The importance of insects and lerp in the diet of juvenile regent honeyeaters, Xanthomyza phrygia: Implications for the conservation of an endangered woodland bird

Wildlife Research

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 409-417

  Oliver, Damon L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; ENDANGERED SPECIES; INSECT; JUVENILE; NECTAR; PASSERINE;

ARMIDALE; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

AVES; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MELIPHAGIDAE; MOHO BRACCATUS; PASSERIFORMES; VERTEBRATA; XANTHOMYZA PHRYGIA;

EID: 0031726943     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR97078     Document Type: Article

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