The relative importance of Australian magpies (Gymnorhina tibicen) as nest predators of rural birds in New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-29

  Morgan, D ^a   Waas, J R ^a   Innes, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Australian magpie; Nest mortality; Nest predation; Rural habitat; Time lapse recording; Video

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BREEDING SEASON; MONITORING; NEST PREDATION; PREDATOR; PREDATOR CONTROL; RURAL AREA;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CIRCUS; CIRCUS APPROXIMANS; CORVIDAE; ERINACEIDAE; ERINACEUS EUROPAEUS; FELIS CATUS; GYMNORHINA TIBICEN; NINOX NOVAESEELANDIAE; PORPHYRIO PORPHYRIO; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RATTUS RATTUS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 33646810163     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2006.9518427     Document Type: Article

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