Abundance, distribution, and behavior of common mergansers wintering on a reservoir in southern New Mexico

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 669-679

  McCaw III, Jack H ^a   Zwank, Phillip J ^a   Steiner L, Robert ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALECTIS CILIARIS; AVES; CHRYSOPS; CYPRINUS CARPIO; DOROSOMA CEPEDIANUM; DOROSOMA PETENENSE; DOROSOMATINAE; ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS; MERGUS MERGANSER; MORONE CHRYSOPS; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 0030222561     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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