Translocation and early post-release demography of endangered Laysan teal

Animal Conservation

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 160-168

  Reynolds, Michelle H ^a   Seavy, N E ^a,c   Vekasy, M S ^a,d   Klavitter, J L ^b   Laniawe, L P ^a,b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^c PRBO CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United States)

^d Dept of Fish and Wildlife ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anas laysanensis; Asymptotic growth rate; Effective breeding population; Laysan duck; Matrix model; Wildre introduction

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BREEDING POPULATION; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; GROWTH RATE; MODELING; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION SIZE; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL; TRANSLOCATION;

ANAS LAYSANENSIS; AVES;

EID: 41549109825     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2008.00166.x     Document Type: Article

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