Galápagos Birds and Diseases: Invasive Pathogens as Threats for Island Species
Exotic diseases and parasites have caused extinctions on islands and continents, particularly when they spread through assemblages of immunologically naïve species. Hawaii has lost a substantial part of its endemic bird fauna since the introduction of avian malaria at the beginning of the 20th centu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Resilience Alliance
2004-06-01
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| Series: | Ecology and Society |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol9/iss1/art5/ |