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The breeding biology of palm cockatoos ( Probosciger aterrimus : a case of a slow life history

Date

Authors

Murphy, Stephen

Legge, Sarah

Heinsohn, Robert

Publisher

Zoological Society of London

Abstract

The breeding of palm cockatoos Probosciger aterrimus was studied for 3 years from July 1999 to February 2002 in and around Iron Range National Park, Cape York Peninsula, Australia. Palm cockatoos were weakly seasonal breeders, with the peak of egg-laying

Keywords

Keywords: competition (ecology); habitat selection; life history; nest guarding; nesting behavior; reproductive biology; territoriality; Australasia; Australia; Iron Range National Park; Queensland; Cacatuidae; Eucalyptus; Eucalyptus tetrodonta; Probosciger aterrim Cacatuidae; Hollow nesting; Nest competition; Palm cockatoo; Probosciger aterrimus; Slow life history

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/88069

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Journal of Zoology

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1017/S0952836903004175