Divergence in New Holland Honeyeaters (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae): Evidence from morphology and feeding behavior

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 287-296

  Myers, Steven ^a   Brown, Geoffrey ^a   Kleindorfer, Sonia ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptive divergence; Foraging; Island rule; Meliphagidae; Morphology; Niche breadth

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIRD; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MORPHOLOGY; NICHE BREADTH; PREY SIZE;

AUSTRALIA; KANGAROO ISLAND; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

AVES; HEXAPODA; MELIPHAGIDAE; PHYLIDONYRIS NOVAEHOLLANDIAE;

EID: 77951877958     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-009-0454-7     Document Type: Article

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