Effect of patch size and bird aggression on bird species richness: A community-based project in tropical/subtropical eucalypt woodland

Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland

Volumn 111, Issue , 2004, Pages 1-11

  Chan, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blue faced honeyeater; Eucalypt woodlands; Migration; Noisy miner; Patch size; Species richness

Indexed keywords

EID: 30344487439     PISSN: 0080469X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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