Winter habitat use by the endangered, migratory Swift Parrot (Lathamus discolor) in New South Wales

Emu

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 81-89

  Saunders, Debra L ^a   Heinsohn, Robert ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIRD; BREEDING SITE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FORAGE; HABITAT USE; MIGRATORY SPECIES; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WINTER;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

AVES; LATHAMUS DISCOLOR; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 40749102906     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU07033     Document Type: Article

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