Determinants of dietary preference in Yellow-rumped Warblers

Wilson Bulletin

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 243-248

  Frazer, Kim I ^a   McWilliams, Scott R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; DIET; PASSERINE;

AVES; DENDROICA; DENDROICA CORONATA; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; GALLIFORMES; PASSERIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036625801     PISSN: 00435643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/0043-5643(2002)114[0243:DODPIY]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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