The effects of conspecific attraction and habitat quality on habitat selection in territorial birds (troglodytes aedon)

American Naturalist

Volumn 150, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 650-661

  Muller K L ^a,c   Stamps, J A ^a   Krishnan, V V ^b   Willits, N H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DENISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001741019     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/286087     Document Type: Review

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