Impact of food abundance, diet and food quality on the breeding of the fruit pigeon, Parea Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae chathamensis, on Chatham Island, New Zealand

Ibis

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 353-365

  Powlesland, R G ^a   Dilks, P J ^a   Flux, I A ^a   Grant, A D ^a   Tisdall, C J ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PAREA HEMIPHAGA; ARALIACEAE; HEMIPHAGA NOVAESEELANDIAE CHATHAMENSIS; MYRSINACEAE; MYRSINE CHATHAMICA; PSEUDOPANAX CHATHAMICUS;

BREEDING; DIET; FOOD QUALITY; FRUIT PIGEON; HOHO; MATIPO; PAREA;

NEW ZEALAND, CHATHAM ISLAND;

EID: 0030617869     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.1997.tb04634.x     Document Type: Article

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