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Titre :	Rapid recovery of an island population of the threatened South Island Saddleback Philesturnus c. carunculatus after a pathogen outbreak
Auteurs :	Katrina A. Hale, Auteur ; James V. Briskie, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Bird Conservation International (19(3) SEP 2009)
Article en page(s) :	239-253
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	The small size of many island populations of endangered birds, together with their high density, low genetic diversity and naivety to introduced pathogens, may render them vulnerable to disease epidemics. Such an outbreak Occurred in an isolated population of threatened South Island Saddleback Philesturnus c. carunculatus on Motuara Island, New Zealand. In 2002, the population dropped from similar to 130 birds to similar to

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