Fine-scale habitat use by the southern emu-wren (Stipiturus malachurus)

Wildlife Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 137-148

  Maguire, Grainne S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; FOLIAGE; MICROHABITAT; SHRUB; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES; POACEAE; STIPITURUS MALACHURUS; TROGLODYTES TROGLODYTES; TROGLODYTINAE;

EID: 33645878953     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR05040     Document Type: Article

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