Least Tern chick survival on the Lower Mississippi River

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 330-338

  Bugger, Katie M ^a,c   Ryan, Mark R ^a   Renken, Rochelle B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034418543     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-71.2.330     Document Type: Article

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