Reproduction of plain pigeons (Columba inornata wetmorei)in east-central Puerto Rico

Auk

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 466-480

  Rivera Milán, Frank F ^a,b   Ruiz, Carlos A ^a,c   Cruz, José A ^a   Sustache, José A ^a  

^a Programa de Especies Protegidas   (Puerto Rico)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^c HC01 Box 7402 ^*  (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; HUNTING; MONITORING; NESTING SUCCESS; PASSERINE; POACHING; PREDATION; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRANSECT; WEATHER;

PUERTO RICO;

COLUMBA; COLUMBA INORNATA; COLUMBA INORNATA WETMOREI; PASSERIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038818058     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/auk/120.2.466     Document Type: Article

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