Predatory behaviour of the Gough Moorhen Gallinula comeri: Conservation implications

Ardea

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 311-315

  Wanless, Ross M ^a,b   Wilson, John W ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Conservation; Gough Island; Gough Moorhen Gallinula comeri; Predatory behaviour

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CONSERVATION; EGG PREDATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; PREDATION; RODENT; SEABIRD; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; GOUGH ISLAND; SAINT HELENA; TRISTAN DA CUNHA;

GALLINULA; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS; PROCELLARIIFORMES;

EID: 36349004770     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5253/078.095.0213     Document Type: Article

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