Short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) home range at Fowlers Gap Arid Zone Research Station, NSW

Echidnas (Tachyglossus aculeatus) are found Australia-wide and appear to be remarkably well-adapted to the arid zone, yet nearly all echidna research has been conducted in temperate, tropical and alpine zones. This study investigated the home range and movement of echidnas in western New South Wales...

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Published in:	PloS one 2021-04, Vol.16 (4), p.e0242298-e0242298
Main Authors:	Badgery, Georgia J, Lawes, Jasmin C, Leggett, Keith E A
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Animals Arid environments Arid regions Arid zones Biodiversity Biology and Life Sciences Biotelemetry Creeks & streams Desert fauna Distribution Drought Earth Earth Sciences Ecology Ecology and Environmental Sciences Ecosystems Editing Environmental conditions Environmental science Habitats Home range Infertility Introduced species Land clearance Land clearing Metabolic rate Metabolism Methodology Methods Natural history Physical Sciences Population decline Rain Rainfall Research and Analysis Methods Reviews Social Sciences Species extinction Telemetry Terrestrial environments
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Summary:	Echidnas (Tachyglossus aculeatus) are found Australia-wide and appear to be remarkably well-adapted to the arid zone, yet nearly all echidna research has been conducted in temperate, tropical and alpine zones. This study investigated the home range and movement of echidnas in western New South Wales. Radio telemetry tracking was used to locate the echidnas daily during the study period (March-May 2018, November 2018, March-May 2019 and August 2019); the observed home range was 1.47± 1.21km2. This is over twice the reported home range of temperate environments (
ISSN:	1932-6203 1932-6203