Abstract
We investigated changes in the spatial organisation of individuals within a population of endangered Southern Bell Frogs (Litoria raniformis) over an eight-month period. Our results identified strong temporal changes in both spatial organisation and the apparent location of L. raniformis within the study site. Ripley’s K Function analyses showed that the position of individuals relative to one another shifted from random immediately after the study site was flooded (p<0.005), to strongly clustered at spatial scales between 0-1500m during the peak breeding period (p<0.005). The majority of flooded areas were dry by April and May and individuals again became aggregated within the remaining waterbodies.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 104-110 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Pacific Conservation Biology |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |