Comparison of survival rates of captive-reared and wild-bred Mauritius kestrels (Falco punctatus) in a re-introduced population

Biological Conservation

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 539-548

  Nicoll, M A C ^a,b   Jones, Carl G ^b,c   Norris, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b MAURITIAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION   (Mauritius)

^c DURRELL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Captive bred; Conservation management; Mascarenes; Release; Tropical raptor

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE BREEDING; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; RAPTOR; REINTRODUCTION; SURVIVAL;

AVES; FALCO PUNCTATUS; MAURITIUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 1842867083     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2003.09.028     Document Type: Article

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