Arthropods and predation of artificial nests in the Bahamas: Implications for subtropical avifauna

Wilson Bulletin

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 561-564

  Staus, Nancy L ^a,b   Mayer, Paul M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Conservation Biology Institute ^*  (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEST; CRAB; NEST PREDATION; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

BAHAMAS;

CARDISORNA GUANHUMI;

EID: 0033454660     PISSN: 00435643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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