Competition or co-existence of reintroduced, critically endangered Mauritius fodies and invasive Madagascar fodies in lowland Mauritius?

Biological Conservation

Volumn 140, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 19-28

  Garrett, Lucy J H ^a,b   Jones, Carl G ^b,c   Cristinacce, Andrew ^a,b   Bell, Diana J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b Mauritius Wildlife Foundation   (Mauritius)

^c DURRELL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Feeding ecology; Foudia; Habitat requirements; Introduced species; Reintroduction

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DIVERGENCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; PASSERINE; REINTRODUCTION; SYMPATRY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MASCARENE ISLANDS; MAURITIUS;

AVES; FOUDIA; FOUDIA MADAGASCARIENSIS; FOUDIA RUBRA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 35148894475     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.07.018     Document Type: Article

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