The dispersion of Arctic breeding birds according to snow-free patch dimensions during the spring thaw in the north-eastern Taimyr Peninsula, Russia

Polar Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 331-333

  Summers, Ron W ^a   Underhill, Les G ^b  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING BIRD; DISPERSAL; PATCH DIMENSION; SNOW-FREE PATCH; SPRING THAW;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION, TAIMYR PENINSULA, PRONCHISHCHEVA LAKE;

LAGOPUS MUTUS; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 0029660346     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02342179     Document Type: Article

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