Flight of the huia : ecology and conservation of New Zealand's frogs, reptiles, birds and mammals / Kerry-Jayne Wilson.

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Wilson, Kerry-Jayne [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Christchurch, New Zealand Canterbury University Press 2004.Description: 411 pages [16] pages of plates illustrations (some color), maps ; 23 cmISBN:

9781927145203
1927145201
9781927145548
1927145546

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Flight of the huiaDDC classification:

591.993 21

LOC classification:

QL340 .W55 2004

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Contents:

New Zealand : archipelago and mini-continent -- New Zealand's frogs and reptiles -- Ecology of birds and bats -- Vertebrates in pre-human New Zealand -- Extinctions of New Zealand vertebrates -- Acclimatisation -- The forest vertebrate community in the twentieth century -- Seabirds marine mammals -- Conservation -- Seeking solutions.

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Summary: This book tells the story of New Zealands birds, mammals, reptiles and frogs, from their Gondwanan origins to the arrival of the first rats, then people and their camp followers. The loss of now-extinct birds and the introduction of other species have changed ecological systems in this country for ever.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Non-Fiction - New Zealand	Waimate Non-Fiction	Non Fiction	591.993 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan	Not for loan		A00357829

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This book tells the story of New Zealands birds, mammals, reptiles and frogs, from their Gondwanan origins to the arrival of the first rats, then people and their camp followers. The loss of now-extinct birds and the introduction of other species have changed ecological systems in this country for ever.

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