Breeding dispersal of Eastern Bluebirds depends on nesting success but not on removal of old nests: An experimental study

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 323-330

  Gowaty, Patricia Adair ^a   Plissner, Jonathan H ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SIALIA SIALIS; SIALIS;

EID: 0031287244     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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