The efficacy of translocating little penguins Eudyptula minor during an oil spill

Biological Conservation

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 393-400

  Hull, Cindy L ^a   Hindell, Mark A ^a   Gales, Rosemary P ^b   Meggs, Ross A ^c   Moyle, Diane I ^a   Brothers, Nigel P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

^c Faunatech 11 Wattle Grove ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Eudyptula minor; Little penguin; Oil spill; Radio tracking; Translocation

Indexed keywords

BIRD; NATURE CONSERVATION; OIL SPILL; TRANSLOCATION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032402912     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(98)00022-6     Document Type: Article

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