Breeding bird communities and nest plant selection in Chihuahuan Desert habitats in south-central New Mexico

Wilson Bulletin

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 424-436

  Kozma, Jeffrey M ^a   Mathews, Nancy E ^a,b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD COMMUNITY; BREEDING BIRD; MORTALITY; NEST PLANT; NEST SUCCESS; PLANT SELECTION;

USA, NEW MEXICO, CHIHUAHUAN DESERT;

AMPHISPIZA BILINEATA; AURIPARUS FLAVICEPS; CONDALIA WARNOCKII; ICTERUS PARISORUM; MIMUS POLYGLOTTOS; RHUS MICROPHYLLA; SALPINCTES OBSOLETUS; TOXOSTOMA CRISSALE; YUCCA TORREYI;

EID: 0030771484     PISSN: 00435643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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