Determining variation in the success of New Zealand land birds

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 161-172

  Cassey, Phillip ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Extinction; Geographical distribution; Introduction success; Life history; New Zealand land birds; Persistence

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; EXTINCTION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LIFE HISTORY; PERSISTENCE;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0034999708     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1466-822x.2001.00224.x     Document Type: Article

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