Movement patterns of soft-released, translocated Egyptian tortoises
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- 作者：Omar Attuma ; oattum@ius.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Basem Rabiab
- 关键词：Aestivation ; Chelonians ; Reintroduction ; Testudo kleinmanni ; Wildlife introductions
- 刊名：Journal of Arid Environments
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：November 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：134
- 期：Complete
- 页码：62-65
- 全文大小：339 K
文摘
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Dispersal and mortality are undesirable outcomes of wildlife translocations.
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Soft-release translocations force animals to remain at release site prior to release.
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Retention-rate of soft-released translocated Egyptian tortoises was relatively high.
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Soft-released and resident tortoises had similar movement patterns.
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Soft-released translocations minimized dispersal and increased retention.