Minimal diurnal change in foraging time in an Australian passerine, the white-browed babbler Pomatostomus superciliosus

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 527-531

  Taylor, Sarah G ^a,b   Paul, Warren L ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL VARIATION; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; PASSERINE; PREDATION RISK; ROOSTING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

PASSERIFORMES; POMATOSTOMUS SUPERCILIOSUS; TIMALIIDAE;

EID: 33748366985     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2006.03530.x     Document Type: Article

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