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

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1992
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (148 p.)
• Disciplina: 598.8/64
• Soggetto topico: Hawaiian crow; Birds - Conservation - Hawaii; Rare birds - Hawaii; Endangered species - Hawaii
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 108-130).
• Nota di contenuto: 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 -- ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND MANAGEMENT -- STAFFING AND ADMINISTRATION -- 5 RELEVANT PRECEDENTS IN ENDANGERED SPECIES PRESERVATION -- CALIFORNIA CONDOR (GYMNOGYPS CALIFORNIANUS) -- MAGPIE ROBIN (COPSYCHUS SECHELLARUM) -- LORD HOWE ISLAND WOODHEN (TRICHOLIMNAS SILVESTRIS) -- TAKAHE (NOTORNIS MANTELLI) -- KAKAPO (STRIGAPS HABROPTILUS) -- CHATHAM ISLAND BLACK ROBIN (PETROICA TRAVERSI) -- MAURITIUS KESTREL (FALCO PUNCTATUS) -- CONCLUSIONS -- 6 OPTIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF THE 'ALALA -- OPTION 1. PASSIVE MANAGEMENT (PROTECTION) OF WILD POPULATION -- OPTION 2. REMOVAL OF ALL BIRDS TO CAPTIVITY -- OPTION 3. TRANSLOCATION OF ALL WILD BIRDS TO ANOTHER LOCATION IN THE WILD -- OPTION 4. REMOVAL OF EGGS FROM WILD POPULATION FOR ARTIFICIAL INCUBATION -- OPTION 5. REMOVAL OF NESTLINGS FROM WILD POPULATION -- OPTION 6. FOSTERING AS A METHOD OF RELEASE -- OPTION 7. HACKING AND OTHER "SOFT" METHODS OF RELEASE -- OPTION 8. EXCHANGE OF CAPTIVE AND WILD CROWS. ; CONCLUSIONS -- 7 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- THE WILD POPULATION -- Findings -- Maintaining a Wild Population -- Recovery Team -- Land Management -- Habitat preservation -- Cattle ranching -- Predator control -- Management of the Wild Population -- Additional Research -- Numbers -- Habitat -- Foraging behavior -- Physiology and disease -- Social behavior -- Demography -- THE CAPTIVE POPULATION -- Findings -- The Captive-Breeding Facility -- Husbandry in the Captive-Breeding Program -- Data -- General data -- Specific data -- Adults -- Chicks -- Eggs -- Nutrition -- Equipment at the Captive-Breeding Facility -- Personnel and Training -- GENETICS OF THE WILD AND CAPTIVE POPULATIONS -- Findings -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX A -- Appendix B -- BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENTS -- SPECIAL ADVISORS.
• Titolo autorizzato: Scientific bases for the preservation of the Hawaiian crow
• ISBN: 1-280-21148-2; 9786610211487; 0-309-58472-8; 0-585-03077-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910811505903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II