Moderate inbreeding depression in a reintroduced population of North Island robins

Animal Conservation

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 95-102

  Jamieson, Ian G ^a   Tracy, L N ^a   Fletcher, D ^a   Armstrong, D P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Inbreeding; Lethal equivalents; New Zealand; Petroica longipes; Reintroductions; Translocation

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC VARIATION; INBREEDING DEPRESSION; MATING SUCCESS; PASSERINE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REINTRODUCTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL; TRANSLOCATION;

AUCKLAND; AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; TIRITIRI MATANGI ISLAND;

AVES; PETROICA;

EID: 33846700139     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2006.00078.x     Document Type: Article

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