| Titre : | Bird Conservation International 25(2) - JUN 2015 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 01/06/2015 |
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Article
Xiaoping Yu, Auteur ;
Xia Li, Auteur ;
Zhiping Huo, Auteur
Reintroduction projects usually attempt to re-establish a self-sustaining population of endangered species within their historical ranges through the release of captive-bred individuals into the wild. We studied the breeding biology and nesting [...]
Article
Ryan D. Clark, Auteur ;
Renaud Mathieu, Auteur ;
Philip J. Seddon, Auteur
The concealed and widely dispersed nests of the rare and endangered Yellow-eyed Penguin Megadyptes antipodes, or hoiho, have been considered to reflect an essential requirement for the visual isolation of nest sites from conspecifics. However, t[...]
Article
J. C. Venables, Auteur ;
M. de L. Brooke, Auteur
Although the factors associated with adult sex ratio (ASR) skew in threatened species are rarely identified, ASRs of threatened species appear to be more male-skewed with increasing severity of threat. In this study we investigate whether the AS[...]
Article
Javier Martínez, Auteur ;
Rodrigo A. Vásquez, Auteur ;
Cristobal Venegas, Auteur ;
Santiago Merino, Auteur
The Juan Fernandez Firecrown Sephanoides fernandensis and Juan Fernandez Tit-Tyrant Anairetes fernandezianus are two endemic forest birds inhabiting Robinson Crusoe Island and are classified as 'Critically Endangered' and 'Near Threatened' respe[...]
Article
Maria Vidal, Auteur ;
Maria A. Hernandez, Auteur ;
Antonio Luis, Auteur ;
Jesus Dominguez, Auteur
Coastal wader species are sensitive to anthropogenic activity and habitat change along the coastal edge, which has been responsible for the decline in the populations of these birds. Correct management requires knowledge of the pattern and scale[...]
Article
Adrian S. Di Giacomo, Auteur ;
Alejandro G. Di Giacomo, Auteur ;
Rafi Kliger, Auteur ;
Juan C. Reboreda, Auteur ;
Ralph Tiedemann, Auteur ;
Bettina Mahler, Auteur
The Strange-tailed Tyrant Alectrurus risora (Aves: Tyrannidae) is an endemic species of southern South American grasslands that suffered a 90% reduction of its original distribution due to habitat transformation. This has led the species to be c[...]
Article
Lainie Zarones, Auteur ;
Adrienne Sussman, Auteur ;
John M. Morton, Auteur ;
Sheldon Plentovich, Auteur ;
Sarah Faegre, Auteur ;
Celestino Aguon, Auteur ;
Arjun Amar, Auteur ;
Renee Robinette Ha, Auteur
The Mariana Crow Corvus kubaryi is a Critically Endangered species found only on the island of Rota, Northern Mariana Islands. It was extirpated from the neighbouring island of Guam by the introduced brown tree snake Boiga irregularis and the Ro[...]
Article
Jesus Caro, Auteur ;
Miguel Delibes-Mateos, Auteur ;
Alba Estrada, Auteur ;
Rui Borralho, Auteur ;
Luis Gordinho, Auteur ;
Luis Reino, Auteur ;
Pedro Beja, Auteur ;
Beatriz Arroyo, Auteur
Hunting and its associated management have significant costs and benefits for biodiversity conservation, which makes this socio-economic activity highly controversial at both international and regional levels. We investigated relationships betwe[...]
Article
James W. Rivers, Auteur ;
J. Matthew Johnson, Auteur ;
Susan M. Haig, Auteur ;
Carl J. Schwarz, Auteur ;
L. Joseph Burnett, Auteur ;
Joseph Brandt, Auteur ;
Daniel George, Auteur ;
Jesse Grantham, Auteur
Article
Elham Nourani, Auteur ;
Mohammad Kaboli, Auteur ;
Ben Collen, Auteur
The network of wetland systems in Iran provides valuable staging and wintering areas for waterbirds in the African-Western Eurasian flyways. The West Siberian/Caspian/Nile populations of Anatidae (ducks, geese and swans) regularly overwinter and[...]
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Ana Millones, Auteur ;
Patricia Gandini, Auteur ;
Esteban Frere, Auteur
The world population of Red-legged Cormorant Phalacrocorax gaimardi is reasonably small and has showed rapid declines. In Argentina, this species breeds in 13 localities and is considered as Endangered' by the national government. In this study,[...]
