Do Common Mynas significantly compete with native birds in urban environments?

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 909-921

  Lowe, Katie A ^a   Taylor, Charlotte E ^a   Major, Richard E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acridotheres tristis; Aggression; Common Myna; Competition; Urban

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGGRESSION; BIRD; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT TYPE; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; NESTING BEHAVIOR; RESOURCE USE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; URBAN AREA;

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

ACRIDOTHERES TRISTIS; AVES;

EID: 80052776594     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-011-0674-5     Document Type: Article

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