Ecology of feral cats (Felis catus) at a refuse dump in coastal southern Victoria, Australia Hutchings,Susan D. 2000, Ecology of feral cats (Felis catus) at a refuse dump in coastal southern Victoria, Australia, Ph.D. thesis, School of Ecology and Environment, Deakin University. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Ecology of feral cats (Felis catus) at a refuse dump in coastal southern Victoria, Australia Author Hutchings,Susan D. Institution Deakin University School School of Ecology and Environment Faculty Faculty of Science and Technology Degree name Ph.D. Date submitted 2000 Keyword(s) Feral cats - Victoria Feral cats - Environmental aspects - Victoria Wildlife research - Victoria Summary The ecology and behaviour of a colony of feral cats was studied at a refuse dump at Anglesea, Victoria. Research found that the cats lived at the dump all year round, congregating on the exposed refuse at night. Here they fed mainly on meat scraps, supplementing their diet with local wildlife. Aggression between individual cats was rare, allowing them to live as a colony, rather than as solitary individuals. Although female cats were fecund, breeding success was low, preventing a steady increase in the population. No justification for controlling these cats could be found at this time. Language eng Description of original 2 v. (xxvi, 566 leaves) : ill., maps ; 30 cm. Dewey Decimal Classification 636.8099452 Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30026609 Document type: Thesis Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Ecology and Environment Higher degree theses (citation only)   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 01 Apr 2010, 15:45:14 EST Thu, 10 Mar 2011, 14:38:43 EST Thu, 10 Mar 2011, 14:39:27 EST Thu, 10 Mar 2011, 14:42:03 EST Thu, 10 Mar 2011, 14:43:08 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 347 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 01 Apr 2010, 15:45:13 EST

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