Hybridisation between mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) and grey duck (A. superciliosa) on Lord Howe Island and management options

Notornis

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-7

  Tracey, John P ^a   Lukins, Brian S ^a   Haselden, Chris ^b  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b Lord Howe Island Board   (Australia)

Author keywords

Control; Grey duck; Hybridisation; Lord Howe Island; Mallard

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYBRID; HYBRIDIZATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATERFOWL; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; LORD HOWE ISLAND; NEW SOUTH WALES; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; AVES;

EID: 58149216174     PISSN: 00294470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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