Study of seed dispersal by Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) in the Jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) forests of South-Western Australia through satellite telemetry

Emu

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 29-34

  Nield, Andrew P ^a   Enright, Neal J ^a   Ladd, Philip G ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

endozoochory; fragmentation; GPS telemetry; long distance dispersal; movement ecology

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIRD; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GPS; MOVEMENT; SEED DISPERSAL;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; DROMAIIDAE; DROMAIUS NOVAEHOLLANDIAE; EUCALYPTUS MARGINATA;

EID: 84923116983     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: 14485540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU13113     Document Type: Article

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