Effects of motorised boat passes on the time budgets of New Zealand dabchick, Poliocephalus rufopectus

Wildlife Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 237-244

  Bright, Ashleigh ^a   Reynolds, Gavin R ^a   Innes, John ^b   Waas, Joseph R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOATING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NESTING SUCCESS; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; WATERFOWL;

AUSTRALIA;

ANATIDAE; AVES; PODICIPEDIDAE; POLIOCEPHALUS RUFOPECTUS;

EID: 0042568874     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR02049     Document Type: Article

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