Ecology of a brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) population at Castlepoint in the Wairarapa, New Zealand

Discusses the results of a 65 months study investigating the epidemiology of naturally occurring M. bovis tuberculosis in possums, modes of transmission of the disease from possums to cattle and production of data and statistics for incorporation into simulation models of the disease at the Castlepoint study site, emphasising the dynamics and temporal variation of the population, survival, breeding success, and individual growth patterns. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.