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SUMMARY:When the cat's away the mice will play\, but what about the rats? 
 Introduced mammal interactions on islands - James Russell\, University of 
 Auckland
DTSTART:20131029T160000Z
DTEND:20131029T170000Z
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CONTACT:Dr Hannah Rowland
DESCRIPTION:Cats and rodents are the most widely introduced and damaging m
 ammals to island biota. Most islands are invaded by more than one of these
  species. These multiple invasions can lead to complex interactions among 
 the invaders\, modifying both predator-prey and competitive interactions a
 mong all players. The outcomes of these interactions and their mode of reg
 ulation are important for understanding impacts on island biota\, and the 
 appropriate form island conservation actions such as pest eradication shou
 ld take. In this talk I outline mathematical models and empirical studies 
 of both predator-prey interactions between cats and rats\, and competitive
  interactions among multiple rat species\, and place these within a commun
 ity ecology context of direct and indirect effects. Empirical work is draw
 n from fieldwork undertaken on French tropical islands of the Indian and P
 acific Oceans.
LOCATION:Part II Lecture Theatre\, Department of Zoology
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