A severe predator-induced population decline predicted for endangered, migratory swift parrots (Lathamus discolor)

Biological Conservation

Volumn 186, Issue , 2015, Pages 75-82

  Heinsohn, Robert ^a   Webb, Matthew ^a   Lacy, Robert ^b   Terauds, Aleks ^a   Alderman, Rachael ^c   Stojanovic, Dejan ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BROOKFIELD ZOO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation status; Critically Endangered; Introduced predator; Lathamus discolor; Population viability analysis

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FOOD AVAILABILITY; MIGRATORY SPECIES; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; PREDATION; RED LIST;

AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

LATHAMUS DISCOLOR; PETAURUS BREVICEPS; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 84925395203     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2015.03.006     Document Type: Article

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