Influence of space use on fitness and the reintroduction success of the Laysan teal

Animal Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 305-317

  Reynolds, M H ^a   Hatfield, J S ^b   Laniawe, L P ^c   Vekasy, M S ^a,g   Klavitter, J L ^c   Berkowitz, P ^d   Crampton, L H ^d,e   Walters, J R ^f  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

^e Kauai Forest Birds Recovery Project   (United States)

^f VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Department of Fish and Wildlife ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Allee effect; Anas laysanensis; Density dependence; Gompertz model; Kernel estimators; Laysan duck; Midway Atoll; Translocation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALLEE EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; HABITAT QUALITY; NATURE CONSERVATION; POPULATION SIZE; PREDATOR; REINTRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; TRANSLOCATION; WATERFOWL;

ANAS LAYSANENSIS; ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 84862261899     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2012.00520.x     Document Type: Article

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