Breeding biology of Mountain Plovers (Charadrius montanus) in the Uinta Basin

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 223-228

  Ellison Manning, Ann E ^a,b   White, Clayton M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Charadrius montanus; Mountain Plover; Nesting distribution; Uinta Basin

Indexed keywords

CHARADRIUS MONTANUS; CYNOMYS LEUCURUS;

EID: 0035307944     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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