Search Results - "Tocher, Mandy"

Hunt for the Tekapo tiger (... beetle) by Wakelin, Michael, Tweed, James, Blakely, Tanya, Tocher, Mandy D.

“…The tiger beetle Zecicindela tekapoensis was described in 2018 from three specimens collected on the river flats of the lower Tekapo River, Canterbury, New…”
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Can assignment tests measure dispersal? by Berry, Oliver, Tocher, Mandy D., Sarre, Stephen D.

“…Individual‐based assignment tests are now standard tools in molecular ecology and have several applications, including the study of dispersal. The measurement…”
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Effect of Vegetation Matrix on Animal Dispersal: Genetic Evidence from a Study of Endangered Skinks by BERRY, OLIVER, TOCHER, MANDY D., GLEESON, DIANNE M., SARRE, STEPHEN D.

“…Maintaining connectivity in fragmented landscapes is a key principle of biological conservation. Although corridors are a widely accepted approach to…”
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Matrix habitat and species richness in tropical forest remnants by Gascon, Claude, Lovejoy, Thomas E, Bierregaard Jr, Richard O, Malcolm, Jay R, Stouffer, Phillip C, Vasconcelos, Heraldo L, Laurance, William F, Zimmerman, Barbara, Tocher, Mandy, Borges, Sérgio

“…The abilities of species to use the matrix of modified habitats surrounding forest fragments may affect their vulnerability in fragmented landscapes. We used…”
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Survival of Grand and Otago Skinks Following Predator Control by TOCHER, MANDY D

“…Both grand (Oligosoma grande) and Otago skinks (Oligosoma otagense) are threatened with extinction. Predation by introduced mammalian predators, in particular…”
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Life history traits contribute to decline of critically endangered lizards at Macraes Flat, Otago by Tocher, Mandy D.

“…Mark–recapture methods were used to determine population abundance and life history of five grand (Oligosoma grande Scincidae) and two Otago (O. otagense)…”
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The diet of grand skinks (Oligosoma grande) and Otago skinks (O. otagense) in Otago seral tussock grasslands by Tocher, Mandy D.

“…The threatened grand skink (Oligosoma grande) and Otago skink (O. otagense) live sympatrically in seral tussock grassland habitat of Otago, New Zealand. The…”
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The conservation long game: Leiopelma species climate envelopes in New Zealand under a changing climate by Germano, Jennifer, Earl, Richard, Tocher, Mandy, Pearce, Petra, Christie, Jenny

“…Amphibians are considered susceptible to a range of potential effects generatedby climate change. We applied species distribution model (SDM) techniques to…”
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A review of New Zealand native frog translocations: lessons learned and future priorities by Wren, Sally, Bishop, Phillip, Beauchamp, Antony, Bell, Ben, Bell, Elizabeth, Cisternas, Javiera, Dewhurst, Paulette, Easton, Luke, Gibson, Richard, Haigh, Amanda, Tocher, Mandy, Germano, Jennifer

“…Translocations are becoming increasingly common although the effectiveness of this conservation tool for amphibians is highly variable. We reviewed ten…”
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Conservation status of New Zealand frogs, 2009 by Newman, Donald G, Bell, Ben D, Bishop, Phillip J, Burns, Rhys, Haigh, Amanda, Hitchmough, Rodney A, Tocher, Mandy

“…A reappraisal of the conservation status of the New Zealand frog fauna is presented using the 2008 version of the New Zealand Threat Classification System. Of…”
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Differential thermal acclimation of metabolic rate in two populations of the New Zealand common geckoHoplodactylus maculatus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) by Tocher, Mandy D., Davison, William

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Differential thermal acclimation of metabolic rate in two populations of the New Zealand common gecko Hoplodactylus maculatus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) by Tocher, Mandy D., Davison, William

“…Standard metabolic rate (SMR) was determined for populations of the New Zealand common gecko (Hoplodactylus maculatus) from warm (sea level) and cool (alpine)…”
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