The habitat, food and feeding ecology of kakapo in Fiordland: A synopsis from the unpublished MSc thesis of Richard Gray

Notornis

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-79

  Butler, D J ^a  

^a NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diet; Faecal analysis; Feeding technique; Fiordland; Habitat; Kakapo; Strigops habroptilus

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DIET; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FOOD SELECTION; HABITAT SELECTION;

AUSTRALASIA; FIORDLAND; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHLAND;

AVES; STRIGOPS HABROPTILUS;

EID: 33645733074     PISSN: 00294470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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