Reproductive ecology of Dusky Flycatchers in montane meadows of the central Sierra Nevada

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 507-512

  Cain III, James W ^a,b   Morrison, Michael L ^a,c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c Visit Scho Dept Integrat Biol   (United States)

Author keywords

Dusky Flycatcher; Empidonax oberholseri; Life history; Montane meadows; Nest success; Reproductive ecology; Sierra Nevada

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; AVES; EMPIDONAX; EMPIDONAX OBERHOLSERI; GALLIFORMES; RIPARIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0346269086     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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