Breeding ecology of White-winged doves in a recently colonized urban environment

Wilson Bulletin

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 172-176

  Small, Michael F ^a   Schaefer, Cynthia L ^a   Baccus, John T ^a   Roberson, Jay A ^b  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; URBAN AREA;

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

COLUMBIFORMES; ZENAIDA ASIATICA;

EID: 21044434375     PISSN: 00435643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/04-085     Document Type: Article

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