Females lead population collapse of the endangered Hawaii Creeper

Author:

Freed, Leonard A., Cann, Rebecca L.

Title:

Females lead population collapse of the endangered Hawaii Creeper

Periodical:

PLoS ONE

Year:

2013

Volume:

8

Subject:

Hawaii Creeper Oreomystis mana Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge Introduced birds

Summary:

Female population of endangered Hawaii creeper (Oreomystis mana) at Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge suffered a low survival after breeding resulted from food limitation associated with increased numbers of an introduced bird (Japanese white-eye, Zosterops japonicus), while adult males from the same cohort, and older females and males, continued to have high survival. Adaptive management to recover the bird in this protected area needs to focus on improving both adult female survival and the adult sex ratio.

Label:

Birds - General

URL:

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0067914

Date:

2013

Collection:

Periodicals