Mallee Emu-wren (Stipiturus mallee) : multi-scale habitat requirements and population structure
Institution: | Deakin University |
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Department: | School of Life and Environmental Sciences |
Year: | 2011 |
Keywords: | Mallee emu wren; birds – ecology; stipiturus mallee; birds – habitat – conservation |
Record ID: | 1056163 |
Full text PDF: | http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30039244 |
This multi-disciplinary investigation found that: i) in Triodia-mallee the Mallee Emu-wren requires vegetation greater than 16-18 years since last burned, with high coverage of mature growth-phase Triodia scariosa (spinifex) and, ii) the species is panmictic with relatively low genetic diversity and evidence of genetic drift and bottlenecks.