Geography of spring landbird migration through riparian habitats in southwestern North America

Condor

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 212-227

  Skagen, Susan K ^a   Kelly, Jeffrey F ^b   Van Riper III, Charles ^c   Hutto, Richard L ^d   Finch, Deborah M ^e   Krueper, David J ^f   Melcher, Cynthia P ^a  

^a FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^e Rocky Mountain Research Station   (United States)

^f US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Desert southwest; Geography; Nearctic Neotropical migrants; Riparian habitat; Spring migration; Stopover sites

Indexed keywords

AVES; NEARCTIC; RIPARIA;

EID: 18844409794     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1650/7807     Document Type: Article

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