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Vertebrate Pest Management Pest Biology and Ecology exam with precise detailed answers

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Vertebrate Pest Management Pest Biology
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Describe how vertebrate pest populations may be influenced by: Litter Size - correct
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answer(s) ✔✔ When populations have been controlled there tends to be larger litter sizes
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Describe how vertebrate pest populations may be influenced by: Number of litters per year -
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correct answer(s) ✔✔ Same as litter size when populations have decreased rodents will
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have more litters per year to compensate for the population reduction
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Describe how vertebrate pest populations may be influenced by: Cyclic population trends -
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Describe how vertebrate pest populations may be influenced by: Habitat Requirements -
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correct answer(s) ✔✔ with different habitats there will be different species. With
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modification of these habitats it can benefit or not benefit those species. |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




Describe how vertebrate pest populations may be influenced by: Average Lifespan and
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relative survival rates - correct answer(s) ✔✔
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Describe how vertebrate pest populations may be limited by the following external factors:
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Food source and abundance - correct answer(s) ✔✔ When food is limited rodents and pests
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will move to areas where there is enough to support a population and grow
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Describe how vertebrate pest populations may be limited by the following external factors:
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Shelter - correct answer(s) ✔✔ When there is not enough shelter pests will immigrate to
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, areas where these needs are met. Shelter provides protection from predators and weather
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as wellas favorable place to bear and rear their young.
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Describe how vertebrate pest populations may be limited by the following external factors:
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Water - correct answer(s) ✔✔ Requirements for water vary to species but all require some.
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All pests look for areas where water is accessible. Reduction of accessible water may help
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but is hard to achieve while farming.
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Describe how vertebrate pest populations may be limited by the following external factors:
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Predators/diseases - correct answer(s) ✔✔ Predators and diseases can debilitate or kill a |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




pest which will cause movement of rodent/pest to a more secure area
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Describe how the following may influence management: Hibernation/ Estivation - correct
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answer(s) ✔✔ 1. Hibernation: winter dormancy |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




2. Estivation: Summer dormancy
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Depending on species certain management tactics may only be affective during times when |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




the pest is not dormant. For effective management one must take into account these cycles
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and periods of inactivity
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Describe how the following may influence management: Dietary changes - correct answer(s)
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Describe how the following may influence management: Bait Shyness - correct answer(s)
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Describe how the following may influence management: Neophobia - correct answer(s) ✔✔
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1. Neophobia: the fear of anything new or unfamiliar
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2. Most rodents are neophobic, exhibiting a fear of new objects, odors, or tastes in their
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surroundings. As such, materials may have to be placed out for a few days to allow rodents |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||||||




to adjust to them.
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