Mortality in the endangered Laysan Teal Anas laysanensis: Conservation implications

Wildfowl

Volumn 55, Issue , 2005, Pages 29-46

  Reynolds, M H ^a   Work, T M ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anas laysanensis; Laysan Island; Laysan Teal; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; MORTALITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WATERFOWL;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; LAYSAN; NORTH AMERICA; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANAS; ANAS LAYSANENSIS; ANATIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 24644480626     PISSN: 09546324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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