Translocation of Ultramarine Lories Vini ultramarina in the Marquesas Islands: Ua Huka to Fatu Hiva

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 69-79

  Kuehler, C ^a   Lieberman, A ^a   Varney, A ^b   Unitt, P ^c   Sulpice, R M ^d   Azua, J ^e   Tehevini, B ^d  

^a Peregrine Fund   (United States)

^b Deleg de l'Environnement ^*  (French Polynesia)

^c SAN DIEGO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM   (United States)

^d Service de l'Economie Rurale   (French Polynesia)

^e INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; LORIIDAE; VINI ULTRAMARINA;

ENDEMIC BIRD; TRANSLOCATION; ULTRAMARINE LORY;

FRENCH POLYNESIA, MARQUESAS ISLANDS, FATU HIVA; FRENCH POLYNESIA, MARQUESAS ISLANDS, UA HUKA;

EID: 0031416451     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270900001416     Document Type: Article

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