Breeding success of northern New Zealand dotterels (Charadrius obscurus aquilonius) following mammal eradication on Motuihe Island, New Zealand

Notornis

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-21

  Neate, Hester R ^a   Dowding, John E ^b   Parker, Kevin A ^c   Hauber, Mark E ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b DM Consultants   (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding success; Charadrius obscures; Mammal eradication; New Zealand dotterel

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; BREEDING SEASON; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FLEDGING; NESTING; POPULATION SIZE; PREDATION; PREDATOR CONTROL; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SURVIVAL; TRAPPING; WADER;

AUCKLAND; HAURAKI GULF; MOTUIHE ISLAND; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

AVES; CHARADRIUS; CHARADRIUS OBSCURUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84855218336     PISSN: 00294470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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