Population ecology of the southern cassowary Casuarius casuarius johnsonii, Mission Beach north Queensland

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 357-366

  Moore, L A ^a,b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Cloudhill   (Australia)

Author keywords

Density; Endangered; Home range; Keystone; Population size; Sample area

Indexed keywords

BEACH; FEMALE; HOME RANGE; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION ECOLOGY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION SIZE; RARE SPECIES; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WADER;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MISSION BEACH; QUEENSLAND;

AVES; CASUARIIDAE; CASUARIUS CASUARIUS;

EID: 34447343607     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-007-0137-1     Document Type: Article

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