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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

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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The increasing need for netting fruit orchards against bat and bird damage and the increasing problems in affording netting

By John Gough

Book: Managing the Grey-headed Flying-fox: As a Threatened Species in NSW

Series: Other RZS NSW Publications

Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales

Published: 01 January 2002

10.7882/FS.2002.035

EISBN: 978-0-9586085-4-1

... eligibility for the loans are too limiting and should be altered. In addition, fruit growers find it difficult to get accurate, up to date information on netting. A netting hotline should be established to provide growers with information on net design, how to reduce the cost of netting their crops...

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The conservation of forest bats in Australia: do we really know the problems and solutions?

By G. C. Richards

Book: Conservation of Australia’s Forest Fauna

Series: Other RZS NSW Publications

Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales

Published: 01 January 1991

10.7882/RZSNSW.1991.007

EISBN: 0-9599951-5-3

... Australia has at least 70 bat species and these constitute one-quarter of Australia’s mammals. In the tropics this ratio increases to one-third, and in southeastern coastal forests it is up to 40%. Some rainforest tree species appear to be dependent upon flying foxes to disperse their fruits...

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Priorities for Bat Conservation: Analysis of the responses to a Questionnaire in July 1989 by the participants of the Eighth International Bat Research Conference

Daniel Lunney

Australian Zoologist (2014) 25 (3): 71–78.

https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.1989.005

Published: 17 March 2014

.... Priorities in ecological studies were considered to be habit selection and roost selection, followed by studies of movements and diets. Respondents agreed that there was a value of bat research to broader conservation issues: rainforest plant species benefit from seed dispersal by fruit bats; surveys of bats...

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The status and conservation of bats in the Northern Territory

By D.J. Milne, C.R. Pavey

Book: The Biology and Conservation of Australasian Bats

Series: Other RZS NSW Publications

Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales

Published: 01 January 2011

10.7882/FS.2011.024

EISBN: 978-0-9803272-4-3

... The Northern Territory has 36 species of bats including three fruit-bats. For each species we provide a distribution map as well as descriptions of their ecology that is relevant to their conservation and management. With one exception ( Hipposideros diadema inornatus ), all bat species have...

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A survey of the terrestrial vertebrates of coastal Byron Shire

David Milledge

Australian Zoologist (2014) 27 (3-4): 66–91.

https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.1991.010

Published: 17 March 2014

... resources for migratory and nomadic nectivorous and frugivorous bids and fruit-bats, and insectivorous bids. This function together with the 41 endangered and other significant vertebrate species present, and the area's biogeographical significance, make coastal Byron Shire of regional, state and national...

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Flying-foxes and tourists: a conservation dilemma in the Northern Territory

Michael Vardon, Boyd Simpson, David Sherwell, Christopher Tidemann

Australian Zoologist (2014) 30 (3): 310–315.

https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.1997.006

Published: 17 March 2014

... is presented. Flying-fox Pteropus Northern Territory bat conflict with wildlife Andersen, K., 1912. Catalogue of the Chorister in the collection of the British Museum. Johnson Reprints, London. Barring, J. and Kiregyera, B., 1982. Estimation of the fruit bat population in the Kampala...

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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

Australian Zoologist (2020) 40 (4): 515–528.

https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2018.029

Published: 01 June 2020

... (Old World fruit bats, flying-foxes) inhabit the Old World tropics and subtropics, ranging from Africa to East Asia and Australia, including many islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans (Mickleburgh et al. 1992). In these ecosystems, flying-foxes are vital pollen vectors and seed dispersers (e.g...

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Posture and pauses during parturition in flying-foxes (Genus Pteropus , suborder Megachiroptera)

Len Martin

Australian Zoologist (2014) 30 (4): 437–442.

https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.1998.010

Published: 17 March 2014

...., Allgaier, A. L., Seyjagat, J. and Caligiuri, R., 1994. Allomaternal care: helper-assisted birth in the Rodrigues fruit bat Pteropus rodricensis (Chiroptera: Ptempodidae). J. Zool. Lond. 232: 691-700. Allomaternal care: helper-assisted birth in the Rodrigues fruit bat Pteropus rodricensis (Chiroptera...

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Health and conservation implications of Australian bat Lyssavirus

Christopher Tidemann, Michael Vardon, John Nelson, Richard Speare, Laurence Gleeson

Australian Zoologist (2014) 30 (3): 369–376.

https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.1997.015

Published: 17 March 2014

... of bats found infected with Australian bat Lyssaoirus (solid circles) and other local i t ies ment ioned in text . 0(Y \rAs1 has been identified in African fruit bats (Eidolon heluum, Micropteropus pusillus, Epomorphorus wahlbergi) , dogs and cats. It is the only one of the group that is not known to have...

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Bat conservation in Australia

Leslie Hall

Australian Zoologist (2014) 26 (1): 1–6.

https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.1990.001

Published: 17 March 2014

... bats (Pteropus poliocephalus). J. Wildl. Dis. 19: 294-96. Lead poisoning in Grey-headed fruit bats (Pteropus poliocephalus) J. Wildl. Dis. 19 294 96 TIDEMANN, C. R. AND FLAVEL, S. C., 1987. Factors affecting choice of diurnal roost site by tree-hole bats (Microchiroptera) in south-eastern...

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Rainforest bat conservation: Onique problems in a unique environment

Greg Richards

Australian Zoologist (1990) 26 (2): 44–46.

https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.1990.106

Published: 01 June 1990

... as World Heritage, so there is no security for its habitat. The Mutualism Between Fruit Bats and Rainforest Until a few years ago our understanding of the role of fruit bats in Australian ecosystems was very limited, since the small amount of previous research had been restricted to investigating...

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The conservation status of the Spectacled Flying Fox Pteropus conspicillatus in Australia

Stephen Garnett, Olivia Whybird, Hugh Spencer

Australian Zoologist (2014) 31 (1): 38–54.

https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.1999.006

Published: 17 March 2014

... Queenrland. 1. Introduction and mammals. Qld J. Agricul. Anim. Sci. 31: 383-90. Mammals and birds of the lngham district, north Queenrland. 1. Introduction and mammals Qld J. Agricul. Anim. Sci. 31 383 90 Leu, A., 1993. Birds and bats in orchards: strategies to minimise damage to fruit crops...

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The maternal behaviour and development of a Little Red Flying-fox Pteropus scapulatus in captivity

Eva Gonzales, Robert Close

Australian Zoologist (2014) 31 (1): 175–180.

https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.1999.017

Published: 17 March 2014

... between the development of F? scapulatus and that of the Grey-headed Flying-fox F! poliocephalus. Maternal behaviour was similar to that described for Pierwus in the wild. INTRODUCTION The Little Red Flying-fox Pte~ofus scapulatus is one of four Australian species of fruit bats and is the most widely...

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On the intrinsic capacity for increase of Australian flying-foxes ( Pteropus spp., Megachiroptera )

A. P. McIlwee, L. Martin

Australian Zoologist (2014) 32 (1): 76–100.

https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2002.008

Published: 17 March 2014

... annum) was based on only 7% (of a total of 1500 orchards) shooting 10 bats per night for 30 days of the fruit-harvesting season. The actual kill could be much higher. Our results also support the findings of Tidemann et al. (1999) who state that as many as 100,000 bats are killed annually. Conclusions...

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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

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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A new flying-fox of the genus Pteropus ( Chiroptera: Pteropodidae ) from Torres Strait, Australia

G. C. Richards, L. S. Hall

Australian Zoologist (2014) 32 (1): 69–75.

https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2002.007

Published: 17 March 2014

... for comments on manuscripts. References Andersen, K., 1912. Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the collection of the British Museum, 2nd edition. Volume 1: Megachiroptera. British Museum Trustees: London. Hall, L.S. and Richards, G.C. (2000) Flying Foxes: Fruit and Blossom Bats of Australia. University of New...

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On the transmssion of bat diseases by the media - a view from the trenches

Len Martin

Australian Zoologist (2014) 32 (2): 298–315.

https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2003.014

Published: 17 March 2014

..., science would not progress. 2. The animals. Flying-foxes (genus Pteropus) are large blossom/fruit-feeding bats found only in southeast Asia, India, Australia, the Indian and west Pacific Oceans. They are long lived, gregarious, seasonal breeders with a complex social behaviour. They roost together...

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BATS of the Illawarra Region

N. H. Robinson

Australian Zoologist (2014) 22 (2): 1–4.

https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.1985.003

Published: 17 March 2014

.... Wednesday 26 February, 1986 Two speakers on Bats Dr Dedee Woodside, Curator of Mammals, Taronga Zoo talks about FRUIT BATS. She will discuss the biology of this largest member of the bat family, and, A speaker from 'Make Friends with a Bat' will talk on some aspects of the Gordon (New South Wales) bat...

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Response to Bat conservation in Australia

Harry F. Recher

Australian Zoologist (1990) 26 (2): 41.

https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.1990.104

Published: 01 June 1990

... to respond to complaints about the depredations of fruit-bats (flying foxes) on orchards with support of control programmes and their unwillingness to protect important bat colonies where this may interfere with mining (e.g., Mt Etna in Queens- land) reflects both an insensitivity to and ignorance of June...

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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

The increasing need for netting fruit orchards against bat and bird damage and the increasing problems in affording netting

The conservation of forest bats in Australia: do we really know the problems and solutions?

Priorities for Bat Conservation: Analysis of the responses to a Questionnaire in July 1989 by the participants of the Eighth International Bat Research Conference

The status and conservation of bats in the Northern Territory

A survey of the terrestrial vertebrates of coastal Byron Shire

Flying-foxes and tourists: a conservation dilemma in the Northern Territory

Predation on cicadas by an Australian Flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus based on DNA evidence

Posture and pauses during parturition in flying-foxes (Genus Pteropus , suborder Megachiroptera)

Health and conservation implications of Australian bat Lyssavirus

Bat conservation in Australia

Rainforest bat conservation: Onique problems in a unique environment

The conservation status of the Spectacled Flying Fox Pteropus conspicillatus in Australia

The maternal behaviour and development of a Little Red Flying-fox Pteropus scapulatus in captivity

On the intrinsic capacity for increase of Australian flying-foxes ( Pteropus spp., Megachiroptera )

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

A new flying-fox of the genus Pteropus ( Chiroptera: Pteropodidae ) from Torres Strait, Australia

On the transmssion of bat diseases by the media - a view from the trenches

BATS of the Illawarra Region

Response to Bat conservation in Australia

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