Territoriality and breeding success in the Cape Sugarbird (Promerops cafer)

Emu

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-35

  Calf, K M ^a,c   Downs, C T ^b   Cherry, M I ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT QUALITY; MATE CHOICE; NECTARIVORY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; TERRITORIALITY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

PROMEROPS CAFER; PROTEA;

EID: 0038035357     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU01071     Document Type: Article

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