Nesting behavior: Of the Lilac-crowned Parrot

Wilson Bulletin

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 488-493

  Renton, Katherine ^a   Salinas Melgoza, Alejandro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b Fund Ecológica de Cuixmala ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEST SITE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL CARE;

MEXICO;

AMAZONA FINSCHI;

EID: 0033404564     PISSN: 00435643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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