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Table of Contents
5.1 Age distribution as of 31 December 1999 58
5.2 Current Goura Victoria population as of 31 December 1999 59
5.3 Births of Goura victoria 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 & 1999 66
5.4 Deaths of Goura victoria 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 & 1999 70
5.5 Transfers of Goura victoria 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 & 1999 74
RESEARCH
6.1 Crowned pigeons: Species or sub-species? 80
6.2 Nutrition of crowned pigeons in captivity and in the wild 89
6.3 Reproductive life-span, generation time and longevity in crowned pigeons 94
6.4 Comparison in time-budgets between crowned pigeons kept under different 97
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6.5 Information on crowned pigeons in Papua New Guinea
6.5.1 Ecology of crowned pigeons
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6.5.2 General information on Papua New Guinea 119
6.5.3 Threats for Papua New Guinea 126
6.5.4 The Lakekamu Basin 128
6.6 Results from the study in Papua New Guinea
6.6.1 Observations and interviews 136
6.7 Status and threats of crowned pigeons in Papua New Guinea 140
6.7.1 Questions which have been asked to the Peace Corps People 140
6.7.2 Results of the questionnaire 141
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO THE RESEARCH PROJECT IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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APPENDIX III
Temperature and rainfall in the Lakekamu Basin
Organisations in Papua New Guinea
Additive Information on Papua New Guinea
APPENDIX IV A) Results management survey 1999 (Goura Cristata)
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B) Results management survey 1999 (Goura Scheepmakeri) 169
C) Results management survey 1999 (Goura Victoria) 171
APPENDIX V A) Results egg questionnaire 1999 (Goura Cristata) 175
B) Results egg questionnaire 1999 (Goura Scheepmakeri) 177
C) Results egg questionnaire 1999 (Goura Victoria) 178
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