Wing shape in House Finches differs relative to migratory habit in eastern and western North America

Condor

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 825-829

  Egbert, Jeremy R ^a   Belthoff, James R ^a  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpodacus mexicanus; House Finch; Intraspecific variation; Morphology; Partial migration; Wing shape

Indexed keywords

CARPODACUS MEXICANUS; FRINGILLIDAE;

EID: 0242407505     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1650/7275     Document Type: Article

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