Episode 30, 11 MIN 50 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
Love Life of the Mountain Brushtail Possum
"If a female [mountain brushtail possum] does have to travel along way because those resources have been disturbed, then a male, we presume, is much better off just sticking with one female, and at least being assured of fathering her young." - Dr Jenny Martin
 Dr Jenny Martin Dr Jenny Martin's primary research interest is the way in which the ecology and behaviour of wildlife species can be influenced by the changes humans make to the natural environment e.g. habitat fragmentation and logging. Jenny is particularly interested in social and mating behaviour and investigating the ways in which these behaviours alter in response to changes in resource availability and distribution. |
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| Bobuck by Euan Ritchie | Bobuck by Martin Cohen |
Publications
- Ritchie, EG, Martin, JK, Garnett, S, Krockenberger, AK & Johnson, CN (in press). Large herbivore abundance in the tropics: models across the range. Ecological monographs.
- Martin, JK (in press) Mountain brushtail possum (Trichosurus cunninghami) species account. Mammals of Australia (3rd edition). S van Dyck and R Strahan Eds. New Holland Publishing.
- Martin, JK & Martin, AA (2007) Resource distribution influences mating system in the bobuck (Trichosurus cunninghami: Marsupialia). Oecologia 154: 227-236
- Martin, JK, Handasyde, KA, Taylor, AC & Coulson, G (2007) Long-term pair-bonds without mating fidelity in a mammal. Behaviour 144: 1419-1445.
- Martin JK, Coulson, G, di Stefano, J, Ritchie, EG, Greenfield, A, Catachin, H and Evans, LN (2007). The Viggers and Hearn conundrum: a kangaroo home range study with no implications for land management. Journal of Applied Ecology 44: 1080-1085.
- Martin, JK, Handayde, KA &Taylor, AC (2007) Linear roadside remnants: their influence on den-use, home range and mating system in bobucks (Trichosurus cunninghami). Austral ecology 32: 686 - 696.
Dr Jenny Martin's web page
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Host: Dr Shane Huntington
Producers: Kelvin Param, Eric Van Bemmel and Dr Shane Huntington
Audio Engineer: Craig McArthur
Theme Music performed by Sergio Ercole. Mr Ercole is represented by the Musicians' Agency, Faculty of Music
Voiceover: Paul Richiardi
Series Creators: Eric van Bemmel and Kelvin Param
Melbourne University Up Close is brought to you by the Marketing and Communications Division in association with Asia Institute.?E
Producers: Kelvin Param, Eric Van Bemmel and Dr Shane Huntington
Audio Engineer: Craig McArthur
Theme Music performed by Sergio Ercole. Mr Ercole is represented by the Musicians' Agency, Faculty of Music
Voiceover: Paul Richiardi
Series Creators: Eric van Bemmel and Kelvin Param
Melbourne University Up Close is brought to you by the Marketing and Communications Division in association with Asia Institute.?E
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