Habitat selection of the cooperative breeding Taiwan Yuhina (Yuhina brunneiceps) in a fragmented forest habitat

Zoological Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 497-504

  Lee, Pei Fen ^a   Shen, G Feng ^a,b   Ding, Tzung Su ^a   Chiou, Chyi Rong ^a   Yuan, Hsiao Wei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Edge; Fragmentation; Home range; Source sink population dynamics

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS CAMPANULATA; YUHINA; YUHINA BRUNNEICEPS;

EID: 34248504840     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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