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Control of endemic bovine Tb in New Zealand possum populations: results from a simple model.

Published online: 13 Feb 1993

Authors: Barlow, N. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Modified versions of the classic disease/host differential equation models were applied to rates of harvesting, sterilization and vaccination required...

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Management of bovine tuberculosis in brushtail possums in New Zealand: predictions from a spatially explicit, individual-based model.

Published online: 04 Aug 2010

Authors: Ramsey, D. S. L. & Efford, M. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bovine tuberculosis Mycobacterium bovis (Tb) in brushtail possums Trichosurus vulpecula in New Zealand continues to pose a threat to the livestock ind...

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Some possible effects of dung beetle activity on the infestation of pastures by intestinal worm larvae of cattle.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Durie, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The influence of dung beetles on the viability and availability on pasture of infective larvae of gastro-intestinal nematodes of cattle is discussed. ...

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Sheep blowfly population control: development of a simulation model and analysis of management strategies.

Published online: 11 Aug 1995

Authors: Wall, R. & French, N. P. & Morgan, K. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A simulation model of the dynamics of populations of Lucilia sericata was developed, based on a detailed knowledge of the effects of temperature on th...

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Spatial association of Mycobacterium bovis infection in cattle and badgers Meles meles.

Published online: 02 Nov 2005

Authors: Woodroffe, R. & Donnelly, C. A. & Johnston, W. T. & Bourne, F. J. & Cheeseman, C. L. & Clifton-Hadley, R. S. & Cox, D. R. & Gettinby, G. & Hewinson, R. G. & Fevre, A. M. le & McInerney, J. P. & Morrison, W. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Control of zoonotic disease is difficult to achieve when populations of multiple hosts, particularly wildlife, become persistently infected. Bovine tu...

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Added soil nitrogen does not allow Rumex obtusifolius to escape the effects of insect-fungus interactions.

Published online: 18 Jun 1997

Authors: Hatcher, P. E. & Paul, N. D. & Ayres, P. G. & Whittaker, J. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The rust fungus Uromyces rumicis and the chrysomelid beetle Gastrophysa viridula have been considered as biocontrol agents against Rumex obtusifolius....

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Estimating disease transmission in wildlife, with emphasis on leptospirosis and bovine tuberculosis in possums, and effects of fertility control.

Published online: 10 Jul 2002

Authors: Caley, P. & Ramsey, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

We present methods for estimating disease transmission coefficients in wildlife using Leptospira interrogans infection (a bacterial disease transmitte...

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Weather-driven dynamics of an intermediate host: mechanistic and statistical population modelling of Oncomelania hupensis.

Published online: 29 Aug 2007

Authors: Remais, J. & Hubbard, A. & Wu ZiSong & Spear, R. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Population models of intermediate host species' abundance are vital tools for assessing the impacts of control activities and changing environmental c...

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Particle selection by snail hosts of human schistosomes in relation to their survival strategies and possible control by 'environmental antibodies'.

Published online: 17 Oct 2001

Authors: Thomas, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Experiments were undertaken with Biomphalaria glabrata to elucidate the mechanisms used for selecting, regulating and utilizing sand particles and eva...

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The effect of rabbit population control programmes on the impact of rabbit haemorrhagic disease in south-eastern Australia.

Published online: 29 Sep 2010

Authors: Mutze, G. & Kovaliski, J. & Butler, K. & Capucci, L. & McPhee, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effect of rabbit population density on transmission of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) is a critical aspect of disease ecology for rabbit...

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