Forest fragmentation, artificial nest studies, and predator abundance

Conservation Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 672-673

  Yahner, Richard H ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000167598     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1996.10020672.x     Document Type: Article

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