Population densities and detectability of 3 species of Fijian forest birds

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Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 99-111

  Jackson, D B ^a   Jit, R ^b  

^a Watermill Cottage   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

Author keywords

Bird detectability; Fiji; Forest bird; Giant forest honeyeater; Golden dove; Island endemic; Masked shining parrot; Population estimate

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BIRD; BREEDING; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; PROTECTED AREA;

FIJI; MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; VITI LEVU;

AVES; GYMNOMYZA VIRIDIS; MELIPHAGIDAE; PROSOPEIA PERSONATA; PSITTACIDAE; SWIETENIA;

EID: 45449115228     PISSN: 00294470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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