A technique that increases detectability of passerine species during point counts;Técnica que incrementa la detectabilidad de paserinos en conteos de puntos

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 638-649

  Ryan Zimmerling, J ^a   Davidson Ankney, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 0034259819     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-71.4.638     Document Type: Article

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