Characteristics of avian mortality at a North Florida television tower: A 29-year study;Caracteŕsticas de mortalidad de aves en una torre de televisión al Norte de la Florida: 29 años de estudio

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 380-388

  Crawford, Robert L ^a   Engstrom, R Todd ^a  

^a TALL TIMBERS RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLIFORMES; LETHRINIDAE; VIREO OLIVACEOUS; VIREO OLIVACEUS;

EID: 0035535835     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-72.3.380     Document Type: Article

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