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On the functional extinction of the Passenger Pigeon

Roberts, David L., Jari?, Ivan, Solow, Andrew R. (2017) On the functional extinction of the Passenger Pigeon. Conservation Biology, 31 (5). pp. 1192-1195. ISSN 0888-8892. (doi:10.1111/cobi.12914) (KAR id:60590)

Abstract

The Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) was a social breeder and it has been suggested that the species experienced functional extinction, defined as a total reproductive failure, prior to its actual extinction in the early years of the 20th century. Here, we apply a novel statistical method to a record of egg specimens and so-called skin specimens to test for functional extinction. The results indicate that the species did not become functionally extinct, suggesting that proposals to reverse its rapid decline in the late 19th century could have been successful.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1111/cobi.12914
Subjects: Q Science > QH Natural history > QH75 Conservation (Biology)
Q Science > QL Zoology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Anthropology and Conservation
Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Anthropology and Conservation > DICE (Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology)
Depositing User: David Roberts
Date Deposited: 28 Feb 2017 11:04 UTC
Last Modified: 09 Dec 2022 06:32 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/60590 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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