Title The Woodhen : a flightless island bird defying extinction / Clifford B. Frith

Published Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Publishing, ©2013

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations (some color) Contents Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Discovery of Lord Howe Island and its nature; Chapter 2: Origins of Lord Howe Island and its wildlife; Chapter 3: Rails, the Woodhen and its origins; Chapter 4: Evolution and extinction of flightless rails; Chapter 5: Early knowledge of the Woodhen, its demise and causes; Chapter 6: Assessing the post 1930s Woodhen population; Chapter 7: Planning and implementation of Woodhen management; Chapter 8: The revived Woodhen population; Chapter 9: Woodhen ecology and behaviour; Chapter 10: Woodhen breeding biology Summary Tells the fascinating success story of the saving of the globally significant, iconic, flightless Woodhen of Lord Howe Island Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Gallirallus -- Conservation -- Australia -- Lord Howe Island (N.S.W.) Rails (Birds) -- Conservation -- Australia -- Lord Howe Island (N.S.W.) Flightless birds -- Conservation -- Australia -- Lord Howe Island (N.S.W.) Endangered species -- Australia -- Lord Howe Island (N.S.W.) NATURE -- Animals -- Birds. NATURE -- Birdwatching Guides. SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Ornithology. Discoveries in geography Endangered species SUBJECT Lord Howe Island (N.S.W.) -- Discovery and exploration Subject New South Wales -- Lord Howe Island Form Electronic book Author CSIRO (Australia) ISBN 9780643108714 0643108718 1299674305 9781299674301 9780643108721 0643108726

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