Do Fecal Odors from Native and Non-native Predators Cause a Habitat Shift Among Macropods?

• Main Authors: Cox, Tarnya E, Zoology, Murray, Peter J, Bengsen, Andrew, Hall, Graham, School of Environmental and Rural Science, Xiuhua, Li
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wildlife Society 2015
• Subjects: Ecosystem Function; Animal Behaviour; Animal Cell and Molecular Biology; Giganteus; Queensland; Canis lupus
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/16936

Predator-odor-based repellents have benefits as humane, non-lethal management tools that may reduce the need for lethal control in some areas. Macropods (such as kangaroos and wallabies) are iconic Australian native marsupials; however, some are considered important rangeland pests, and their presen...