Life history traits and food supplementation affect productivity in a translocated population of the endangered Hihi (Stitchbird, Notiomystis cincta)

Biological Conservation

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 271-280

  Castro, Isabel ^a,c   Brunton, Dianne H ^b   Mason, Karen M ^a   Ebert, Brice ^a   Griffiths, Richard ^c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Endangered; Food supplementation; Incubation; Nesting biology; Translocation

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; REPRODUCTION; TRANSLOCATION;

GALLUS GALLUS; NOTIOMYSTIS CINCTA;

EID: 0348197166     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(03)00046-6     Document Type: Article

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