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Sam Brown

Senior Technician - Research / Science Team Manager
Wildlife Ecology & Management
Sam Brown
Location
Lincoln
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Qualifications

Lincoln
MSc (Hons) Wildlife Ecology
2003

Canterbury
BSc Ecology
1999

Publications

Norbury G, Latham C, Brown S, Latham D, Brownstein G, Ricardo H, McArthur N, Price C, Banks P 2020. Exploiting olfactory habituation with unrewarding prey cues to reduce unwanted predation. Proceedings: 29th Vertebrate Pest Conference, Santa Barbara, CA, USA, March 2-5, 2020. https://ucanr.edu/sites/VPC/files/320844.pdf

Fisher P, Brown S, Warburton B, Forrester G 2016. Usefully persistent? Anticoagulants as quantitative markers of bait uptake in brushtail possums. In: Timm RM, Baldwin RA ed. Proceedings: 27th Vertebrate Pest Conference, Newport Beach, California, U.S.A., 7-10 March 2016. Pp. 396–402.

Brown SJ, Latham MC, Warburton B 2016. Cape to City project: using chew cards to map possum and predator distribution across the landscape. Landcare Research Contract Report ; LC2582. Landcare Research. 16 p. http://capetocity.co.nz/assets/Reports/UR-Brown-et-al-Cape-to-City-Chew-Card-Analysis-2016.pdf

Norbury G, Latham D, Price C, Banks P, Brown S, Brownstein G, Ricardo H, Campion M, Pech R, Arienti C, de Boer D, Blesch A 2016. [Abstract] Messing with the mind: using unrewarding prey stimuli to reduce predator impacts. Proceedings: 29th Australasian Wildlife Management Society Annual Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 29 November - 1 December 2016. Pp. 71. http://www.awms.org.au/assets/docs/Conferences/2016%20auckland.pdf

Fisher P, Brown S, Arrow J 2016. Welfare impacts of pindone poisoning in rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Animals 6(3): 19. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani6030019

Cowan P, Brown S 2015. Review of rodent monitoring and control methods as alternatives to glueboard traps: final report. MPI Technical/Information Paper No. 2015/15. Ministry for Primary Industries. 30 p. https://www.mpi.govt.nz/document-vault/8196

Fisher P, Brown S, Arrow J 2015. Pindone residues in rabbit tissues: implications for secondary hazard and risk to non-target wildlife. Wildlife Research 42(4): 362–370. https://doi.org/10.1071/WR15019

Cowan P, Brown S, Forrester G, Booth L, Crowell M 2015. Bird-repellent effects on bait efficacy for control of invasive mammal pests. Pest Management Science 71(8): 1075–1081. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.3887

Duckworth J, Brown S, Arrow J 2013. Sex pheromone attractants to improve the trapping and monitoring of mammal pests at low densities. Kararehe Kino - Vertebrate Pest Research 22: 7–8.

Cowan P, Brown S, Booth L 2013. Repellents to protect native birds from 1080 baits. Kararehe Kino - Vertebrate Pest Research 22: 12–13.

Brown S, Warburton B, Ekanayake J, Hough S 2013. Using radio frequency identification technology to measure possum interaction rates with traps. Kararehe Kino - Vertebrate Pest Research 22: 20–21.

Morriss G, Brown S, Arrow J, Warburton B 2013. Trapping stoats and ship rats - a low-cost option for their control. Kararehe Kino - Vertebrate Pest Research 22: 19.

Cowan P, Brown S 2013. Best practice management for humane and effective vertebrate pest control. Welfare Pulse 13: 12.

Fisher P, Brown S, Arrow J 2012. Pindone residues in rabbits. Lincoln, NZ, Landcare Research NZ.

Brown S, Warburton B 2012. Possum encounter and interaction rates. Lincoln, NZ, Landcare Research NZ.

Brown S, Warburton B, Fisher P, Bunt CR 2012. Optimising the palatability and longevity of stoat baits. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 39(3): 229-243. https://doi.org/10.1080/03014223.2011.625957

Brown S, Warburton B, Fisher P, Bunt C 2011. Optimising the palatability and longevity of stoat baits. In: Saunders G, Lane C ed. Proceedings: 15th Australasian Vertebrate Pest Conference, Sydney, June 20-23 2011. Pp. 141. http://www.feral.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/15thAVPC_Proceedings_June2011.pdf

Wilson D, Brown S, Williamson J 2009. How many rats are out there? Kararehe kino 15: 8.

Fisher P, Airey A, Brown S 2009. Effect of pre-feeding and sodium fluoroacetate (1080) concentration on bait acceptance by house mice. Wildlife research 36: 627-638.

Brown S, Fisher P, Warburton B, Hopkins B 2008. New control tools for stoats. Kararehe kino 13: 1-3.

Brown S, O'Connor C, Domigan I, Hickling G 2001. [Poster abstract] Optimising the design of a stoat control tunnel. 12th Australasian Vertebrate Pest Conference, Melbourne, Victoria, 21-25 May 2001 : proceedings. East Melbourne, Department of Natural Resources and Environment Victoria. Pp. -

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