Understanding publication bias in reintroduction biology by assessing translocations of New Zealand's Herpetofauna

Conservation Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1045-1056

  Miller, Kimberly A ^a,b,c   Bell, Trent P ^d   Germano, Jennifer M ^e,f  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d EcoGecko Consultants ^*  (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^f INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Leiopelmatidae; Reintroduction; Success criteria; Tuatara

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LEIOPELMATIDAE; SPHENODON; SPHENODON PUNCTATUS;

ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVALUATION STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; PROCEDURES; PUBLISHING;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; NEW ZEALAND; PUBLICATION BIAS;

EID: 84904752713     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12254     Document Type: Article

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