Distribution and habitat associations of three endemic grassland songbirds in southern Saskatchewan

Wilson Bulletin

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 389-396

  Davis, S K ^a   Duncan, D C ^a,b   Skeel, M ^a,c  

^a Saskatchewan Wetland Conserv Corp   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c Nature Saskatchewan   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; GRASSLAND; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HABITAT USE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CANADA;

AMMODRAMUS BAIRDII; ANTHUS SPRAGUEII; CALCARIUS ORNATUS;

EID: 0032770746     PISSN: 00435643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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