Females lead population collapse of the endangered Hawaii creeper
Monday, July 8, 2013 - 06:30
in Biology & Nature
(Phys.org) —Only 22 to 28 percent of the remaining adult population of the endangered Hawai'i creeper (Oreomystis mana) found in the southern portion of the Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge is female, raising concerns about the birds' ability to continue to propagate the species, according to new research published by University of Hawai'i at Mānoa scientists Leonard Freed and Rebecca Cann.