
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Pech, R. P. 
A1  - Sinclair, A. R. E. 
A1  - Newsome, A. E. 
T1  - Predation models for primary and secondary prey species
JF  - Wildlife Research
JO  - Wildl. Res.
Y1  - 1995
VL  - 22
IS  - 1
SP  - 55
EP  - 63
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/WR9950055 
N2  - In Australia, the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is a generalist predator of European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) and a range of small to medium-sized native species. The available evidence suggests that foxes are capable of regulating rabbits in semi-arid environments but their role in the population dynamics of other prey species is not clear. A series of models, and associated experimental tests, that compare the effects of predation on primary and secondary prey species are described. The models are appropriate to the time scale of prey dynamics and differ from recent predator&#8211;prey models that focus on predator dynamics. These ideas are discussed for the fox and several of its prey species in Australia. 
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