Standard metabolic rates of three nectarivorous meliphagid passerine birds

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 385-391

  Vitali, S D ^a   Withers, P C ^b   Richardson, K C ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; METABOLISM; NECTARIVORY;

AVES; MELIPHAGIDAE; PASSERIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032848821     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO99023     Document Type: Article

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