A temporal shift in Steller's jay predation on bird eggs

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1829-1834

  Sieving, Kathryn E ^a   Willson, Mary F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEST; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; NEST PREDATION; PASSERINE;

ALASKA; JUNEAU; UNITED STATES;

CYANOCITTA STELLERI;

EID: 0033306262     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z99-150     Document Type: Article

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