Population expansion by Cook Strait giant wētā, Deinacrida rugosa (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae), following translocation to Matiu/Somes Island, New Zealand, and subsequent changes in abundance

• Article title

• Abstract

• Key words

• Introduction

• Methods

  • Footprint tracking tunnels.—

  • Visual searches.—

  • Temperature and humidity.—

  • Analysis.—

• Results

  • Changes in both distribution and abundance.—

  • Relationship between wētā detected and meteorological conditions.—

  • Observed distributions of geckos and skinks on Matiu/Somes Island.—

• Discussion

  • Population expansion and change in abundance.—

  • Possible factors affecting the reduction of wētā abundance in the north.—

  • Relationships between reptiles and wētā abundance.—

  • Removal of wētā for translocation.—

• Conclusions

• Acknowledgements

• References

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