Translocation of the socially complex black-eared Miner Manorina melanotis: A trial using hard and soft release techniques

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 223-234

  Clarke, Rohan H ^a   Boulton, Rebecca L ^a   Clarke, Michael F ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bird; Co operative; Conservation; Endangered; Reintroduction

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; COOPERATIVE BREEDING; PASSERINE; REINTRODUCTION; REPRODUCTION; SITE FIDELITY;

AUSTRALIA; MURRAY-SUNSET NATIONAL PARK; VICTORIA;

AVES; MANORINA; MANORINA MELANOTIS; MELANOTIS; MOHO BRACCATUS; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 0038372372     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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