Galactic Geckos in the Alpine Zone: Ecology and Behaviour of the Hura te Ao Gecko (Mokopirirakau galaxias) with Comparisons to the Sympatric Southern Alps Gecko (Woodworthia “Southern Alps”)

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Galactic Geckos in the Alpine Zone: Ecology and Behaviour of the Hura te Ao Gecko (Mokopirirakau galaxias) with Comparisons to the Sympatric Southern Alps Gecko (Woodworthia “Southern Alps”)

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Alpine regions harbour some of Earth’s most significant ecosystems. Unfortunately, these precious biological communities are globally vulnerable to anthropogenic threats such as habitat modification and climate change. Many of their specialised occupants are threatened with extinction, including reptiles. Alas, the cryptic behaviour of reptiles, combined with the inaccessibility of alpine ecosystems, makes herpetological research very difficult. Aotearoa/New Zealand epitomises these circumsta...

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Scholarly text / Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2023

Creator

Purdie, Samuel

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10523/15667

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gecko / geckos / Mokopirirakau / ecology / Woodworthia / behaviour / lizard / lizards / reptile / reptiles / hura te ao gecko / Southern Alps gecko / Samuel Purdie / alpine gecko / alpine geckos / alpine zone / alpine ecology / gecko habitat use / habitat use / reptile ecology / alpine lizards / Diplodactylidae / nocturnal geckos

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