Publications

Scientific Journal Publications (ordered by topic)

House mouse ecology & management in crops

Conservation agriculture practices have changed habitat use by rodent pests: implications for management of feral house mice

Van de Weyer, N., Ruscoe, W.A., Brown, P.R., Henry, S., Robinson, F., Hinds, L.A., and Oh, K.P. (2024) Exploring patterns of female mouse spatial organisation among outbreaking and stable populations. Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10843 

Ruscoe, W.A., Brown, P.R., Henry, S., Van de Weyer, N., Robinson, R., Hinds, L.A., Duncan, R.P. (2023) Effects of harvesting and stubble management on abundance of pest rodents (Mus musculus) in a conservation agriculture system. Pest Management Science 79: 4757–4764 https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7670

Ruscoe, W.A., Brown, P.R., Henry, S., Van de Weyer, N., Robinson, F., Hinds, L.A. and Singleton, G.R. (2022) Conservation agriculture practices have changed habitat use by rodent pests: implications for management of feral house mice. Journal of Pest Science, 95(1), pp.493-503.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-021-01370-7

Research activities: Methodology

It’s a trap: effective methods for monitoring house mouse populations in grain-growing regions of south-eastern Australia

Brown Peter R., Henry Steve, Pech Roger P., Cruz Jennyffer, Hinds Lyn A., Van de Weyer Nikki, Caley Peter, Ruscoe Wendy A. (2022) It’s a trap: effective methods for monitoring house mouse populations in grain-growing regions of south-eastern Australia. Wildlife Research 49, 347-359. https://doi.org/10.1071/WR21076

Improving radio transmitter attachment methods for small mammals through captive trials and field studies

Robinson Freya, Van de Weyer Nikki, Henry Steve, Hinds Lyn A., Brown Peter R., Ruscoe Wendy A. (2024) Improving radio transmitter attachment methods for small mammals through captive trials and field studies. Australian Mammalogy 46, AM23007. https://doi.org/10.1071/AM23007

Efficacy of zinc phosphide mouse bait

Effects of background food on alternative grain uptake and zinc phosphide efficacy in wild house mice

Brown P.R., Henry S., Hinds L.A., Robinson F., Duncan R.P., and Ruscoe W.A. (2024) Background food influences rate of encounter and efficacy of rodenticides in wild house mice. Journal of Applied Ecology 61: 1626 – 1637.  https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14673. 

Henry, S., Brown, P.R., Van de Weyer, N., Robinson, F. and Hinds, L.A., 2021. Effects of background food on alternative grain uptake and zinc phosphide efficacy in wild house mice. Pest Management Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6720

Acute oral toxicity of zinc phosphide: an assessment for wild house mice (Mus musculus)

Hinds, L., Henry, S., VAN DE WEYER, N., Robinson, F., Ruscoe, W. and Brown, P., Acute oral toxicity of zinc phosphide: an assessment for wild house mice (Mus musculus). Integrative Zoology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.12666

Improved house mouse control in the field with a higher dose zinc phosphide bait

Ruscoe Wendy A., Brown Peter R., Hinds Lyn A., Henry Steve, Van de Weyer Nikki, Robinson Freya, Oh Kevin, Duncan Richard P. (2023) Improved house mouse control in the field with a higher dose zinc phosphide bait. Wildlife Research 50, 335-343. https://doi.org/10.1071/WR22009

Damage to fodder storage

Impacts of House Mice on Sustainable Fodder Storage in Australia

Brown, P.R. and Henry, S., 2022. Impacts of House Mice on Sustainable Fodder Storage in Australia. Agronomy, 12(2), p.254.  https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12020254