Opossum research in the Orongorongo valley, Wellington

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M. C. Crawley

Animal Ecology Division, D.S.I.R., Lower Hutt

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A population of approximately 200 opossums (Trichosurus vulpecula) in 60 acres of indigenous forest in the Orongorongo Valley, Wellington, has been intensively live-trapped since February 1966. Frequent recapture of ear-marked animals has provided information on movements, population size, sex ratio, colour phases, physical characteristics, reproduction and growth and development of young.

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Opossum research in the Orongorongo valley, Wellington