We collaborated with Clive A Marks and David L Obendorf to review the available data generated by the Tasmanian fox eradication program in order to test and replicate key methods.
You can found all details on the project website.
Selected publications:
Gonçalves J, Marks CA, Obendorf D, Amorim A, Pereira F.
The risks of using “species-specific” PCR assays in wildlife research: The case of red fox (Vulpes vulpes) identification in Tasmania.
Forensic Science International: Genetics. 2014. 11:e9-11. doi: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2014.03.009
Gonçalves J, Marks CA, Obendorf D, Amorim A, Pereira F.
A multiplex PCR assay for identification of the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) using the mitochondrial ribosomal RNA genes
Conservation Genetics Resources. DOI: 10.1007/s12686-014-0343-0
Marks CA, Edwards I, Obendorf D, Pereira F, Hall GP.
Did ‘precautionary’ 1080 baiting have a realistic potential to eradicate Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) in Tasmania without in situ monitoring data?
Ecological Management & Restoration. DOI: 10.1111/emr.12121
Marks CA, Obendorf D, Pereira F, Edwards I, Hall GP.
Opportunistically acquired evidence is unsuitable data to model fox (Vulpes vulpes) distribution in Tasmania.
Wildlife Society Bulletin. 2014. DOI: 10.1002/wsb.448
Marks CA, Obendorf D, Pereira F, Edwards I, Graham PH.
The dispersion and detection patterns of mtDNA assigned red fox Vulpes vulpes scats in Tasmania are anomalous.
Journal of Applied Ecology. 2014. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.12278