- 1. Biological Control of Possums
- 1.1 Physiology & Reproduction
- 1.2 Microbiology/Parasitology
- 1.3 Behaviour Responses
- Landcare Research, Lincoln
- 1.4 Vaccine development
- 1.5 Viruses
1. Biological Control of Possums
Detailed below are the projects undertaken in this area during 1998/99. These results have been reported separately in the report “Advances in the biological control of possums” published by The Royal Society of New Zealand.
1.1 Physiology & Reproduction
| 1.1.1 | PBC201 | Professor John Rodger | Marsupial CRC |
| Sperm in the female tract - transport, storage and capacitation | |||
| 1.1.2 | PBC 203 | Dr Lynne Selwood | La Trobe University |
| Blocking embryonic development in the brushtail possum by targeting the mucoid and shell coats, the extracellular matrix and LIF protein | |||
| 1.1.3 | PBC 204 | Professor Des Cooper | Macquarie University |
| Transfer of antibody from mother to pouch young after immunisation against androgen receptor | |||
| 1.1.4 | PBC 205 | Dr Bernie McLeod | AgResearch, Wallaceville |
| Transmucosal delivery of peptides to possums | |||
| 1.1.5 | PBC 206 | Dr Jerome Demmer | AgResearch, Wallaceville |
| Immunoglobulin transfer in the mammary gland and milk of the brushtail possum | |||
| 1.1.6 | PBC 207 | Dr Bernie McLeod | AgResearch, Wallaceville |
| Controlled breeding technologies | |||
| 1.1.7 | PBC 209 | Dr Andrew Fidler | AgResearch, Wallaceville |
| Control of reproduction by targeting the possum pituitary gland through the use of GnRH-toxin conjugates | |||
1.2 Microbiology/Parasitology
| 1.2.1 | PBV 251 | Dr Allen Gruenberg | AgResearch, Wallaceville |
| Transgenic worms for the control of possums | |||
| 1.2.2 | PBC 208 | Dr Ken McNatty | AgResearch, Wallaceville |
| Riboflavin Carrier Protein (RCP): Identification, purification and biological consequences. | |||
1.3 Behaviour Responses
| 1.3.1 | PBC 210 | Dr Phil Cowan | Landcare Research, Lincoln |
| Population and behavioural responses of wild possums to fertility control | |||
1.4 Vaccine development
| 1.4.1 | PBC 211 | Dr Bryce Buddle | AgResearch, Wallaceville |
| Immunology of bovine tuberculosis. | |||
1.5 Viruses
| 1.5.1 | PBV 250 | Dr Joseph O’Keefe and Dr Joanne Meers |
AgResearch, Wallaceville and Massey University |
| Possum Viruses | |||
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