Fairy-wrens and their relatives (Maluridae) as model organisms in evolutionary ecology: the scientific legacy of Ian Rowley and Eleanor Russell
Katherine L. Buchanan A B D and Andrew Cockburn C
+ Author Affiliations
- Author Affiliations
A School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, Vic. 3216, Australia.
B Editor – Emu: AUSTRAL ORNITHOLOGY.
C Evolution, Ecology and Genetics, Research School of Biology, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia.
D Corresponding author. Email: kate.buchanan@deakin.edu.au
Emu 113(3) i-vii https://doi.org/10.1071/MUv113n3_ED
Published: 15 August 2013
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