Differences in social behaviour between populations of the Australian magpie Gymnorhina tibicen

Emu

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 65-70

  Hughes, J M ^a   Hesp, J D E ^b   Kallioinen, R ^a   Kempster, M ^a   Lange, C L ^a   Hedstrom, K E ^a   Mather, P B ^c   Robinson, A ^a   Wellbourn, M J ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GYMNORHINA TIBICEN;

EID: 0030025164     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU9960065     Document Type: Article

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