Coastal pasture use by Long-billed Curlews at the northern extent of their non-breeding range

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-39

  Leeman, Thomas S ^a,b   Colwell, Mark A ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Environmental Sciences Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Habitat relationships; Long billed Curlew; Numenius americanus; Pastures

Indexed keywords

NUMENIUS; NUMENIUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 13244264913     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-76.1.33     Document Type: Article

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