Life-history variation and demography in Western Bluebirds (Sialia mexicana) in Oregon

Auk

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 118-133

  Keyser, Amber J ^a,b   Keyser, Marilynne T ^b   Promislow, Daniel E L ^a  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^b Prescott Bluebird Recovery Project   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; FECUNDITY; POPULATION ECOLOGY; RECRUITMENT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SURVIVAL;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

AVES; SIALIA; SIALIA MEXICANA;

EID: 1242288121     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4090061     Document Type: Article

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