Breeding biology of the endangered rota bridled white-eye

Wilson Bulletin

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 342-346

  Amidon, Frederick A ^a,c   Haas, Carola A ^a   Morton, John M ^b,d  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOU 3   (Guam)

^c U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^d Kenai National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; CLUTCH SIZE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; NEST SITE; NEST STRUCTURE; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

ACACIA; ACACIA CONFUSA; ELAEOCARPUS; ELAEOCARPUS JOGA; HERNANDIA; HERNANDIA LABYRINTHICA; MERRILLIODENDRON MEGACARPUM; ZOSTEROPIDAE; ZOSTEROPS CONSPICILLATUS; ZOSTEROPS ROTENSIS;

EID: 13944273085     PISSN: 00435643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/04-037     Document Type: Article

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