Egg hatchability increases with colony size in Cliff Swallows;Incremento en la tasa de eclosionamiento con un aumento en el tamaño de la colonia de Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 113-123

  Brown, Charles R ^a   Brown, Mary Bomberger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIMICIDAE; HIRUNDINIDAE; PETROCHELIDON PYRRHONOTA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 0035530236     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-72.1.113     Document Type: Article

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