Distribution and abundance of roof-nesting gulls in the Great Lakes region of the United States

Ohio Journal of Science

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 9-12

  Dwyer, Chris P ^b   Belant, Jerrold L ^a   Dolbeer, Richard A ^a  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD COLONY; HERRING GULL; RING-BILLED GULL; ROOF NESTING;

USA, GREAT LAKES;

AVES; CLUPEA HARENGUS; LARUS ARGENTATUS; LARUS DELAWARENSIS;

EID: 0030433423     PISSN: 00300950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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