Does the presence of grevilleas and eucalypts in urban gardens influence the distribution and foraging ecology of noisy miners?

Emu

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 135-142

  Ashley, Lisa C ^a   Major, Richard E ^b   Taylor, Charlotte E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Manorina melanocephala.

Indexed keywords

EVERGREEN TREE; FLOWERING; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GARDEN; PASSERINE; RANGE EXPANSION; SHRUB; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBURBAN AREA; TEMPORAL PERIOD; URBAN AREA;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

AVES; MANORINA MELANOCEPHALA;

EID: 67650983056     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU07043     Document Type: Article

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