Nest protectors provide a cost-effective means of increasing breeding success in Giant Ibis Thaumatibis gigantea

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 77-82

  Keo, Omaliss ^a,b,c   Collar, Nigel J ^d   Sutherland, William J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Agronomy   (Cambodia)

^d BIRDLIFE INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; ENDANGERED SPECIES; NEST PREDATION; NESTLING; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL;

IBIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 67749129216     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: 14740001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270908008319     Document Type: Article

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