What characteristics of shelterbelts are important to breeding success and return rate of birds?

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 225-238

  Haas, Carola A ^a,b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; CARETTA CARETTA; LANIUS LUDOVICIANUS; MIMIDAE; PASSERI; TOXOSTOMA RUFUM; TURDUS MIGRATORIUS;

EID: 0030992818     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2426842     Document Type: Article

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