Productivity of kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) on offshore island refuges

Notornis

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 138-142

  Elliott, Graeme P ^a   Eason, Daryl K ^a   Jansen, Paul W ^a   Merton, Don V ^a   Harper, Grant A ^b   Moorhouse, Ron J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Conservation; Flightless bird; Kakapo; Lek; New Zealand; Parrot; Psitttaciformes; Strigops habroptilus

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BREEDING SEASON; FLEDGING; HATCHING; NESTING SUCCESS; POPULATION SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AUSTRALASIA; CODFISH ISLAND; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHLAND;

AVES; PALAEOGNATHAE; PSITTACIDAE; STRIGOPS HABROPTILUS;

EID: 33645743819     PISSN: 00294470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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