Breeding biology of barred forest-falcons (Micrastur ruficollis) in Northeastern Guatemala

Auk

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 781-786

  Thorstrom, Russell ^a   Ramos, José D ^b   Morales, Cristobal M ^b  

^a THE PEREGRINE FUND   (United States)

^b Tikal National Park   (Guatemala)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CICONIIFORMES; MICRASTUR RUFICOLLIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033943927     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/auk/117.3.781     Document Type: Article

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