Breeding biology and success of a reintroduced population of the critically endangered Puaiohi (Myadestes palmeri)

Auk

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 753-763

  Tweed, Erik J ^a,b   Foster, Jeffrey T ^a,b,d   Woodworth, Bethany L ^a,e   Monahan, William B ^a,b,f   Kellerman, Jherime L ^a,b,g   Lieberman, Alan ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^e University of California ^*  (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Captive breeding; Hawaiian birds; Myadestes palmeri; Nest success; Puaiohi; Reintroduction

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; NESTING SUCCESS; PASSERINE; PREDATION RISK; RADIOTELEMETRY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RODENT;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; KAUAI; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MYADESTES PALMERI; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 33746293001     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2006)123[753:BBASOA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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