Can increased niche opportunities and release from enemies explain the success of introduced Yellowhammer populations in New Zealand?

Ibis

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 598-607

  Macleod, Catriona J ^a   Duncan, Richard P ^b   Parish, David M B ^c   Wratten, Stephen D ^b   Hubbard, Stephen F ^d  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT AVAILABILITY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NEST PREDATION; NICHE; PASSERINE;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; WORLD;

AVES; EMBERIZA CITRINELLA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 17544363820     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2005.00445.x     Document Type: Article

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