The Ecology of Perth’s Urban Reptiles Using a Snake and Skink as Models

Urbanisation presents unique challenges for wildlife and promotes human-wildlife interactions. The effects if urbanisation on reptiles has been little studied. I explored the life history traits correlated with urban adaptation for reptiles, and investigated how urbanisation affects diet, spatial...

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Main Author: Wolfe, Ashleigh Katherine
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69322
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description Urbanisation presents unique challenges for wildlife and promotes human-wildlife interactions. The effects if urbanisation on reptiles has been little studied. I explored the life history traits correlated with urban adaptation for reptiles, and investigated how urbanisation affects diet, spatial use, and behavioural responses of two reptiles in south-west Western Australia: dugite (Pseudonaja affinis, Elapidae) and bobtail skink (Tiliqua r. rugosa, Scincidae). I also investigated the attitudes and perceptions of the general public towards these species.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-693222019-07-02T03:20:38Z The Ecology of Perth’s Urban Reptiles Using a Snake and Skink as Models Wolfe, Ashleigh Katherine Urbanisation presents unique challenges for wildlife and promotes human-wildlife interactions. The effects if urbanisation on reptiles has been little studied. I explored the life history traits correlated with urban adaptation for reptiles, and investigated how urbanisation affects diet, spatial use, and behavioural responses of two reptiles in south-west Western Australia: dugite (Pseudonaja affinis, Elapidae) and bobtail skink (Tiliqua r. rugosa, Scincidae). I also investigated the attitudes and perceptions of the general public towards these species. 2017 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69322 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Wolfe, Ashleigh Katherine
The Ecology of Perth’s Urban Reptiles Using a Snake and Skink as Models
title The Ecology of Perth’s Urban Reptiles Using a Snake and Skink as Models
title_full The Ecology of Perth’s Urban Reptiles Using a Snake and Skink as Models
title_fullStr The Ecology of Perth’s Urban Reptiles Using a Snake and Skink as Models
title_full_unstemmed The Ecology of Perth’s Urban Reptiles Using a Snake and Skink as Models
title_short The Ecology of Perth’s Urban Reptiles Using a Snake and Skink as Models
title_sort ecology of perth’s urban reptiles using a snake and skink as models
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69322