Developmental stability across the breeding distribution of the scissor-tailed flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)

Ecology Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 444-452

  González Guzmán, Laura I ^a   Mehlman, David W ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; Developmental stability; Fluctuating asymmetry; Habitat suitability; Position within the range

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; PASSERINE; POPULATION DENSITY; SPATIAL VARIATION;

EID: 0034763601     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1461-0248.2001.00248.x     Document Type: Article

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