Dispersal of seeds as nest material by the cactus wren

Southwestern Naturalist

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 449-452

  Milton, Suzanne J ^a   Dean, W R J ^a   Kerley, G I H ^b   Hoffman, M T ^c   Whitford, W G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

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EID: 0032462920     PISSN: 00384909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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