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Anon. 2015. Population of endangered Laysan ducks growing since 2014. Available at: http://khon2.com/2014/09/09/population-of-endangered-laysan-ducks-growing-since-2014/. (Accessed: 27/05/2015).

Jarrett, W. 2006. Saving the Laysan Duck. TWSG News: 9-11.

Lavretsky, P., Engilis, A. and Peters, J.L. 2014. Major histocompatibility I gene diversity in the critically endangered Laysan duck (Anas laysanensis). Pacific Conservation Biology 20(1): 86-93.

Marshall, A. P. 1992. Censusing Laysan Ducks Anas laysanensis: a lesson in the pitfalls of estimating threatened species populations. Bird Conservation International 2: 239-251.

Morin, M. S.; Conant, S.; Conant, P. 1997. Laysan and Nihoa Millerbird (Acrocephalus familiaris). In: Poole, A.; Gill, F. (ed.), The birds of North America, No. 302, pp. 1-19. The Academy of Naural Sciences and The American Ornithologists' Union, Philadelphia and Washington, DC.

Moulton, D. W.; Marshall, A. P. 1996. Laysan Duck (Anas laysanensis). In: Poole, A.; Gill, F. (ed.), The birds of North America, No. 242, pp. 1-20. The Academy of Natural Sciences, and The American Ornithologists' Union, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC.

Reynolds M.; Klavitter J. 2006. Translocation of wild Laysan duck Anas laysanensis to establish a population at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, United States and US Pacific Possession.

Reynolds, M. H.; Crampton, L. H.; Vekasy, M. S. 2007. Laysan Teal Anas laysanensis nesting phenology and site characteristics on Laysan Island. Wildfowl 57: 54-67.

Reynolds, M. H.; Kozar, K. 2000. History and current status of the Laysan Duck (Anas laysanensis) in captivity. 'Elepaio 60: 59-65.

Reynolds, M. H.; Seavy, N. E.; Vekasy, M. S.; Klavitter, J. L.; Laniawe, L. P. 2008. Translocation and early post-release demography of endangered Laysan Teal. Animal Conservation 11(2): 160-168.

Reynolds, M. H.; Slotterback, J. W.; Walters, J. R. 2006a. Diet composition and terrestrial prey selection of the Laysan Teal on Laysan Island. Atoll Research Bulletin: 181-199.

Reynolds, M.; Vekasy, M.; Laniawe, L.; Breeden, J.; Klavitter, J. 2006b. Project and trip report: Laysan Teal project report Laysan Island and Midway Atoll.

Reynolds, M.H. 2004. Habitat use and home range of the Laysan Teal on Laysan Island, Hawaii. Waterbirds 27: 183-192.

Seavy, N. E.; Reynolds, M. H.; Link, W. A.; Hatfield, J. S. 2009. Postcatastrophe population dynamics and density dependence of an endemic island duck. Journal of Wildlife Management 73(3): 414-418.

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. 2011. News release: Seabird losses at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge greatly exceed early estimates. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service., Hawaii.

VanderWerf, E.A. 2012. Hawaiian Bird Conservation Action Plan. Pacific Rim Conservation, Honolulu, HI.

Walters, J.R. and Reynolds, M.H. 2013. Experimental reintroduction reveals novel life-history variation in Laysan Ducks (Anas laysanensis). The Auk 130(4): 573-579.

Ward, D. and Fredrickson, K. 2014. Endangered Laysan Ducks successfully translocated in northwestern Hawaiian Islands. September 9, 2014. Press Release. Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

Work, T. M.; Klavitter, J. L.; Reynolds, M. H.; Blehert, D. 2010. Avian botulism: a case study in translocated endangered Laysan Ducks (Anal laysanensis) on Midway Atoll. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 46(2): 499-506.

Work, T. M.; Meteryer, C. U.; Cole, R. A. 2004. Mortality in Laysan ducks (Anas laysanensis) by emaciation complicated by Echinuria uncinata on Laysan Island, Hawaii, 1993. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 40(1): 110-114.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Laysan Duck Anas laysanensis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/laysan-duck-anas-laysanensis on 22/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/12/2024.