Patterns of ecological segregation among forest and woodland birds in south-eastern Australia

Ornithological Science

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 7-27

  Loyn, Richard H ^a  

^a ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Birds; Co existence; Ecological segregation; Eucalypts; Forests; Habitat

Indexed keywords

EID: 27644452135     PISSN: 13470558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2326/osj.1.7     Document Type: Article

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