An easy, inexpennsive means to quantify plumage coloration

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 353-363

  Hill, Geoffrey E ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; CARPODACUS MEXICANUS; FRINGILLIDAE;

EID: 0032221532     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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