Conservation of New Zealand lizards (Lacertilia: Scincidae) by translocation of small populations

Biological Conservation

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 211-222

  Towns, David R ^a   Ferreira, Sam M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Conservation; Cyclodina alani; Cyclodina oliveri; Cyclodina whitakeri; Korapuki Island; Oligosoma suteri; Propagule; Reintroduction; Reproductive output; Reptile; Restoration; Simulation; Skink; Translocation

Indexed keywords

LIZARD; POPULATION GROWTH; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRANSLOCATION;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0035089925     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(00)00156-7     Document Type: Article

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