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UNINA9910811505903321 |
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Titolo |
Scientific bases for the preservation of the Hawaiian crow / / Committee on the Scientific Bases for the Preservation of the Hawaiian Crow, Board on Biology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council |
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Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1992 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-21148-2 |
9786610211487 |
0-309-58472-8 |
0-585-03077-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (148 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Hawaiian crow |
Birds - Conservation - Hawaii |
Rare birds - Hawaii |
Endangered species - Hawaii |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 108-130). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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SCIENTIFIC BASES FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE HAWAIIAN CROW -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- THE WILD POPULATION OF 'ALALA -- AVOIDING EXTINCTION -- THE CAPTIVE POPULATION OF 'ALALA -- GENETIC CONSIDERATIONS -- OPTIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF THE 'ALALA -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- 2 HISTORY OF THE WILD POPULATION AND CAUSES OF ITS DECLINE -- PAST AND PRESENT DISTRIBUTION OF THE WILD POPULATION -- The Geological Setting -- Geographic Distribution of the 'Alala -- ASSESSMENT OF EXTRINSIC CAUSES OF THE DECLINE IN THE POPULATION -- Habitat and Food -- Predators -- Diseases and Parasites -- ESTIMATES OF POPULATION VIABILITY AND TIME TO EXTINCTION -- Approaches -- Demographic Analyses -- Times to Extinction of Corvids on Islands -- 3 Genetic Considerations -- 4 CAPTIVE BREEDING OF THE 'ALALA -- ORIGINS AND FACILITIES OF THE 'ALALA CAPTIVE-BREEDING PROGRAM -- DEMOGRAPHICS AND GENETICS -- INBREEDING DEPRESSION -- |
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