Nene  (Branta sandvicensis)

Authentication

Authenticated (15/11/02) by Paul Banko, U.S.G.S. Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center.

Glossary

Endemic: A species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.
Inbreeding depression: The reduction in viability, birth weight, and fertility that occurs in a population after one or more generations of inbreeding (interbreeding amongst close relatives).
Ungulates: Hoofed, grazing mammals.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (March, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Banko, P.C., Black, J.M. and Banko, W.E. (1999) Hawaiian Goose (Nene) (Branta sandvicensis). In: Poole, A. and Gill, F. Eds. The Birds of North America, No. 434. The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.
  3. CITES (March, 2008)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Aloha Hawaii (May, 2002)
    http://www.aloha-hawaii.com/a_nene.shtml
  5. BirdLife International. (2000) Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona and Cambridge.
  6. Smithsonian National Zoological Park (March, 2008)
    http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Birds/Facts/FactSheets/fact-nene.cfm
  7. Paxinos, E.E., James, H.F., Olson, S.L., Ballou, J.D., Leonard, J.A. and Fleischer, R.C. (2002) Prehistoric decline of genetic diversity in the nene. Science, 296: 1827.
  8. WCMC Species Sheets (March, 2008)
    http://www.unep-wcmc.org/species/data/species_sheets/nene.htm
  9. Aloha.net (March, 2008)
    http://www.aloha.net/~nene/nene.html
  10. Rave, E.H., Fleischer, R.C., Duvall, F. and Black, J.M. (1994) Genetic Analyses Through DNA Fingerprinting of Captive Populations of Hawaiian Geese. Conservation Biology, 8 (3): 744 - 751.