Reintroduction Biology

Contributors vii
Memorium of Don Merton xi
Foreword xix
Preface xxiii
1. Animal Translocations: What Are They and Why DoWe Do Them?1
Philip J. Seddon, W. Maartin Strauss and John Innes
2. A Tale of Two Islands: The Rescue and Recovery of EndemicBirds in New Zealand and Mauritius 33
Carl G. Jones and Don V. Merton
3. Selecting Suitable Habitats for Reintroductions: Variation,Change and the Role of Species Distribution Modelling 73
Patrick E. Osborne and Philip J. Seddon
4. The Theory and Practice of Catching, Holding, Moving andReleasing Animals 105
Kevin A. Parker, Molly J. Dickens, Rohan H. Clarke and Tim G.Lovegrove
5. Dispersal and Habitat Selection: Behavioural and SpatialConstraints for Animal Translocations 138
Pascaline Le Gouar, Jean-Baptiste Mihoub and Franc¸oisSarrazin
6. Modelling Reintroduced Populations: The State of the Art andFuture Directions 165
Doug P. Armstrong and Michelle H. Reynolds
7. Monitoring for Reintroductions 223
James D. Nichols and Doug P. Armstrong
8. Adaptive Management of Reintroduction 256
Michael A. McCarthy, Doug P. Armstrong and Michael C.Runge
9. Empirical Consideration of Parasites and Health inReintroduction 290
John G. Ewen, Karina Acevedo-Whitehouse, Maurice R. Alley,Claudia Carraro, Anthony W. Sainsbury, Kirsty Swinnerton and RosieWoodroffe
10. Methods of Disease Risk Analysis for ReintroductionProgrammes 336
Anthony W. Sainsbury, Doug P. Armstrong and John G. Ewen
11. The Genetics of Reintroductions: Inbreeding and GeneticDrift 360
Lukas F. Keller, Iris Biebach, Steven R. Ewing and Paquita E.A.Hoeck
12. Genetic Consequences of Reintroductions and Insights fromPopulation History 395
Jim J. Groombridge, Claire Raisin, Rachel Bristol and David S.Richardson
13. Managing Genetic Issues in Reintroduction Biology 441
Ian G. Jamieson and Robert C. Lacy
14. Summary 476
Philip J. Seddon, Doug P. Armstrong, Kevin A. Parker and John G.Ewen
Index 483