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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Role of Disease and Predation in The Decline of Guam's Avifauna (Extinction, Boiga Irregularis)

Abstract

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Guam's forest avifauna has declined sharply while avian populations remained relatively stable on other nearby islands. This study examined the roles of avian disease and predation by the introduced brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) in causing the decline.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Zoology
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
1986

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Savidge, Julie Ann

Subjects

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Rights

Language dc:language
eng

Identifiers

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Identifier
(UMI)AAI8610977
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/77672

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Last updated
2026-07-22
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citation

Savidge, Julie Ann. The Role of Disease and Predation in The Decline of Guam's Avifauna (Extinction, Boiga Irregularis). Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/77672