The effects of water on patch use by two Simpson Desert granivores (Corvus coronoides and Pseudomys hermannsburgensis)

Austral Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 574-578

  Kotler, Burt P ^a,b   Dickman, Christopher R ^a   Brown, Joel S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Arid Australia; Complementary resources; Foraging theory; Giving up density; Granivory; Optimal patch use; Ravens; Rodents; Simpson Desert; Water

Indexed keywords

EID: 17944362350     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.1998.tb00767.x     Document Type: Article

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