Home-range size of northern flickers (Colaptes auratus) in relation to habitat and parental attributes

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 954-961

  Elchuk, C L ^a   Wiebe, K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ENGINEERING; VEGETATION;

HABITAT QUALITY;

INSECT CONTROL;

BIOENERGETICS; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; HOME RANGE; SPACE USE;

CANADA;

AVES; COLAPTES; COLAPTES AURATUS; INSECTA;

EID: 0042193368     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z03-077     Document Type: Article

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