Un nouveau cas probable d'endémisme insulaire : le canard de l'île Amsterdam

• Main Author: Martinez, Joseph
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: French
• Published: Lyon : Laboratoire de géologie de la Faculté des sciences de Lyon 1987
• Subjects: Aves; Flight-lessness.; Insular endemism; Extinct species; Indian ocean; Holocene; Anseriformes; Espèce éteinte; Oiseaux; Ansériformes; Holocène; Océan indien; Endémisme insulaire; Perte de l'aptitude au vol; archeo; envir; Découverte; Indian; Pétrels; Amsterdam Island
• Online Access: https://www.persee.fr/doc/geoly_0750-6635_1987_act_99_1_1539

On the Amsterdam Island (37°50'S, 77°35'E), of volcanic origin, the bird population became less and less numerous since its discovery by man. Presently only 10 species are breeding there among which 3 of them without great success because of the presence of introduced predators (cats and r...