The ecology of the Common Myna in urban nature reserves in the Australian capital territory

Emu

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 141-149

  Pell, A S ^a   Tidemann, C R ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMON MYNA; HABITAT USE; INTRODUCED BIRD;

AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY;

ACRIDOTHERES TRISTIS;

EID: 0031408351     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU97018     Document Type: Article

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