Host use by sympatric cowbirds in southeastern Arizona

Wilson Bulletin

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 375-381

  Chace, Jameson F ^a,b  

^a University of Colorado   (United States)

^b SALVE REGINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROOD PARASITISM; HOST RANGE; HOST SELECTION; HOST USE; PASSERINE;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; CUCULIDAE; MOLOTHRUS; MOLOTHRUS AENEUS; MOLOTHRUS ATER; MYIOBORUS; MYIOBORUS PICTUS; PIRANGA FLAVA; PIRANGA LUDOVICIANA; VIREO; VIREO BELLII; VIREO PLUMBEUS; VIREONIDAE;

EID: 29244455010     PISSN: 00435643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/03-101.1     Document Type: Article

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