TY - BOOK AU - Orbell,G.B. AU - Lee,William G. AU - Jamieson,Ian G. TI - The takahē: fifty years of conservation management and research SN - 1877276014 U1 - 639.97850993 PY - 2001/// CY - Dunedin, N.Z. PB - University of Otago Press KW - Orbell, G. B. KW - Takahe KW - Birds KW - Conservation KW - New Zealand KW - Rare birds KW - Festschriften KW - lcgft N1 - "Dedicated to Dr Geoffrey Orbell and his party ... in rediscovering the takahe in 1948"--Frontispiece; Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-131) and index; Takahe: the bird that twice came back from the grave / Alison Ballance -- Notornis rediviva / Joan L. Watson -- Origins and prehistoric ecology of takahe based on morphometric, molecular, and fossil data / Steven A. Trewick and Trevor H. Worthy -- Fifty years of takahe conservation, research and management: what have we learnt? / William G. Lee -- Fiordland takahe: population trends, dynamics and problems / Jane M. Maxwell -- Captive rearing: a management tool for the recovery of the endangered takahe / Daryle K. Eason and Murray Willans -- Island takahe: closure of the debate over the merits of introducing Fiordland takahe to predator-free islands / Ian G. Jamieson and Christine J. Ryan -- Takahe: breaking ground in species recovery / John L. Craig ER -