| Titre : | Animal Conservation 6 - November, 2003 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 01/11/2023 |
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Article
A. R. Giese, Auteur ;
P. W. Hedrick, Auteur
We tested the association between host genetic diversity and resistance to a novel pathogen using controlled experiments to compare bacterially induced mortality among four populations of the endangered Gila topminnow (Poeciliopsis occidentalis)[...]
Article
Pierre Defos du Rau, Auteur ;
C. Barbraud, Auteur ;
Jean-Yves Mondain-Monval, Auteur
The red-crested pochard (Netta rufina), a Eurasian diving duck, has seen its numbers declining and has received strong conservation concern. Data on population size and rate of decline are required to establish management plans, none of which is[...]
Article
R. H. Lei, Auteur ;
Z. Hu, Auteur ;
Z. G. Jiang, Auteur ;
W. L. Yang, Auteur
The Przewalski's gazelle (Procapra przewalskii) is critically endangered and has experienced significant decline in population numbers in the past, and now survives in four isolated populations: the Bird Island, Hudong-Ketu, Yuanzhe and Shadao-G[...]
Article
P. Leimgruber, Auteur ;
J. B. Gagnon, Auteur ;
C. Wemmer, Auteur ;
D. S. Kelly, Auteur ;
M. A. Songer, Auteur ;
E. R. Selig, Auteur
Habitat loss and fragmentation are main causes for Asian elephant population declines. We mapped wildlands - large, unfragmented and undeveloped areas - asking: (1) Where are the largest wildlands that constitute elephant habitats? (2) What prop[...]
Article
L. R. Gerber, Auteur ;
E. W. Seabloom, Auteur ;
R. S. Burton, Auteur ;
O. J. Reichman, Auteur
Many species have strong habitat preferences that directly influence population viability. For successful reintroduction of threatened populations that rely on habitat structures, the correct placement of artificial structures is also important [...]
Article
D. A. Smith, Auteur ;
K. Ralls, Auteur ;
A. Hurt, Auteur ;
B. Adams, Auteur ;
M. Parker, Auteur ;
B. Davenport, Auteur ;
M. C. Smith, Auteur ;
J. E. Maldonado, Auteur
Specially trained detection dogs have been used to locate faeces (scats) for faecal analyses but their effectiveness has not been quantified. We evaluated detection and accuracy rates of dogs trained to find scats of endangered San Joaquin kit f[...]
Article
T. Haugaasen, Auteur ;
J. Barlow, Auteur ;
C. A. Peres, Auteur
Understorey insectivorous birds are highly vulnerable to different forms of habitat disturbance in tropical forests. Here we examine the effects of an unprecedented surface fire on understorey insectivores and forest litter arthropods in a terra[...]
Article
C. E. Burns, Auteur ;
C. Ciofi, Auteur ;
L. B. Beheregaray, Auteur ;
T. H. Fritts, Auteur ;
J. P. Gibbs, Auteur ;
C. Marquez, Auteur ;
M. C. Milinkovitch, Auteur ;
J. R. Powell, Auteur ;
A. Caccone, Auteur
Giant tortoises once thrived throughout the Galapagos archipelago, but today three island populations are extinct, only one individual survives from the island of Pinta, and several populations are critically endangered. We established the geogr[...]
Article
L. L. Manne, Auteur ;
P. H. Williams, Auteur
How well can indicator groups, as sets of species with well-known distributions, represent the distribution of overall biodiversity to select networks of areas for conservation? In the literature, reliable indicator groups of complementarity hav[...]
