Sexual dichromatism in the plumage of juvenile Brown-headed Cowbirds;Dicromatismo sexual en el plumaje de Molothrus ater obscurus

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 429-436

  Farmer, Chris ^a   Holmgren, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLOTHRUS; MOLOTHRUS ATER; MOLOTHRUS ATER OBSCURUS; VENTURA;

EID: 0034347827     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-71.3.429     Document Type: Article

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