Arthropod prey of shelterbelt-associated birds: Linking faecal samples with biological control of agricultural pests

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 325-331

  Gámez Virués, Sagrario ^b   Bonifacio, Ronald S ^b   Gurr, Geoff M ^a   Kinross, Cilla ^a   Raman, Anantanarayanan ^a   Nicol, Helen I ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological control; Bird diet; Faecal analysis; Shelterbelt

Indexed keywords

ACRIDIDAE; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; AVES; COLEOPTERA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; ORTHOPTERA; PHAULACRIDIUM VITTATUM; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 35148850039     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: 14406055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2007.00608.x     Document Type: Article

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