Grassland birds in prairie-dog towns in northwestern Chihuahua, Mexico

Studies in Avian Biology

Volumn , Issue 19, 1999, Pages 263-271

  Manzano Fischer, Patricia ^a   List, Rurik ^a   Ceballos, Gerardo ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Chihuahua; Grassland birds; Prairie dog towns

Indexed keywords

ALAUDIDAE; AVES; CALAMOSPIZA MELANOCORYS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNOMYS; CYNOMYS LUDOVICIANUS; EMBERIZA; EREMOPHILA ALPESTRIS;

EID: 0000070618     PISSN: 01979922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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