La Tour du Valat

Article

Wings of tropical finches: interspecific differences in shape are consistent with levels of mobility, but moult and feather fault patterns are more complex

Donald C. Franklin, Auteur ; Sarah Legge, Auteur ; Anja Skroblin, Auteur ; Joanne Heathcote, Auteur ; Kimberly Maute, Auteur ; Douglas J. Schaefer, Auteur ; Stephen T. Garnett, Auteur

Dans Emu - Austral Ornithologie (117(4) octobre 2, 2017)

Birds? wings reflect their life histories, suggesting evolutionary selection for wing shapes and moult strategies. Compared to sedentary species, long-distance migrants have narrower wings (for fast, efficient flight); they have fewer feather fa[...]

Plus d'information...

Ajouter au panier

Article

The effects of early and late-season fires on mortality, dispersal, physiology and breeding of red-backed fairy-wrens (Malurus melanocephalus)

Stephen A. Murphy, Auteur ; Sarah M. Legge, Auteur ; Joanne Heathcote, Auteur ; Eridani Mulder, Auteur

Dans Wildlife Research (37(2) 2010)

Context. Mismanaged fire is one of the main processes threatening biodiversity in northern Australian savannas. While the suite of species adversely affected by fire has been quite well documented, empirical studies that seek to identify the eco[...]

Plus d'information...

Ajouter au panier

Article

The short-term effects of an extensive and high-intensity fire on vertebrates in the tropical savannas of the central Kimberley, northern Australia

Sarah Legge, Auteur ; Stephen Murphy, Auteur ; Joanne Heathcote, Auteur ; Emma Flaxman, Auteur ; John Augusteyn, Auteur ; Marnie Crossman, Auteur

Dans Wildlife Research (35(1) 2008)

We report the effects of an extensive (> 7000 km(2)), high-intensity late-dry-season fire in the central Kimberley, Western Australia, on the species richness and abundance of mammals, reptiles and birds. Five weeks after the fire we surveyed 12[...]

Plus d'information...

Ajouter au panier