Egg type influences predation rates in artificial nest experiment;El tipo de huevo influye en la tasa de depredación en experimentos con nidadas artificiales

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 16-21

  Lindell, Catherine ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTURNIX; COTURNIX JAPONICA; JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 0034349712     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-71.1.16     Document Type: Article

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