Patterns of cavity-entrance orientation by Gilded Flickers (Colaptes chrysoides) in cardon cactus

Auk

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 119-126

  Zwartjes, Patrick W ^a,b   Nordell, Shawn E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CACTUS STRUCTURE; CARDON CACTUS; CAVITY NESTING; CAVITY PLACEMENT; GILDED FLICKER; ORIENTATION;

MEXICO;

CACTACEAE; COLAPTES CHRYSOIDES; PACHYCEREUS PRINGLEI;

EID: 0031906922     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4089117     Document Type: Article

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