Nest-site utilisation and niche overlap in two sympatric, cavity-nesting finches

Emu

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 170-177

  Brazill Boast, James ^a   Pryke, Sarah R ^a   Griffith, Simon C ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIMITING FACTOR; NEST SITE; NICHE OVERLAP; PASSERINE; RESOURCE USE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SYMPATRY;

ERYTHRURA GOULDIAE; ESTRILDIDAE; FRINGILLIDAE; POEPHILA ACUTICAUDA;

EID: 77952921850     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU09045     Document Type: Article

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