Nest attendance by male California gnatcatchers

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 95-102

  Sockman, Keith W ^a,b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032220285     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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