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Kermadec Petrels Pterodroma neglecta on Pitcairn Island suffer breeding failure due to introduced predators


Authors

ANDY SCHOFIELD1 & ALEXANDER L. BOND2
1Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 2DL, UK
2RSPB Centre for Conservation Science, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 2DL, UK (alex.bond@rspb.org.uk)

Citation

SCHOFIELD, A., & BOND, A.L. 2016. Kermadec Petrels Pterodroma neglecta on Pitcairn Island suffer breeding failure due to introduced predators. Marine Ornithology 44: 225 - 228

Received 23 February 2016, accepted 9 June 2016

Date Published: 2016/10/15
Date Online: 2017/02/28

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