Reproductive success, growth and survival of black-crowned night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) and snowy egret (Egretta thula) chicks in coastal virginia

Auk

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 119-130

  Erwin, R Michael ^a   Haig, John G ^a   Stotts, Daniel B ^a   Hatfield, Jeff S ^a  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARDEIDAE; AVES; EGRETTA THULA; GALLUS GALLUS; NYCTICORAX NYCTICORAX;

EID: 0000344196     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4088940     Document Type: Article

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