Effectiveness of predator exclosures for pectoral sandpiper nests in Alaska

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 447-452

  Estelle, Veronica B ^a   Mabee, Todd J ^a,b   Farmer, Adrian H ^a,c  

^a Colorado Bird Observatory ^*  (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c US National Biological Service   (United States)

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EID: 0030495166     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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