Breeding patterns and habitat use in the endemic Curl-crested Jay of central Brazil

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 331-340

  Amaral, Marina F ^a   Macedo, Regina H F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Cerrado; Cooperative breeding; Curl crested Jay; Cyanocorax cristatellus; Foraging

Indexed keywords

CYANOCORAX CRISTATELLUS; PLATYLOPHUS GALERICULATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0344441736     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-74.4.331     Document Type: Article

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