Increased egg infertility associated with translocating inbred takahe (Porphyrio hochstetteri) to island refuges in New Zealand

Biological Conservation

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 107-114

  Jamieson, Ian G ^a   Ryan, Christine J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bird conservation; Egg infertility; Inbreeding; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; TRANSLOCATION;

NEW ZEALAND;

AVES; PORPHYRIO HOCHSTETTERI; PORPHYRIO MANTELLI; STRIGOPS HABROPTILUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034056949     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(99)00158-5     Document Type: Article

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