
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Blanvillain, Caroline 
A1  - Thorsen, Mike 
T1  - The biology of the critically endangered Marquesan Imperial-Pigeon (<emph type="2">Ducula</emph> <emph type="2">galeata</emph>), Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Archipelago (French Polynesia)
JF  - Emu
JO  - EMU
Y1  - 2003
VL  - 103
IS  - 4
SP  - 381
EP  - 386
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/MU01022 
N2  - This paper presents data obtained on the biology of the Marquesan Imperial-Pigeon, or Upe, a critically endangered species that is very poorly studied, during a reintroduction procedure of the species from Nuku Hiva to Ua Huka Island, which was initiated as a conservation priority to create a second population. Our data show that in the study area, the Upe preferentially used the plant species of the emergent tree stratum and some of the native tree species of the intermediate stratum. The species&#39; diet includes fruit and grain but also flowers, leaves and insects. Data collected on nest sites, social interactions, courtship, vocalisations and measurements, including sex and age determination, are also presented. 
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