The reaction of wild-caught northern brown bandicoots (Isoodon macrourus) to predators
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Article Title | The reaction of wild-caught northern brown bandicoots (Isoodon macrourus) to predators |
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ERA Journal ID | 2836 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Edwards, Megan, Hoy, Julia, FitzGibbon, Sean and Murray, Peter |
Journal Title | Australian Mammalogy |
Journal Citation | 46 |
Article Number | AM23001 |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2024 |
Publisher | CSIRO Publishing |
Place of Publication | Australia |
ISSN | 0310-0049 |
1836-7402 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1071/AM23001 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.publish.csiro.au/AM/AM23001 |
Abstract | Australia’s mammals are facing devastating effects from introduced predators such as cats and foxes. It is hypothesised that this may be because Australian mammals do not recognise some predators, and are naïve to the threat they pose. We tested how wild-caught northern brown bandicoots (Isoodon macrourus), reacted to a variety of predators and their cues in captivity. These cues were live predators, taxidermied predators, and predator faeces. Bandicoots spent less time feeding and took longer to begin feeding in the presence of a live dog. However, they did not display a significant difference in behaviours in the presence of any other predator cue when compared to the baseline. This suggests that bandicoots may perceive live dogs as a threat , and the use of taxidermied predators and predator faeces may not elicit avoidance behaviours in bandicoots. Bandicoots may need to be trained to recognise and respond appropriately to some predator cues to maximise their chance of survival. |
Keywords | bandicoot; predator-prey; naïvety; prey naïvety; marsupial; predator-prey interactions |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 310301. Behavioural ecology |
Public Notes | The accessible file is the accepted version of the paper. Please refer to the URL for the published version. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Agriculture and Environmental Science |
University of Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/z2z4x/the-reaction-of-wild-caught-northern-brown-bandicoots-isoodon-macrourus-to-predators
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