Purple Martins, Progne subis: A British Columbian success story

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 226-229

  Copley, Darren ^a   Fraser, Dave ^a   Finlay, Cam J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

British Columbia; Habitat; Nesting; Progne subis; Purple Martin

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE DISPLACEMENT; CONSERVATION STATUS; HABITAT LOSS; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; POPULATION ECOLOGY;

CANADA;

EID: 0033120667     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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