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Habitat requirements, translocation and management of the critically endangered Cromwell chafer beetle Prodontria lewisii Broun : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Science in Zoology, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2012)
Translocation is an important tool for the conservation of endangered species with threatened habitats and low population numbers. Without high habitat quality, translocations have low chances of success, regardless of how ...
Population fragmentation in the small-scaled skink (Oligosoma microlepis) : the consequences of human landscape transformation on a habitat specialist's distribution, morphology, and genetics : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Conservation Biology at Massey University, Manawatu, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2012)
The endemic small-scaled skink (Oligosoma microlepis) is restricted to the central North Island of New Zealand. Strong preference for exposed rock piles, a relatively rare habitat, has created a fragmented distribution and ...
Resource partitioning between two competitive species, the hihi (Notiomystis cincta) and bellbird (Anthornis melanura), during the non-breeding season on Tiritiri Matangi Island : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Conservation Biology at Massey University, Albany, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2012)
Understanding the level of competition and resource partitioning between New Zealand’s ecological honeyeaters is important for hihi (Notiomystis cincta) conservation
management. Hihi management on Tiritiri Matangi Island ...
Behaviour and activity budgeting of reproductive kiwi in a fenced population : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Science in Zoology at Massey University, Manawatu
(Massey University, 2018)
North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) are flightless, nocturnal, usually solitary, and secretive birds, so knowledge of their behaviour is limited. In this study, I endeavoured to obtain a more detailed understanding ...
Understanding movement and habitat selection of the lesser short-tailed bat to infer potential encounters with anticoagulant bait : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Zoology at Massey University, Manawatū, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2019)
The lesser short-tailed bat (Mystacina tuberculata) and the long-tailed bat (Chalinolobus tuberculatus) are New Zealand’s only extant endemic land-dwelling mammals. Both species are listed as nationally endangered by the ...
Dispersal : the effects of phenotype and habitat selection in reintroduced populations : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Conservation Biology at Massey University, Manawatū, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2015)
Dispersal is a complex behaviour, recognised as the primary mechanism by which gene
flow occurs. In the field of reintroduction biology, dispersal can influence reintroduction
success both positively and negatively, yet ...
Habitat use by Tasman parakeets (Cyanoramphus cookii) and Crimson rosellas (Platycercus elegans) on Norfolk Island, South Pacific : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Conservation Biology, Massey University, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2019)
Islands harbour a disproportionate amount of threatened vertebrate species and remain
the focus of intense conservation research and management. Two important components of the
ecological restoration of islands include ...