Sexing blue tits parus caeruleus during the winter, with comments on reporting sexing criteria

Ringing and Migration

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 111-123

  Harper, David G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PASSERINE; SEX DETERMINATION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

PARUS CAERULEUS;

EID: 0034484666     PISSN: 03078698     EISSN: 21598355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03078698.2000.9674232     Document Type: Article

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