Distribution and population development of introduced ring-necked parakeets psittacula krameri in britain between 1983 and 1998: Of the three subpopulations, only the one west of london was increasing, with little spread

Bird Study

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 110-117

  Pithon, Josephine A ^a   Dytham, Calvin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Psittacula

Indexed keywords

INTRODUCED SPECIES; PASSERINE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ARATINGA; AVES; PASSERIFORMES; PSITTACULA; PSITTACULA KRAMERI;

EID: 0036076844     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650209461254     Document Type: Article

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