Non-breeding territoriality in the New Holland Honeyeater, Phylidonyris novaehollandiae, in an unpredictable environment - Short-term energy costs for possible long-term reproductive benefits

Emu

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 315-321

  McFarland, David C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; ENERGETICS; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TERRITORIALITY;

AVES; BANKSIA; LEPTOSPERMUM; MELIPHAGIDAE; MOHO BRACCATUS; PHYLIDONYRIS; PHYLIDONYRIS NOVAEHOLLANDIAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036910115     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU01057     Document Type: Article

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