Old endemics and new invaders: Alternative strategies of passerines for living in the Australian environment

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 250-257

  Geffen, Eli ^a   Yom Tov, Yoram ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Australia; Clutch size; Fledging; Incubation; Life history parameters; Passerines

Indexed keywords

ENDEMIC SPECIES; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LIFE HISTORY; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0034039118     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050662     Document Type: Article

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