Vegetation around parasitized and non-parasitized nests within deciduous forest

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 406-413

  Brittingham, Margaret C ^a,b   Temple, Stanley A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030502310     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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