Breeding ecology of an Australian estrildid, the Long-tailed Finch (Poephila acuticauda)

Emu

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 297-303

  Van Rooij, Erica P ^a   Griffith, Simon C ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

clutch; grass finch; hatch; mate fidelity; reproductive ecology; site philopatry

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; CLUTCH SIZE; FLEDGING; HATCHING; INCUBATION; MATE FIDELITY; NESTING SUCCESS; PHILOPATRY; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SONGBIRD;

KIMBERLEY [NORTHERN CAPE]; NORTHERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 82955206470     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU10092     Document Type: Article

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