Roost-site characteristics of Common Poorwills, Phalaenoptilus nuttallii, in Saskatchewan

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 543-547

  Wang, Kaili ^a   Brigham, R Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Colouration; Common Poorwills; Phalaenoptilus nuttallii; Predation; Roost site selection; Saskatchewan

Indexed keywords

PHALAENOPTILUS NUTTALLII;

COMMON POORWILL; PREDATION RISK; ROOST SITE SELECTION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

CANADA, SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 0031410043     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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