Further perspectives on the breeding distribution of migratory birds: South American austral migrant flycatchers

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 69-77

  Chesser, R Terry ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird migration; Climate; Geographical range; Latitude; Temperature

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MIGRATORY BIRD; TYRANT-FLYCATCHER;

SOUTH AMERICA;

TYRANNIDAE;

EID: 0031972722     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1998.00179.x     Document Type: Article

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