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dc.contributor.authorCulliney, Susan
dc.contributor.authorPejchar, Liba
dc.contributor.authorSwitzer, Richard A.
dc.contributor.authorRuiz-Gutierrez, Viviana
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-06T22:11:58Z
dc.date.available2020-11-06T22:11:58Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.issn1051-0761
dc.identifier.doi10.1890/11-1613.1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12634/732
dc.description.abstract...The endangered ‘Alalā (Corvus hawaiiensis), the largest remaining species of native Hawaiian forest bird, was once common in mesic and dry forests on the Big Island of Hawai‘i, but today it exists solely in captivity. Prior to its extinction in the wild, the ‘Alalā may have helped to establish and maintain native Hawaiian forest communities by dispersing seeds of a wide variety of native plants....
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.urihttp://doi.wiley.com/10.1890/11-1613.1
dc.rightsCopyright 2012 by the Ecological Society of America
dc.subjectHAWAIIAN ISLANDS
dc.subjectALALA (‘ALALĀ)
dc.subjectENDANGERED SPECIES
dc.subjectFRUITS AND SEEDS
dc.subjectBREEDING
dc.subjectBEHAVIOR
dc.titleSeed dispersal by a captive corvid: the role of the ‘Alalā (Corvus hawaiiensis) in shaping Hawai‘i's plant communities
dc.title.alternativeSeed dispersal by a captive corvid
dc.typeArticle
dc.source.journaltitleEcological Applications
dc.source.volume22
dc.source.issue6
dc.source.beginpage1718
dc.source.endpage1732
dcterms.dateAccepted
html.description.abstract...The endangered ‘Alalā (Corvus hawaiiensis), the largest remaining species of native Hawaiian forest bird, was once common in mesic and dry forests on the Big Island of Hawai‘i, but today it exists solely in captivity. Prior to its extinction in the wild, the ‘Alalā may have helped to establish and maintain native Hawaiian forest communities by dispersing seeds of a wide variety of native plants....


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