Population and breeding trends of an urban coloniser: The Australian white ibis

Wildlife Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 230-239

  Martin, John ^a,b   French, Kris ^a   Major, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; BREEDING SEASON; DISTURBANCE; FEEDING GROUND; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT CREATION; JUVENILE; LANDFILL; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; NESTING BEHAVIOR; NESTLING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REFUGE; REGIONAL PLANNING; ROOSTING; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; WADER;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

EID: 77952611668     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR10047     Document Type: Article

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