The effects of behavioural and physiological traits on re-location success

Luke Kealley

The effects of behavioural and physiological traits on re-location success

Luke Kealley

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My thesis quantified laboratory measures of behaviour and physiology for four critical weight range Western Australian mammals and relate these to movement and survival for individuals released into the wild. Ash-grey mice (Pseudomys albocinereus) that moved more in the open field moved greater distances when translocated. Calmer dibblers (Parantechinus apicalis) on the elevated beam moved greater distances in the field. There were no relationships between laboratory variables and field mortality for numbats (Myrmecobius fasciatus). Bandicoots (lsoodon auratus) in better condition had a higher mortality rate. Overall, the relationships between laboratory-measured variables and field movements/survival is sometimes contradictory and highly complex.

Original language	English
Qualification	Doctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution	The University of Western Australia
Supervisors/Advisors	Withers, Philip, Supervisor Cooper, Christine, Supervisor Mills, Harriet, Supervisor Blache, Dominique, Supervisor
Award date	23 Mar 2017
Publication status	Unpublished - 2016

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