Avian life history variation along altitudinal gradients: An example with cardueline finches

Oecologia

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 365-374

  Badyaev, Alexander V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding elevation; Cardueline finches; Life history traits

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDINAL GRADIENT; FINCH; LIFE HISTORY VARIATION;

CARDUELINAE;

EID: 0030834311     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050247     Document Type: Article

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