Productivity of the spruce grouse at the southeastern limit of its range

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 422-427

  Whitcomb, Scott D ^a,b   O'Connell Jr , Allan F ^a   Servello, Frederick A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b Virginia Dept Game and Inland Fish   (United States)

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EID: 0030487771     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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