The breeding biology of palm cockatoos (Probosciger aterrimus): A case of a slow life history

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 261, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 327-339

  Murphy, Stephen ^a   Legge, Sarah ^a   Heinsohn, Robert ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cacatuidae; Hollow nesting; Nest competition; Palm cockatoo; Probosciger aterrimus; Slow life history

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); HABITAT SELECTION; LIFE HISTORY; NEST GUARDING; NESTING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; TERRITORIALITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; IRON RANGE NATIONAL PARK; QUEENSLAND;

CACATUIDAE; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS TETRODONTA; PROBOSCIGER ATERRIMUS; PSITTACIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0347062357     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836903004175     Document Type: Article

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