Corvid survey techniques and the relationship between corvid relative abundance and nest predation

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 556-572

  Luginbuhl, John M ^a   Marzluff, John M ^a   Bradley, Jeffrey E ^a   Raphael, Martin G ^b   Varland, Daniel E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c Rayonier   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORVIDAE; CORVUS BRACHYRHYNCHOS; CORVUS CORAX; CYANOCITTA STELLERI; PERISOREUS; PERISOREUS CANADENSIS;

EID: 0035541345     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-72.4.556     Document Type: Article

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