A comparative analysis of nesting life-history traits and the risk of predation among island and continental birds.

Islands are home to one of the most endangered ecosystems today with high extinction rates, deteriorating biodiversity and high numbers of critically threatened species. Part of reason for the current situation is that island biotas are subject to different selective pressures compared to continenta...

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Main Author: Burford, Miles Laurence Dalzell
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. Biological Sciences 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/7394