Seed dispersal by a captive corvid: The role of the 'Alala'(Corvus hawaiiensis) in shaping Hawai'i's plant communities

Ecological Applications

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1718-1732

  Culliney, Susan ^a,d   Pejchar, Liba ^a   Switzer, Richard ^b   Ruiz Gutierrez, Viviana ^a,c  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

^d LEWIS AND CLARK LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

'Alal'a; Anachronism; Captive breeding; Corvus hawaiiensis; Dispersal limitation; Endangered species; Foraging behavior; Frugivory; Germination success; Hawaiian Crow; Restoration; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE POPULATION; DRY FOREST; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FRUGIVORY; GERMINATION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; JUVENILE; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; SEED DISPERSAL; SONGBIRD;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CROW; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT SEED; TREE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CROWS; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; HAWAII; PLANTS; SEEDS; TREES;

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS;

AVES; CORVIDA; CORVUS HAWAIIENSIS;

EID: 84866857294     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/11-1613.1     Document Type: Article

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