Predator faecal odours as repellents to manage feral goats and kangaroos

• Main Author: Tarnya Cox
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: The University of Queensland, School of Animal Studies 2010
• Subjects: diet; evolution; eutherian; faeces; goat; kangaroo; metatherian; odour; predator; repellent; 07 Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences; Giganteus; Canis lupus
• Online Access: https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:220703/s33527617_PhD_abstract.pdf; https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:220703/s33527617_PhD_totalthesis.pdf; https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:220703

Predator odours have been evaluated as repellents for vertebrate pests including faeces, urine, anal scent gland contents and hair, with research over the last 30 years showing that predator odours can vary in their success. What the body of research highlights, however, is that very little is actua...