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Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) feeding ecology in the presence of kiore (Rattus exulans)

Graham T. Ussher School of Environmental and Marine Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 117-125 | Received 12 May 1998, Accepted 17 Nov 1998, Published online: 30 Mar 2010

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David G. DeMar$suffix/text()$suffix/text(), Marc E. H. Jones & Matthew T. Carrano. (2022) A nearly complete skeleton of a new eusphenodontian from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, Wyoming, USA, provides insight into the evolution and diversity of Rhynchocephalia (Reptilia: Lepidosauria). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 20:1, pages 1-64.
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Daniela E. Winkler, Ellen Schulz-Kornas, Thomas M. Kaiser & Thomas Tütken. (2019) Dental microwear texture reflects dietary tendencies in extant Lepidosauria despite their limited use of oral food processing. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 286:1903, pages 20190544.
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Felix Vaux, Mary Morgan-Richards, Elizabeth E. Daly & Steven A. Trewick. (2019) Tuatara and a new morphometric dataset for Rhynchocephalia: Comments on Herrera-Flores et al . . Palaeontology 62:2, pages 321-334.
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Marc E.H. Jones, Paul O'higgins, Michael J. Fagan, Susan E. Evans & Neil Curtis. (2012) Shearing Mechanics and the Influence of a Flexible Symphysis During Oral Food Processing in Sphenodon (Lepidosauria: Rhynchocephalia) . The Anatomical Record 295:7, pages 1075-1091.
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Neil Curtis, Marc E. H. Jones, Junfen Shi, Paul O'Higgins, Susan E. Evans & Michael J. Fagan. (2011) Functional Relationship between Skull Form and Feeding Mechanics in Sphenodon, and Implications for Diapsid Skull Development. PLoS ONE 6:12, pages e29804.
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Anthony Herrel, Vicky Schaerlaeken, Jiří Moravec & Callum F. Ross. (2009) Sexual Shape Dimorphism in Tuatara. Copeia 2009:4, pages 727-731.
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David R. Towns, Ian A. E. Atkinson & Charles H. Daugherty. (2006) Have the Harmful Effects of Introduced Rats on Islands been Exaggerated?. Biological Invasions 8:4, pages 863-891.
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William E. CooperJrJr & Laurie J. Vitt. (2006) Distribution, extent, and evolution of plant consumption by lizards. Journal of Zoology 257:4, pages 487-517.
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T. A. Blair, A. Cree & C. M. Skeaff. (2006) Plasma fatty acids, triacylglycerol and cholesterol of the tuatara ( Sphenodon punctatus punctatus ) from islands differing in the presence of rats and the abundance of seabirds . Journal of Zoology 252:4, pages 463-472.
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