Dr Megan Edwards
Behavioural Ecology & Conservation
| Featured projects | Duration |
|---|---|
| Australian mammals’ naivety towards predators: innovative solutions | 2016–2020 |
| The in situ use of microchip-automated devices for wildlife | 2019–2020 |
Journal Articles
Pan, Xin Lei, Hoy, Julia M., Brady, Megan J., Manning, Adrian D. and Edwards, Megan C. (2025). Two‐Way Gateway Designs to Allow Free Movement Between Safe Havens for Bettongs: A Captive Trial. Ecology and Evolution, 15 (5) e71481, e71481-5. doi: 10.1002/ece3.71481
Dennien, Abby L., Edwards, Megan C., Hoy, Julia M., Nicolson, Vere, Brady, Megan J. and Murray, Peter J. (2024). Trialling a new method to attract feral cats (Felis catus) in situ – the Mata Hari Judas queen. Wildlife Research, 51 (4) WR23128. doi: 10.1071/wr23128
Edwards, M. C., Hoy, J. M., FitzGibbon, S. I. and Murray, P. J. (2024). Whose scat is that? Determining recognition of predator scat by Australian mammals. Australian Mammalogy, 46 (2) AM23050, 1-5. doi: 10.1071/am23050
Edwards, M. C., Hoy, J. M., FitzGibbon, S. I. and Murray, P. J. (2024). The reaction of wild-caught northern brown bandicoots (Isoodon macrourus) to predators. Australian Mammalogy, 46 (1) AM23001. doi: 10.1071/am23001
Watson, Shania J., Hoy, Julia M., Edwards, Megan C. and Murray, Peter J. (2021). In situ training of brushtail possums to use microchip‐automated doors. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 45 (3), 390-395. doi: 10.1002/wsb.1217
Edwards, Megan C., Hoy, Julia M., FitzGibbon, Sean I. and Murray, Peter J. (2021). Relaxed predation theory: size, sex and brains matter. Biological Reviews, 96 (1) brv.12611, 153-161. doi: 10.1111/brv.12611
Watson, Shania J., Hoy, Julia M., Edwards, Megan C. and Murray, Peter J. (2021). First use of a microchip-automated nest box in situ by a brush-tailed phascogale (Phascogale tapoatafa). Australian Mammalogy, 44 (1), 139-142. doi: 10.1071/am20046
Edwards, Megan C., Ford, Caitlin, Hoy, Julia M., FitzGibbon, Sean and Murray, Peter J. (2021). How to train your wildlife: a review of predator avoidance training. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 234 105170, 105170. doi: 10.1016/j.applanim.2020.105170
Edwards, Megan C., Hoy, Julia M., FitzGibbon, Sean I. and Murray, Peter J. (2020). Monitoring with microchips: microchip‐automated doors as a potential novel method for tracking the survival of released Northern Brown Bandicoots. Ecological Management and Restoration, 21 (3) emr.12434, 254-256. doi: 10.1111/emr.12434
Edwards, M. C., Hoy, J. M., FitzGibbon, S. I. and Murray, P. J. (2020). Bandicoot bunkers: training wild-caught northern brown bandicoots (Isoodon macrourus) to use microchip-automated safe refuge. Wildlife Research, 47 (3), 239-243. doi: 10.1071/wr19151
Edwards, M. C., Hoy, J. M., Fitzgibbon, S. and Murray, P. J. (2019). Training a wild-born marsupial to use microchip-automated devices: The brush-tailed phascogale (Phascogale tapoatafa) as proof of concept. Australian Mammalogy, 41 (2), 279-282. doi: 10.1071/AM18017
Edwards, M. C. (2018). Are Queensland brush-tailed phascogales different?. Australian Mammalogy, 40 (2), 297-300. doi: 10.1071/AM17025
Conference Papers
Edwards, Meg, Hoy, Julia, FitzGibbon, Sean and Murray, Peter (2020). Catch me if you can: using traps and predator scat to determine recognition of predators by Australian mammals. Australian Mammal Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Virtual, 16-18 November 2020.
Edwards, M. C., Hoy, J. M., FitzGibbon, S. and Murray, P. J. (2019). Catch me if you can! Microchip-automation to avoid introduced predators. Student Conference on Conservation Science, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 3-10 July 2019.
Edwards, M. C., Hoy, J. M., FitzGibbon, S. and Murray, P. J. (2019). Why run when you can eat? Recognition of predators by northern brown bandicoots, Isoodon macrourus. Australasian Wildlife Management Society Annual Conference, Darwin, Australia, 3-5 December 2019.
Edwards, M. C. (2019). Tracking the success of predator avoidance trained bandicoots. EIANZ Ecology: Special forum on tracking wildlife, Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, QLD, 27 March 2019.
Edwards, M. C., Hoy, J. M., FitzGibbon, S. and Murray, P. J. (2018). The very hungry bandicoot: how food may affect the success of predator avoidance training. RSPCA Animals in Focus, Brisbane, Australia, 4-5 October 2018.
Edwards, M. C., Hoy, J. M., FitzGibbon, S. and Murray, P. J. (2018). Creating panic rooms for wildlife: training northern brown bandicoots to access safe refuge using microchip-automation. Australian Mammal Society 64th Annual Scientific Meeting, Brisbane, Australia, 1-5 July 2018.
Edwards, M. C., Hoy, J. M., FitzGibbon, S. and Murray, P. J. (2018). Bandicoot bunkers: training bandicoots to use microchip-automated doors and avoid introduced predators. Ecological Society of Australia Annual Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 25-29 November.
Edwards, M. C., Hoy, J. M., FitzGibbon, S. and Murray, P. J. (2018). To eat or not to eat: a bandicoot's dilemma when facing predation. Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 12-14 July 2018.
Edwards, M. C., Hoy, J. M., FitzGibbon, S. and Murray, P. J. (2018). Could predator avoidance training increase the reintroduction success of bandicoots?. 17th International Behavioural Ecology Congress, Minneapolis, United States of America, 11-16 August 2018.
Edwards, M. C., Hoy, J. M., Martin, S., Fitzgibbon, S. and Murray, P. J. (2017). Knock knock, who’s there? Microchip-automation for individualised animal access. Australasian Wildlife Management Society Conference: 30th Annual Conference Wildlife Management: Past, Present and Future, Katoomba, NSW, Australia, 5 - 7 December 2017. Katoomba, NSW, Australia: Australasian Wildlife Management Society.
Thesis
Edwards, Megan (2020). Prey naivety of Australian mammals and innovative solutions to improve conservation translocation success. PhD Thesis, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/76dd013