Patterns of cowbird parasitism in the southern Atlantic coastal plain and piedmont

Wilson Bulletin

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 277-284

  Kilgo, John C ^a   Moorman, Christopher E ^b  

^a Southern Research Station   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROOD PARASITISM; HOST; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; PASSERINE;

ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN; NORTH AMERICA; PIEDMONT [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

DENDROICA; DENDROICA DISCOLOR; EMBERIZA; ICTERIA VIRENS; INDIGOFERA; MOLOTHRUS; MOLOTHRUS ATER; PASSERIFORMES; PASSERINA CIRIS; PASSERINA CYANEA; WILSONIA (AVES); WILSONIA CITRINA;

EID: 2142709788     PISSN: 00435643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/03-037     Document Type: Article

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