Hummingbird licking behavior and the energetics of nectar feeding

Auk

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 456-463

  Roberts, W Mark ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001458055     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4088733     Document Type: Article

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