Adaptive divergence in the Superb Fairy-wren (Malurus cyaneus): A mainland versus island comparison of morphology and foraging behaviour

Emu

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 309-319

  Schlotfeldt, Beth E ^a   Kleindorfer, Sonia ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIRD; DIVERGENCE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MORPHOLOGY; PASSERINE; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; KANGAROO ISLAND; MOUNT LOFTY RANGES; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

AVES; MALURUS CYANEUS; TROGLODYTES TROGLODYTES; TROGLODYTINAE;

EID: 33751077474     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU06004     Document Type: Article

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