Introduced mammalian predators induce behavioural changes in parental care in an endemic New Zealand bird.

The introduction of predatory mammals to oceanic islands has led to the extinction of many endemic birds. Although introduced predators should favour changes that reduce predation risk in surviving bird species, the ability of island birds to respond to such novel changes remains unstudied. We teste...

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Main Authors: Melanie Massaro, Amanda Starling-Windhof, James V Briskie, Thomas E Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-06-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2396284?pdf=render