Territory size in Lincoln's sparrows (Melospiza lincolnii)

Southwestern Naturalist

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 446-453

  Wortman Wunder, Emily ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELOSPIZA LINCOLNII;

EID: 0031417887     PISSN: 00384909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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