Natal and breeding dispersal in American Avocets

Auk

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 416-430

  Robinson, Julie A ^a,b   Oring, Lewis W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; CHARADRIIDAE; RECURVIROSTRA AMERICANA;

EID: 0030802920     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4089243     Document Type: Article

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