Housing developments in rural New England: Effects on forest birds

Animal Conservation

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-26

  Kluza, Daniel A ^a,c   Griffin, Curtice R ^a   DeGraaf, Richard M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; CATHARUS FUSCESCENS; CYANOCITTA; CYANOCITTA CRISTATA; GALLIFORMES; HYLOCICHLA MUSTELINA; MAMMALIA; SEIURUS AUROCAPILLUS;

EID: 0013019149     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943000000706     Document Type: Article

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