Demographic variation, reintroduction, and persistence of an island duck (Anas laysanensis)

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1094-1103

  Reynolds, Michelle H ^a   Weiser, Emily ^b   Jamieson, Ian ^b   Hatfield, Jeff S ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

allele retention; Anas laysanensis; demography; Gompertz model; Laysan teal; reintroduction biology; translocation; viable population monitoring

Indexed keywords

ARCHIPELAGO; ATOLL; CARRYING CAPACITY; CLUTCH SIZE; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FLEDGING; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; HATCHING; LIFE HISTORY; PERSISTENCE; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; REINTRODUCTION; WATERFOWL;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; LAYSAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880781408     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.582     Document Type: Article

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