A metapopulation approach to the population biology of the Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia

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Volumn 138, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 120-128

  Smith, James N M ^a   Taitt, Mary J ^a   Rogers, Christopher M ^b   Arcese, Peter ^c   Keller, Lukas F ^c   Cassidy, Alice L E V ^a   Hochachka, Wesley M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROOD PARASITISM; BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD; METAPOPULATION; POPULATION TURNOVER; SONG SPARROW;

CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, MANDARTE ISLAND; CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, WESTHAM ISLAND;

EMBERIZIDAE; MELOSPIZA MELODIA; MOLOTHRUS ATER;

EID: 0029729572     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.1996.tb04318.x     Document Type: Article

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