On the ecology and behaviour of the arabian woodpecker picoides dorae

Zoology in the Middle East

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-46

  Winkler, Hans ^a   Newton, Anne V ^b   Newton, Stephen F ^b  

^a Konrad Lorenz Institut für Vergleichende Verhaltensforschung der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften   (Australia)

^b c/o National Wildlife Research Center ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Arabian Woodpecker Picoides dorae; Breeding; Foraging; Habitat; Saudi Arabia; Vocalisation

Indexed keywords

ARABIAN WOODPECKER; HABITAT PREFERENCE;

SAUDI ARABIA;

ACACIA; JUNIPERUS; PICOIDES DORAE;

EID: 0030469871     PISSN: 09397140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09397140.1996.10637686     Document Type: Article

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