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Studies in Avian Biology - Number 22

Evolution, Ecology, Conservation, and Management of Hawaiian Birds: A Vanishing Avifauna

J. M. Scott, S. Conant, and C. Van Riper, III


viii Dedication
ix List of authors
1 Introduction
J. Michael Scott, Sheila Conant, and Charles van Riper, III
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES
14 Introduction
Charles van Riper, III, Sheila Conant, and J. Michael Scott
15 How many bird species in Hawaii and the Central Pacific before first contact?
John Curnutt and Stuart Pimm
31 Patterns of success among introduced birds in the Hawaiian Islands
Michael P. Moulton, Karl E. Miller, and Eric A. Tillman
SYSTEMATICS
48 Introduction
Helen F James
51 Molecular systematics and biogeography of the Hawaiian avifauna
Robert C. Fleischer and Carl E. McIntosh
61 Evolutionary relationships and conservation of the Hawaiian anatids
Judith M. Rhymer
68 The interplay of species concepts, taxonomy, and conservation: lessons from the Hawaiian avifauna
H. Douglas Pratt and Thane K. Pratt
81 Why the Hawaii Creeper is an Oreomystis: what phenotypic characters reveal about the phylogeny of Hawaiian honeycreepers
H. Douglas Pratt
98 Phylogenetic placement of the Po'ouli, Melamprosops phaeosoma, based on mitochondrial DNA sequence and osteological characters
Robert C. Fleischer, Cheryl L. Tarr, Helen F. James, Beth Slikas, and Carl E. McIntosh
STATUS AND TRENDS
106 Introduction
J. Michael Scott and Charles van Riper, III
108 The status and population trends of the Newell's Shearwater on Kauai: insights from modeling
David G. Ainley, Richard Podolsky, Leah Deforest, Gregory Spencer, and Nadav Nur
124 Migration of Northern Pintail across the Pacific with reference to the Hawaiian Islands
Miklos D. F Udvardy and Andrew Engilis, Jr.
133 The Hawaii rare bird search 1994-1996
Michelle H. Reynolds and Thomas J. Snetsinger
144 Status and distribution of the Po'ouli in the Hanaw? Natural Area Reserve between December 1995 and June 1997
Paul E. Baker
ECOLOGY
152 Introduction
Sheila Conant
154 Drepanidine movements in relation to food availability in subalpine woodland on Mauna Kea, Hawaii
Steven C. Hess, Paul C. Banko, Michelle H. Reynolds, Gregory J. Brenner, Leona P Laniawe, and James D. Jacobi
164 Breeding productivity and survival of the endangered Hawaii Creeper in a wet forest refuge on Mauna Kea, Hawaii
Bethany L. Woodworth, Jay T Nelson, Erik J. Tweed, Steven G. Fancy, Michael P. Moore, Emily B. Cohen, and Mark S. Collins
173 Significance of old-growth forest to the Hawaii 'Akepa
Leonard A. Freed
185 Demographic comparisons between high and low density populations of Hawaii 'Akepa
Patrick J. Hart
194 Breeding characteristics of the 'Akohekohe on east Maui
Ellen M. VanGelder and Thomas B. Smith
202 Akohekohe response to flower availability: seasonal abundance, foraging, breeding, and molt
Kim E. Berlin, John C. Simon, Thane K. Pratt, James R. Kowalsky, and Jeff S. Hatfield
213 Age-related diet differences in two nectar-feeding Drepanidines: the 'Akohekohe and the 'Apapane
John H. Carothers
LIMITING FACTORS
220 Introduction
J. Michael Scott and Charles van Riper, III
221 Limiting factors affecting Hawaiian native birds
Charles van Riper, III, and J. Michael Scott
234 Habitat use and limiting factors in a population of Hawaiian Dark-rumped Petrels on Mauna Loa, Hawaii
Darcy Hu, Catherine Glidden, Jill S. Lippert, Lena Schnell, James S. Maclvor, and Julian Meisler
243 Interaction between the Hawaiian Dark-rumped Petrel and the Argentine ant in Haleakal? National Park, Maui, Hawaii
Paul D. Krushelnycky, Cathleen S. N. Hodges, Arthur C. Medeiros, and Lloyd L. Loope
247 Distribution and potential impacts of avian poxlike lesions in 'Elepaio at Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge
Eric A. VanderWerf
254 Immunogenetics and resistance to avian malaria in Hawaiian honeycreepers (Drepanidinae)
Susan I. Jarvi, Carter T. Atkinson, and Robert C. Fleischer
264 Changes in native and introduced bird populations on O'ahu: infectious diseases and species replacement
Cherie Shehata, Leonard Freed, and Rebecca L. Cann
274 What caused the population decline of the Bridled White-eye on Rota, Mariana Islands?
Steven G. Fancy and Thomas J. Snetsinger
281 The evolution of passerine life histories on oceanic islands, and its implications for the dynamics of population decline and recovery
Bertram G. Murray, Jr.
291 Newly emergent and future threats of alien species to Pacific birds and ecosystems
Lloyd L. Loope, Francis G. Howarth, Frederick Kraus, and Thane K. Pratt
RECOVERY AND MANAGEMENT
306 Introduction
J. Michael Scott and Sheila Conant
308 Effects of predator control on the survival and breeding success of the endangered Hawaiian Dark-rumped Petrel
Cathleen S. Natividad Hodges and Ronald J. Nagata, Sr.
319 Foraging behavior and temporal use of grasslands by N?n?: implications for management
Friederike Woog and Jeffrey M. Black
329 An ecosystem-based management approach to enhancing endangered water-bird habitat on a military base
Diane Drigot
338 Why isn't the Nihoa Millerbird extinct?
Sheila Conant and Marie Morin
347 Reintroduction and translocation of '?ma'o: a comparison of methods
Steven G. Fancy, Jay T. Nelson, Peter Harrity, Jope Kuhn, Marla Kuhn, Cyndi Kuehler, and Jon G. Giffin
354 Restoration techniques for Hawaiian forest birds: collection of eggs, artificial incubation and hand-rearing of chicks, and release to the wild
Cyndi Kuehler, Alan Lieberman, Peter Harrity, Maria Kuhn, Jope Kuhn, Barbara Mcllraith, and John Turner
359 Conservation status and recovery strategies for endemic Hawaiian birds
Paul C. Banko, Reginald E. David, James D. Jacobi, and Winston E. Banko
377 Evaluating the cost of saving native Hawaiian birds
William W. M. Steiner
384 Literature cited
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