Evidence of target specificity in attacks by Australian magpies on humans

Wildlife Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 265-267

  Warne, Rowena M ^a   Jones, Darryl N ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BIRD; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; URBAN AREA; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

AVES; CORVIDAE; GYMNORHINA TIBICEN; TIBICEN;

EID: 0042154190     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR01108     Document Type: Article

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