Low reproductive success of the endangered Takahe Porphyrio mantelli on offshore island refuges in New Zealand

Ibis

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 144-151

  Bunin, J S ^a   Jamieson, I G ^a   Eason, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PORPHYRIO MANTELLI;

ENDANGERED BIRD; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; TAKAHE; TRANSLOCATION;

NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND, FIORDLAND;

EID: 0030621370     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.1997.tb04514.x     Document Type: Article

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