Day-Time Roost Patterns of New and Previously Translocated North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Bird Data used in the Analysis
3.2. MCP & Core KDE50 Roost Area
4. Discussion
4.1. Roost Area
4.2. Overlap, Roost Locations and Characteristics
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Release Date | Bird No | Name | Sex | Release Site 1 | No of Locations | MCP Area (Ha) | KDE50 Percentile Area (Ha) |
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2013 | 1 | Twisty | Male | BW | 7 | 18.8 | 14.3 |
2 | Taranaki | Female | BW | 6 | 27.1 | 16.3 | |
4 | Tahi | Male | BW | 5 | 16.1 | 13.3 | |
9 | Manuhiri | Male | SQEII | 4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
10 | Charlie | Male | SQEII | 7 | 72.8 | 51.0 | |
12 | Mātauranga | Male | BG | 3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | |
2014 | 14 | Smartypants | Female | LTG | 5 | 3.3 | 4.5 |
15 | Manaia | Male | LTG | 4 | 2.9 | 4.8 | |
17 | Tuarua | Male | PTG | 3 | 7.9 | 14.4 | |
19 | George | Male | LTG | 6 | 5.5 | 4.3 | |
20 | Ako | Male | B | 6 | 22.8 | 18.4 | |
21 | Coco | Male | B | 6 | 76.4 | 84.2 | |
22 | Arataki | Male | BG | 8 | 35.2 | 24.6 | |
23 | Pukapuka | Male | BG | 8 | 28.2 | 19.2 | |
25 | Te rākau | Male | LTG | 6 | 9.3 | 11.8 |
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Fraser, D.L.; Alach, J.M.; Adams, N.J.; Aguilar, G.D. Day-Time Roost Patterns of New and Previously Translocated North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli). Diversity 2023, 15, 190. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15020190
Fraser DL, Alach JM, Adams NJ, Aguilar GD. Day-Time Roost Patterns of New and Previously Translocated North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli). Diversity. 2023; 15(2):190. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15020190
Chicago/Turabian StyleFraser, Diane L., Julie M. Alach, Nigel J. Adams, and Glenn D. Aguilar. 2023. "Day-Time Roost Patterns of New and Previously Translocated North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli)" Diversity 15, no. 2: 190. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15020190
APA StyleFraser, D. L., Alach, J. M., Adams, N. J., & Aguilar, G. D. (2023). Day-Time Roost Patterns of New and Previously Translocated North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli). Diversity, 15(2), 190. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15020190