Apparent predation by cattle at grassland bird nests

Wilson Bulletin

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 56-62

  Nack, Jamie L ^a   Ribic, Christine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; CATTLE; NEST PREDATION; PASTURE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WISCONSIN; WORLD;

AVES; BOS TAURUS; GALLIFORMES; PASSERCULUS SANDWICHENSIS; STURNELLA MAGNA;

EID: 17844387401     PISSN: 00435643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/04-056     Document Type: Article

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