Changes in breeding bird populations in North Dakota: 1967 to 1992-93

Auk

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 74-92

  Igl, Lawrence D ^a   Johnson, Douglas H ^a  

^a National Biological Service   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS; AVES; CALCARIUS ORNATUS; EREMOPHILA ALPESTRIS; MOLOTHRUS ATER; STURNELLA NEGLECTA; TURDUS MERULA; TYRANNUS TYRANNUS;

EID: 0031033702     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4089067     Document Type: Article

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