Impact of flowering on bird community dynamics in some central Victorian eucalypt forests

Ecological Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 125-139

  Mcgoldrick, J M ^a   Mac Nally, R ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bird communities; Eucalyptus; Flowering; Large scale dynamics; Nectarivory

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; FLOWERING; MIGRATORY SPECIES; NECTAR;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA;

EUCALYPTUS TRICARPA;

EID: 0031658432     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1703.1998.00252.x     Document Type: Article

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