The lesser prairie chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) in southeastern New Mexico: A population survey

Texas Journal of Science

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 225-234

  Best, Troy L ^a   Geluso, Keith ^b   Hunt, John L ^a   McWilliams, Lisa A ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS; TYMPANUCHUS; TYMPANUCHUS PALLIDICINCTUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0345447101     PISSN: 00404403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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