An evaluation of three methods of counting migrating monarch butterflies in varying wind conditions

Southeastern Naturalist

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 55-68

  Davis, Andrew K ^a   Garland, Mark S ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cape May Bird Observatory   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

DANAUS PLEXIPPUS;

EID: 1942521831     PISSN: 15287092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1528-7092(2002)001[0055:AEOTMO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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