Effectiveness of nest defence in the Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax Virescens

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Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 365-371

  Olendorf, Robert ^a   Robinson, Scott K ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BIRD; NEST PREDATION;

AVES; CYANOCITTA; CYANOCITTA CRISTATA; EMPIDONAX VIRESCENS; IMPLETA; MOLOTHRUS ATER;

EID: 0033940657     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.2000.tb04432.x     Document Type: Article

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