Misuse of data from mist-net captures to assess relative abundance in bird populations

Auk

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 381-398

  Remsen Jr , J V ^a   Good, David A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000321130     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4088905     Document Type: Article

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