Translocation of Rarotonga Monarchs Pomarea dimidiata within the southern Cook Islands

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 197-215

  Robertson, Hugh A ^a   Karika, Ian ^b   Saul, Edward K ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^b Takitumu Conservation Area Project   (Cook Islands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CAPTIVE BREEDING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRANSLOCATION;

COOK ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA;

AVES; POMAREA DIMIDIATA;

EID: 33746629932     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: 14740001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270906000268     Document Type: Article

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