Ecology and reproductive biology of the North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx australis mantelli) : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology at Massey University, Palmerston North

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Ecology and reproductive biology of the North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx australis mantelli) : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology at Massey University, Palmerston North

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The spacing behaviour, habitat use, pair bonding, breeding biology and reproductive endocrinology of the North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx australis mantelli) are investigated. Twenty-six kiwi (10 males and 16 females) were fitted with radio transmitters and tracked for two and a half years in a forest remnant in Northland. Spacing behaviour: Home ranges overlapped extensively. One 1-ha grid square was used by at least 13 different kiwi. All range-estimate methods were sensitive to the number ...

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DoctoralDoctoral

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1989

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http://hdl.handle.net/10179/3148

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North Island brown kiwi / Ecology / Reproduction / New Zealand

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