Breeding biology and behavior of the Plumbeous Kite

Wilson Bulletin

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 77-85

  Seavy, Nathaniel E ^a,b   Schulze, Mark D ^a,c   Whitacre, David F ^a   Vasquez, Miguel A ^b  

^a THE PEREGRINE FUND   (United States)

^b Pennsylvania State University ^*  (Guatemala)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOURAL; BREEDING BIOLOGY; RAPTOR;

GUATEMALE, PETEN, TIKAI NATIONAL PARK;

ICTINIA MISSISSIPPIENSIS; ICTINIA PLUMBEA;

EID: 0031955827     PISSN: 00435643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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