Lessons from introductions of exotic species as a possible information source for managing translocations of birds

Wildlife Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 193-201

  Cassey, Phillip ^a   Blackburn, Tim M ^b   Duncan, Richard P ^c   Lockwood, Julie L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; EXTINCTION; HOME RANGE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DECLINE; REINTRODUCTION; TRANSLOCATION;

AVES;

EID: 43949083421     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR07109     Document Type: Review

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