Nest-site characteristics of Northern Waterthrushes

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-88

  Warkentin, Ian G ^a   Roberts, Shawn E ^a   Flemming, Stephen P ^b   Fisher, Allison L ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b Gros Morne National Park of Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Buffer strips; Concealment; Macrohabitat; Microhabitat; Newfoundland

Indexed keywords

CONIFERALES; RIPARIA; SEIURUS NOVEBORACENSIS;

EID: 1342289443     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-75.1.79     Document Type: Article

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