Song variation in a population of Alder Flycatchers

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 146-151

  Lovell, Scott F ^a   Lein, M Ross ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta; Empidonax alnorum; Individual variation; Song; Suboscine

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; AVES; BETULACEAE; EMPIDONAX; EMPIDONAX ALNORUM; PASSERI;

EID: 2442515357     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-75.2.146     Document Type: Article

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