Interference competition following a recent invasion of plague skinks (Lampropholis delicata) into a nationally critical native skink population

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Interference competition following a recent invasion of plague skinks (Lampropholis delicata) into a nationally critical native skink population

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CONTEXT Invasive species can threaten native species through exploitative and interference competition if they occupy similar ecological niches. The invasive plague skink (Lampropholis delicata) has been accidently introduced to New Zealand, Lord Howe Island, and the Hawaiian Islands. Resource usage overlaps between plague skinks and several New Zealand skinks, suggesting the potential for exploitative and interference competition. However, no competitive mechanism or population impact has be...

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2023-06-06

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Wells, Sarah / van Winkel, D. / Barr, B. P.

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https://hdl.handle.net/10652/6144

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New Zealand / plague skinks (Lampropholis delicata) / kakerakau skink (Oligosoma kakerakau) / skinks / invasive species / Biosecurity science and invasive species ecology

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