Factors affecting formation of flocks of unusual size and composition in Black-necked Storks (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) in Australia and India

Emu

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 253-258

  Sundar, K S Gopi ^a,b   Clancy, Greg P ^c   Shah, Nita ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL CRANE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b Wildlife Protection Society of India   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^d BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT QUALITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES FLOCK; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; WADER; WATER AVAILABILITY;

ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

AVES; CICONIIDAE; EPHIPPIORHYNCHUS ASIATICUS;

EID: 33747510852     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU05014     Document Type: Article

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