Patterns of dispersion, behaviour and reproduction in feral horse (Equus caballus), and plant growth in Argo Valley, Waiouru : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Ecology at Massey University

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Patterns of dispersion, behaviour and reproduction in feral horse (Equus caballus), and plant growth in Argo Valley, Waiouru : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Ecology at Massey University

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Observations on feral horses (Equus caballus) in the Army Training Area at Waiouru from February 1993 to April 1994 showed that horses were not evenly distributed throughout their range and the highest density of horses was in the Argo ecological zone. After a muster in June 1993 which cleared horses out of the Argo Valley, horses returned to the valley suggesting that this area constituted preferred habitat for the horses. Home ranges of bands varied in size between 23.2 and 883.0 ha. Horses...

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Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

1995

Creator

Franklin, Alison Joy

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https://hdl.handle.net/10179/6411

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Wild horses / Environmental protection / Wild horses, New Zealand / Feral horses / Waiouru / Equus caballus / Argo valley, New Zealand / Wild horse behaviour

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