Breeding biology of the reverse-dichromatic, co-operative parrot Eclectus roratus

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 259, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 197-208

  Heinsohn, Robert ^a   Legge, Sarah ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Co operative breeding; Dichromatism; Eclectus roratus; Nest hollows; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE BREEDING; NEST GUARDING; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREEHOLE;

AUSTRALIA;

ECLECTUS; ECLECTUS RORATUS; GALLUS GALLUS; PSITTACIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037324967     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836902003138     Document Type: Article

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