Breeding ecology and management of Snowy Plovers in north-central Oklahoma;Ecología reproductiva y manejo de Charadrius alexandrinus en la Oklahoma nor-central

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 573-584

  Winton, Bryan R ^a,c   Leslie Jr , David M ^a   Rupert, Jeffery R ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^c U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; CHARADRIIFORMES; CHARADRIUS ALEXANDRINUS; CICONIIFORMES;

EID: 0034257713     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-71.4.573     Document Type: Article

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