Pre- and Post-Hurricane fruit availability: Implications for Puerto Rican Parrots in the Luquillo Mountains

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 35, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 249-264

  Wunderle Jr , Joseph M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FRUIT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

PUERTO RICO;

EID: 0033502351     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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