 Aust. Zool. 20 313 26 Webb. N. J. and Tidemann, C. R., 1996. Mobility of Australian flying-foxes, Pteropus spp. (Megachiroptera): evidence from genetic variation. Proc. Roy. Soc. Lond. Series B. 263...
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Health and conservation implications of Australian bat Lyssavirus

Christopher Tidemann, Michael Vardon, John Nelson, Richard Speare, Laurence Gleeson
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2014) 30 (3): 369–376.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.1997.015
Published: 17 March 2014
... (Megachiroptera: Pteropodidae) Aust. Mammal. 18 19 26 Webb, N. J. and Tidemann, C. R., 1996. Mobility of Australian flyingfoxes, Pteropus spp, (Megachiroptera): evidence from genetic variation. Proc. Roy. Soc. Lond, Series B 263: 497-502. Mobility of Australian flyingfoxes, Pteropus spp...
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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
... For. Ecol. Manage. 85 311 33 Queensland Regional Forest Assessment Steering Committee, 1997. Forest ecosystem mapping and analysis. Queensland Department of Environment: Brisbane. Ratcliffe, F. N., 1932. Notes on the fruit bats (Pteropus spp.) of Australia. J. Anim. Ecol. 1: 32-57. Notes...
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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
... CSIR Bull. 53 1 133 Ratcliffe, F. N., 1932. Notes on the fruit bats (Pteropus spp.) of Australia. J. Anim. Ecol. 1: 33-57 Notes on the fruit bats (Pteropus spp.) of Australia J. Anim. Ecol. 1 33 57 Ratcliffe, F. N., 1938. Flying For and Drifting Sand. Angus and Robertson: Sydney...
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An investment toward non-lethal crop protection measures for a threatened species in New South Wales: the Flying-fox Netting Subsidy Program

Matthew Mo, Joshua Gregory, Vanessa Wilson, Katie Robinson, Kevin Dodds ...
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2022) 42 (4): 919–936.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2022.020
Published: 20 May 2022
... Research 31: 1-11. httpsdoi.org/10.1071/ WR01117 Martin, L. 2011. Is the fruit you eat flying-fox friendly? The effects of orchard electrocution grids on Australian flying-foxes (Pteropus spp., Megachiroptera). Pp. 380-390 in The Biology and Conservation of Australasian Bats, edited by B. Law, P. Eby, D...
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Field observation of an Oenpelli Rock Python predating on a Rufous Owl

Sacha Jellinek, Paula Peeters, Alice Henderson, Raymond J. Carpenter
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2024) 44 (1): 128–130.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2024.029
Published: 23 August 2024
... consuming an extremely large bird. Observed Feeding Behaviour While little is known about the dietary range of the Oenpelli rock python, it has been hypothesised that it is a bird-eating specialist, whose diet includes roosting native pigeons, but which also eats flying foxes (Pteropus spp.) (Kend et al...
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Managing the Grey-headed Flying-fox as a threatened species in New South Wales two decades on: contentious issues for horticulturalists and communities

Matthew Mo, Kylie Coutts-McClelland, Vanessa Wilson, Ron Haering, Lorraine Oliver ...
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2022) 42 (4): 871–896.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2022.014
Published: 10 May 2022
... flying-fox friendly? The effects of orchard electrocution grids on Australian flying-foxes (Pteropus spp., Megachiroptera). Pp. 380-390 in The Biology and Conservation of Australasian Bats, edited by B. Law, P. Eby, D. Lunney and L. Lumsden. Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, Mosman, NSW...
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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
.... httpsdoi.org/10.1071/ZO99022 in New South Wales, edited by P. Eby and D. Lunney. Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, Mosman, NSW. https Webb, N. and Tidemann, C. 1996. Mobility of Australian doi.org/10.7882/FS.2002.053 flying-foxes, Pteropus spp. (Megachiroptera): evidence from genetic variation...
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The diet of Flying-foxes in the Sydney and Gosford areas of New South Wales, based on sighting reports 1986-1990

K. A. Parry-Jones, M. L. Augee
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2014) 27 (3-4): 49–54.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.1991.006
Published: 17 March 2014
...K. A. Parry-Jones; M. L. Augee AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS, 1990. Estimated resident population of statistical local areas New South Wales, at 30th June, 1988 Final and 1989 Preliminary. Commonwealth of Australia: Sydney. PARRY-JONES, K., 1987. Pteropus poliocephalus...
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Managing non-releasable animals following rehabilitation: the current management framework in New South Wales, recent trends and a stakeholder consultative review

Matthew Mo, Robert Oliver
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2020) 41 (1): 58–73.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2020.013
Published: 01 October 2020
... that deal specifically with Koalas Phascolarctos cinereus (OEH 2018a), wombats (OEH 2018b), macropods (OEH 2018c), flying-foxes Pteropus spp. (OEH 2012) and birds of prey (OEH 2016a), which provide specialised standards and guidelines for these species. Compliance with these codes of practice is a condition...
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The Promises of Pests: Wildlife in Agricultural Landscapes

Emily O'Gorman, Thom van Dooren
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2017) 39 (1): 81–84.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2016.023
Published: 01 December 2017
... by the harm they are seen to cause: from dingoes Canis lupus on sheep stations and various ducks in rice fields, to flying-foxes (Pteropus spp.) in orchards, emus Dromaius novaehollandiae in the wheat belts and plagues of Australian locusts Chortoicetes terminifera in cereal crops. In a sense, all wild...
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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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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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Reflections on National Parks and Fauna Conservation in NSW

Brian Gilligan
Journal: Australian Zoologist
Australian Zoologist (2011) 35 (1): 1–8.
https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2009.001
Published: 04 October 2011
... and responses to wildlife management issues. Flying-foxes, also known as fruit bats, Pteropus spp pose another complex example. Take two or three threatened species, nationally endangered because of the loss of rainforest habitats, add some strategically located plantings National Parks reflections 4...
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