Patterns of daily activity of Meyers Parrot (Poicephalus meyeri) in the Okavango Delta, Botswana

Emu

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 54-65

  Boyes, Rutledge S ^a,b   Perrin, Mike R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CORRELATION; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW TEMPERATURE; NEOTROPICAL REGION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLUMAGE; PROTEIN; SEASONALITY;

AUSTRALIA; BOTSWANA; NGAMILAND; OKAVANGO DELTA;

POICEPHALUS MEYERI; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 77649295258     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU09067     Document Type: Article

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