Conservation biology of Hawaiian forest birds
Subtitle: implications for island avifauna
By: edited by Thane K. Pratt ... [et al.].
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 707
ISBN-13: 9780300141085
Subjects: Conservation; Forest birds
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Origins and evolution / Thane K. Pratt; title: Historic decline and extinction / Winston E. Banko and Paul C. Banko; title: Hawaiian culture and forest birds / Verna L.U. Amante-Helweg and Sheila Conant; title: Monitoring Hawaiian forest birds / Richard J. Camp ... [et al.]; title: Status and trends of native Hawaiian songbirds / P. Marcos Gorresen ... [et al.]; title: Loss, degradation. and persistence of habitats / Linda W. Pratt and James D. Jacobi; title: Evolution and ecology of food exploitation / Paul C. Banko and Winston E. Banko; title: Life history and demography / Bethany L. Woodworth and Thane K. Pratt; title: Ecology and pathogenicity of avian malaria and pox / Carter T. Atkinson and Dennis A. Lapointe; title: Genetics and conservation / Susan I. Jarvi, Robert C. Fleischer, and Lori S. Eggert; title: Small mammals as predators and competitors / Gerald D. Lindsey ... [et al.]; title: The ecology and conservation of Hawaiian raptors / John L. Klavitter; title: The history and impact of introduced birds / Jeffrey T. Foster; title: Modeling the epidemiology of avian malaria and pox / Jorge A. Ahumada ... [et al.]; title: Preventing establishment and spread of invasive species : current status and needs / Lloyd L. Loope and Fred Kraus; title: Protecting forest bird populations across landscapes / Jonathan P. Price, James D. Jacobi, Linda W. Pratt, Fredrick R. Warshauer, and Clifford W. Smith; title: Managing disease / Dennis A. Lapointe, Carter T. Atkinson, and Susan I. Jarvi; title: Controlling small mammals / Steven C. Hess ... [et al.]; title: Captive propagation / Alan A. Lieberman and Cynthia M. Kuehler; title: 'Alalā / Paul C. Banko; title: Po'o-uli / Jim J. Groombridge; title: Puaiohi / Bethany L. Woodworth ... [et al.]; title: Palila / Paul C. Banko ... [et al.]; title: Social and political obstacles to saving Hawaiian birds : realities and remedies / David L. Leonard Jr.; title: Can Hawaiian forest birds be saved? / Thane K. Pratt ... [et al.]; title: Hawaiian pronunciation guide and glossary / Verna L.U. Amante-Helweg, Linda W. Pratt, and Thane K. Pratt.