Breeding-habitat and nest-site characteristics of Scarlet Robins and Eastern Yellow Robins near Armidale, New South Wales

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 261-271

  Debus, S J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breeding success; Habitat fragmentation; Habitat quality; Nest sites; Woodland birds

Indexed keywords

FLEDGING; FOLIAGE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT QUALITY; MICROHABITAT; NEST PREDATION; NEST SITE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL; WOODLAND;

ARMIDALE; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW ENGLAND TABLELANDS; NEW SOUTH WALES;

ACACIA; AVES; EOPSALTRIA AUSTRALIS; PETROICA MULTICOLOR;

EID: 33846967809     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc060261     Document Type: Article

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