Water and sodium requirements of field populations of house mice ( Mus domesticus ) and short-tailed mice ( Leggadina lakedownensis ) on Thevenard Island, in the arid Pilbara region of Western Australia

1999 ◽  
Vol 169 (6) ◽  
pp. 419-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Moro ◽  
S. D. Bradshaw
Keyword(s):  
Western Australia ◽  
House Mice ◽  
Mus Domesticus

Potential impacts of poison baiting for introduced house mice on native animals on islands in Jurien Bay, Western Australia

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clifford Bennison ◽  
J. Anthony Friend ◽  
Timothy Button ◽  
Harriet Mills ◽  
Cathy Lambert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Western Australia ◽  
Rhodamine B ◽  
Native Species ◽  
House Mice ◽  
Mus Domesticus ◽  
Target Species ◽  
Island Populations ◽  
Delivery Technique ◽  
Poison Baiting ◽  
Competition For Resources

Context House mice (Mus domesticus) are present on Boullanger and Whitlock islands, Western Australia, and could potentially threaten populations of the dibbler (Parantechinus apicalis) and grey-bellied dunnart (Sminthopsis griseoventer) through competition for resources. A workshop in 2007 recommended a study to assess the feasibility of eradicating house mice from the islands by using poison baits and of the risk posed to non-target native species. Aim We aimed to assess the risk to non-target native species if poison baiting was used to eradicate house mice on Boullanger and Whitlock islands. Methods Non-toxic baits containing the bait marker rhodamine B were distributed on Boullanger Island and on the mouse free Escape Island to determine the potential for primary poisoning. Acceptance of baits by mammals was measured through sampling and analysis of whiskers, and by reptiles through observations of dye in faeces. To determine the potential for secondary exposure to poison, the response of dibblers to mouse carcasses was observed using motion-activated cameras. Bait acceptance was compared using two methods of delivery, namely, scattering in the open and delivery in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) tubes. A cafeteria experiment of bait consumption by dibblers was also undertaken using captive animals held at the Perth Zoo. Ten dibblers were offered non-toxic baits containing rhodamine B in addition to their normal meals; consumption of bait and the presence of dye in whiskers were measured. Key results Bait acceptance on the islands was high for house mice (92% of individuals) and dibblers (48%) and it was independent of bait-delivery technique. There was no evidence of bait acceptance by grey-bellied dunnarts. Dibblers may consume mice carcasses if available; however, no direct consumption of mice carcasses was observed with movement sensor cameras but one dibbler was observed removing a mouse carcass and taking it away. During the cafeteria experiment, 9 of 10 captive dibblers consumed baits. Conclusions This investigation demonstrated that dibblers consume baits readily and island populations would experience high mortality if exposed to poison baits. Poison baiting could effectively eradicate mice from Boullanger and Whitlock islands but not without mortality for dibblers. Implications Toxic baits could be used to eradicate mice from Boullanger and Whitlock islands, provided that non-target species such as dibblers were temporarily removed from the islands before the application of baits.

Bird and Mammal pollen vectors in Banksia communities at Cheyne Beach, Western Australia

1980 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 61 ◽  
Author(s):  
SD Hopper
Keyword(s):  
Western Australia ◽  
Adaptive Significance ◽  
Flowering Plants ◽  
House Mice ◽  
Functional Roles ◽  
Pollen Loads ◽  
Pollen Vectors ◽  
Autumn Flowering

A study of several autumn-flowering plants at Cheyne Beach was undertaken to compare pollen loads of their bird and mammal vectors and to investigate hypotheses concerning adaptations for bird and mammal pollination in Banksia. New Holland honeyeaters, white-cheeked honeyeaters, western spinebills and honey possums were all found to carry pollen of species of Banksia, Adenanthos, Lambertia (Proteaceae), Beaufortia and Calothamnus (Myrtaceae), whereas southern bush rats and house mice carried virtually none. Honeyeaters carried significantly larger pollen loads of the Proteaceae species than did honey possums. The honey possums carried the largest loads of Myrtaceae pollen. The loads on honey possums and southern bush rats may have been underestimated because these mammals were live-trapped and may have preened themselves prior to sampling for pollen. It was found that the two dominant banksias had divergent floral characteristics, some of which previous authors had suggested were adaptations to either bird or mammal pollination (e.g. straight styles in B. baxteri as against hooked styles in B. occidentalis). However, birds and mammals appeared to feed without preference on, and carry the pollen of, both species. The net effect of the divergent characteristics of the two banksias was that B. occidentalis transferred more pollen to vertebrate vectors and set more seed per inflorescence than did B. baxteri. Further work is needed to clarify the functional roles and adaptive significance of floral characteristics in these and other banksias.

Effect of flooding on field populations of house mice (Mus domesticus)

1992 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 145
Author(s):  
LE Twigg ◽  
BJ Kay
Keyword(s):  
House Mice ◽  
Mus Domesticus

Effects of voluntary activity and genetic selection on aerobic capacity in house mice (Mus domesticus)

1998 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
John G. Swallow ◽  
Theodore Garland ◽  
Patrick A. Carter ◽  
Wen-Zhi Zhan ◽  
Gary C. Sieck
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass ◽  
Aerobic Capacity ◽  
Genetic Selection ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
House Mice ◽  
Mus Domesticus ◽  
Voluntary Activity ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Running Wheels

Swallow, John G., Theodore Garland, Jr., Patrick A. Carter, Wen-Zhi Zhan, and Gary C. Sieck. Effects of voluntary activity and genetic selection on aerobic capacity in house mice ( Mus domesticus). J. Appl. Physiol. 84(1): 69–76, 1998.—An animal model was developed to study effects on components of exercise physiology of both “nature” (10 generations of genetic selection for high voluntary activity on running wheels) and “nurture” (7–8 wk of access or no access to running wheels, beginning at weaning). At the end of the experiment, mice from both wheel-access groups were significantly lighter in body mass than mice from sedentary groups. Within the wheel-access group, a statistically significant, negative relationship existed between activity and final body mass. In measurements of maximum oxygen consumption during forced treadmill exercise (V˙o 2 max), mice with wheel access were significantly more cooperative than sedentary mice; however, trial quality was not a significant predictor of individual variation in V˙o 2 max. Nested two-way analysis of covariance demonstrated that both genetic selection history and access to wheels had significant positive effects on V˙o 2 max. A 12% difference inV˙o 2 max existed between wheel-access selected mice, which had the highest mass-correctedV˙o 2 max, and sedentary control mice, which had the lowest. The respiratory exchange ratio at V˙o 2 max was also significantly lower in the wheel-access group. Our results suggest the existence of a possible genetic correlation between voluntary activity levels (behavior) and aerobic capacity (physiology).

scholarly journals Effects of Oral Uptake of the Chemosterilant 4-Vinylcyclohexene Diepoxide in Wild House Mice, Mus domesticus

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyn , A. Hinds ◽  
Stephen Henry ◽  
Sameer Sharma ◽  
Luke Leung ◽  
Cheryl Dyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
House Mice ◽  
Mus Domesticus ◽  
Oral Uptake ◽  
Vinylcyclohexene Diepoxide ◽  
Wild House Mice

Efficacy of brodifacoum to control house mice, Mus domesticus, in wheat crops in Southern Australia

1998 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 345-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter R. Brown ◽  
Grant R. Singleton
Keyword(s):  
House Mice ◽  
Mus Domesticus
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