Going cheap: determinants of bird price in the Taiwanese pet market.

ABSTRACT:

Background

International wildlife trade is the largest emerging source of vertebrate invasive alien species. In order to prevent invasions, it is essential to understand the mechanics of trade and, in particular, which traded species are most likely to be released or escape into the wild. A species' economic value is a key factor, because we expect cheaper species to be less assiduously secured against escaping, and more likely to be deliberately released. Here, we investigate determinants of the price of species in the Taiwanese bird trade. Taiwan is an international hub for bird trade, and several native species are threatened by alien bird species.

Methodology

We investigated the relationship between the traded species sale price in Taiwan and the species availability for

SUBMITTER: Su S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4445911 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature