Fluctuating asymmetry in sardinian warblers sylvia melanocephala inhabiting two shrublands affected by fire

Bird Study

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 180-187

  Herrando, Sergi ^a   Brotons, Lluís ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRE; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; HABITAT QUALITY; PASSERINE; SHRUBLAND;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PASSERIFORMES; SYLVIA MELANOCEPHALA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034932039     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650109461216     Document Type: Article

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