Do Palm Cockatoos (Probosciger aterrimus) have long enough lifespans to support their low reproductive success?

Emu

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 183-191

  Heinsohn, Robert ^a   Zeriga, Tanya ^a,b   Murphy, Stephen ^c   Igag, Paul ^d   Legge, Sarah ^c   MacK, Andrew L ^e  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Papua New Guinea)

^c AUSTRALIAN WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY   (Australia)

^d Papua New Guinea Institute of Biological Research   (Papua New Guinea)

^e Powdermill Nature Reserve   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIRD; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; JUVENILE; LIFE HISTORY; MORTALITY; NESTLING; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CAPE YORK PENINSULA; QUEENSLAND;

AVES; CACATUIDAE; PROBOSCIGER ATERRIMUS; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACIFORMES;

EID: 70349202538     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU08053     Document Type: Article

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