Qualifications
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Publications
Professional Interests
Media Expertise

Dr Philip Stott

Telephone	+61 8 8521 2838
Position	Senior Lecturer
Email	philip.stott@adelaide.edu.au
Fax	+61 8 8303 7972
Building	JS Davies
Floor/Room	G 12
Campus	Roseworthy
Org Unit	Animal Science, Agricultural and

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Qualifications

BVSc (Melb) 1971, DipEd (Adel) 1978, MSc (Adel) 1988, PhD (Bristol) 2004

Teaching Interests

Animal health; wildlife ecology and management of vertebrate animal species ranging from endangered species through exploited populations to pest species.

Research Interests

Wildlife ecology and management. Species of interest in the present and past are European hares, European rabbits, tammar wallabies, red foxes, eastern long-necked tortoises, and the Philippines tarsier. Aspects of interest are home range, habitat associations, demography, growth, diet, environmental adaptations, and diseases including nematode parasites.

Publications

Scientific Papers
Stott, P., Vaughan, N., and Harris, S. (in prep.). Renal capacity may limit the geographical distribution of the European hare (Lepus europaeus). Submitted to the Journal of Mammalogy.

Stott, P. and Harris, S. (in press). Demographics of the European hare (Lepus europaeus) in the Mediterranean climate zone of Australia. Mammalian Biology

Stott, P. and Wight, N. (2004). Female reproductive tract abnormalities in European hares (Lepus europaeus) in Australia. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 40, 695-702.

Stott, P. (2003). Use of space by sympatric European hares (Lepus europaeus) and European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in Australia. Mammalian Biology 68, 317-327.

Neri-Arboleda, I., Stott, P., and Arboleda, N. (2002). Home ranges, spatial movements and habitat associations of the Philippine tarsier (Tarsius syrichta) in Corella, Bohol. Journal of Zoology, London 257, 387-402.

Stott, P. (1996). Ground-penetrating radar : a technique for investigating the burrow structure of fossorial vertebrates. Wildlife Research, 22: 519-530.

Stott, P. (1994). Climate change and its implications for terrestrial fauna. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 118: 59-68.

Adkins, C. and Stott, P. (1988). Home ranges, movements, and habitat associations of Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in suburban Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Journal of Zoology, London 244, 335-346.

Stott, P. (1988). The use of growth rings to determine age in the freshwater tortoise Chelodina longicollis: a cautionary note. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 112: 179-180.

Stott, P. (1987). Terrestrial movements of the freshwater tortoise Chelodina longicollis Shaw as monitored using a spool tracking device. Australian Wildlife Research, 14, 559-567.

Thesis Titles
Stott, P. (2004). Comparisons between two successful invaders: the European hare Lepus europaeus and the European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus in Australia. PhD thesis, University of Bristol.

Stott, P. (1988). Terrestrial movements of the freshwater tortoise Chelodina longicollis. MSc thesis, University of Adelaide.

Books
Wright, M. and Stott, P. (1999). The Kangaroo Island tammar wallaby: Assessing sustainable commercial harvesting. Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, Canberra.

Stott, P. (1994). Climate change and its implications for terrestrial fauna. IN Davies, M. (ed.) Climate change and its implications for South Australia. Royal Society of South Australia, Adelaide.

Jarman, P.J. and Stott, P.G. (2005). Brown hare Lepus europaeus. Pp. 706-707 IN Van Dyke, S. Mammals of Australia. Reed New Holland, Sydney.

Stott, P. Fertility and infertility in the European hare in Australia (in press). IN Alves, P.C. and HacklÃ¤nder, K. Biology of Lagomorphs. Evolution, Ecology and Conservation. Springer.

Professional Interests

Past member of the governing Councils of Roseworthy Agricultural College (1984 - 1988), the Australian Veterinary Association (1987 - 1990), and The University of Adelaide (1988 - 1997). Past South Australian state president of the Australian Veterinary Association (1989). Member of numerous committees of these organisations over the years.

Associate Dean, External Relations, Faculty of Agricultural and Natural Resources Sciences, University of Adelaide (1996 - 2001); Program Leader, Bachelor of Science (Animal Science) (2003 - present).

Expertise for Media Contact

Categories	Animals and veterinary science, Environment
Expertise	Wild animals; wildlife diseases; rabbit; fox; hare; tortoise; wallaby; pig; zoology; veterinary science
Notes	Alt phone: (08) 8303 7823 External: (08) 8521 2838
After hours	(08) 8269 3033

Entry last updated: Sunday, 22 Nov 2009

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