Geographic patterns and correlates of the decline of granivorous birds in northern Australia

Wildlife Research

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 399-408

  Franklin, Donald C ^a   Whitehead, Peter J ^a,b   Pardon, Guy ^a,b   Matthews, Janet ^a,b   McMahon, Philip ^a,b   McIntyre, Daniel ^a,c  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Department of Infrastructure Planning and Environment ^*  (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; GRAZING; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AVES;

EID: 25144504909     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR05052     Document Type: Article

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