Transcript Bait selecting preference using the Hawaiian Flag

Bait selecting preference using
the Hawaiian Flag-tail
“Aholehole”
(kuhlidae sandvicensis).
Devon Enesa
Senior seminar 492
February 15, 2002
INTRODUCTION
Collected data do not cover preferences of all species.
 Relationship between sociality and diet of Small Indian
Mongoose due to incorrect classification on diet (Hays
1999).
 Slendertailed-meerkat and Dwarf Mongoose dispersal
based on opportunistic food in range (Caughley &
Sinclair 1994).
 Feeding habits, distribution and diets used to define
interrelations on diets.

Small Indian Mongoose
Herpestes auropunctatus
•Introduced to Hawaii in 1883 (Kramer 1971).
•Found in low land area or beach.
•Under favorable conditions found at higher elevations.
Problem
•Predation by easy accessibility to nests
(Stone et al 1994).
•Herpestes auropunctatus threat to native and
introduced species (Hawaii 1968).
Measures Taken
Test of hamburger and sardines (Stone et al).
 Effectiveness of control in short periods has
been proven.
 Effects over longer periods of time has not been
discussed.
 Behavioral or Habituation variables have never
been discussed.

Purpose
 To see if Small Indian Mongoose show a
selection preference between traps baited with
the Hawaiian Flag tail (Kuhlidae sandvicensis) or
[Dry dog food] for repetitive trapping program.
Methods

Brigham young
University-Hawaii Laie
campus
Methods cont…

Pedigree dry dog food.

Best Yet wet dog food.

Hawaiian flag tail.
Kuhlia sandvicensis
Methods
Methods Cont….
Results: graph 1
Mongoose preference of Hawaiian
flag tail
11
10
9
10
8
7
6
6
4
2
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
Thursday
2
Friday
000
000
0
week 1
week 2
Small Indian Mongoose preference
Saturday
Sunday
# of individuals
# of individuals
12
40
30
29
25
20
Hawaiian flag tail
5
Pedigree dry dog
food
10
0
0
0
week 1
week 2
Results: graph 2
9
10
5
Monday
13
15
Tuesday
8
7
4
43
0
0 0
Wednesday
Thursday
1000
0
week 3
week 4
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Small Indian Mongoose
# of individuals
# of individuals
Mongoose preference of Hawaiian
flag tail
40
30
29
Hawaiian flag tail
15
20
10
4
1
0
Week 3
Week 4
Best Yet wet dog
food
Results: graph 3
30
29
29
25
25
20
# of Small indian
15
Mongoose
Hawaiian flag tail
15
Pedigree dry dog food
10
Best Yet Dog food
4
5
0
0
Week 1
0
week 3
week 2
1
week 4
Discussion and Conclusion:
 Results indicate preference of Hawaiian Flag
Tail
 Effective bait in trapping mongoose
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