Observations of nectarivorous birds and potential biological control agents in berry orchards
Abstract We observed the brown honeyeater, Lichmera indistincta, visiting blueberry orchards in eastern Australia. L. indistincta is considered to be a nectarivorous bird, feeding almost entirely on nectar. However, we report observations of this species as both a nectarivore and insectivore in blue...
Main Authors: | Karen C. B. S. Santos, Abby E. Davis, Maurizio Rocchetti, Brad Hocking, Bar Shermeister, Romina Rader |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2023-05-01
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Series: | Ecosphere |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4527 |
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