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Author: G.T., Ussher

Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) feeding ecology in the presence of kiore (Rattus exulans)
Ussher G.T. (1999)
An open access copy of this article is available from the publishers website.The diet of tuatara was investigated on kiore-inhabited Lady Alice Island in the Hen and Chickens Group, northern New Zealand, between 1993 and 1994. Both dietary (targeted) and inedible (incidental) items were eaten by tuatara. Dietary items recorded were exclusively invertebrate in origin. Estimates of environmental availability of invertebrates and indicated that the prey consumed were... [Journal Article]
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