The historic biogeography and community ecology of Polynesian pigeons and doves

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 737-753

  Steadman, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community ecology; Extinction; Historic biogeography; Pigeons; Polynesia

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; DOVE; HISTORICAL BIOGEOGRGAPHY; HUMAN IMPACT; PIGEON;

PACIFIC; PACIFIC ISLANDS;

CALOENAS; COLUMBIDAE; DIDUNCULUS; DUCULA; GALLICOLUMBA; MACROPYGIA; PTILINOPUS;

EID: 0031422656     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1997.00157.x     Document Type: Article

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