Nest concealment but not human visitation predicts predation of New Holland Honeyeater nests

Emu

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-68

  Lambert, Sarah ^a   Kleindorfer, Sonia ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEALMENT BEHAVIOR; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NEST PREDATION; NEST SITE; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MOUNT LOFTY RANGES; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

MOHO BRACCATUS; PHYLIDONYRIS NOVAEHOLLANDIAE;

EID: 33644852183     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU05006     Document Type: Article

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