Predator abundance and predation of artificial nests in natural and anthropogenic coniferous forest edges in southeast Alaska;Abundancia de depredadores y depredación de nidos artificiales en bordes de bosques coníferos naturales y antropogénicos en el sureste de Alaska

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 136-149

  De Santo, Toni L ^a   Willson, Mary F ^a,b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAURINUS; CORVIDAE; CORVUS CAURINUS; CORVUS CORAX; CYANOCITTA STELLERI; SCIURIDAE; TAMIASCIURUS HUDSONICUS;

EID: 0035530233     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-72.1.136     Document Type: Article

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