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Biological Invasions in New Zealand pp 137–154Cite as

Factors Affecting the Release, Establishment and Spread of Introduced Birds in New Zealand

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    Present address: Laboratoire d’Ecologie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, 46 Rue d’Ulm, 75230, Paris cedex 05, France

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  1. Bio-Protection and Ecology Division, Lincoln University, P.O. Box 84, Canterbury, New Zealand

    R. P. Duncan

  2. Landcare Research, P.O. Box 69, Lincoln, 8152, New Zealand

    R. P. Duncan

  3. School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK

    T. M. Blackburn

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  2. Landcare Research, Private Bag 1930, Dunedin, New Zealand

    William G. Lee

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Duncan, R.P., Blackburn, T.M., Cassey, P. (2006). Factors Affecting the Release, Establishment and Spread of Introduced Birds in New Zealand. In: Allen, R.B., Lee, W.G. (eds) Biological Invasions in New Zealand. Ecological Studies, vol 186. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30023-6_9

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