Distribution studies on the forest-living native passerines of Mauritius

Biological Conservation

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 189-198

  Safford, R J ^a,b,c  

^a Mauritian Wildlife Fund ^*  (Mauritius)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

distribution; endemic bird; Mauritius; population; threatened species

Indexed keywords

ENDEMIC BIRD; MANAGEMENT; MASCARENE PARADISE FLYCATCHER; MAURITIUS BLACK BULBUL; MAURITIUS CUCKOO-SHRIKE; MAURITIUS FODY; MAURITIUS OLIVE WHITE-EYE; ORGANOCHLORINE;

MAURITIUS;

CORACINA TYPICA; FOUDIA RUBRA; HYPSIPETES OLIVACEUS; TERPSIPHONE BOURBONNENSIS; ZOSTEROPS CHLORONOTHUS;

EID: 0031128688     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(96)00049-3     Document Type: Article

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