Rapid recovery of an island population of the threatened South Island Saddleback Philesturnus c. carunculatus after a pathogen outbreak

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 239-253

  Hale, Katrina A ^a   Briskie, James V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EPIDEMIC; FLEDGING; NESTING SUCCESS; NESTLING; PATHOGEN; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

MARLBOROUGH; MOTUARA ISLAND; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

ACARI; AVES; CREADION CARUNCULATUS; PHILESTURNUS;

EID: 74049092307     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: 14740001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270909008193     Document Type: Article

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