Demographic consequences of adult sex ratio in a reintroduced hihi population

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 448-455

  Ewen, John G ^a   Thorogood, Rose ^b   Armstrong, Doug P ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Conservation; Notiomystis cincta; Reintroduction; Sexual conflict; Sexual harassment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DATA SET; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FLEDGING; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; PASSERINE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RANGE EXPANSION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FEMALE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FEMALE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; SONGBIRDS;

NEW ZEALAND;

NOTIOMYSTIS CINCTA; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 79551584067     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01774.x     Document Type: Article

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