Biometric differences among the Dipper Cinclus cinclus populations of Spain

Acta Ornithologica

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 87-93

  Campos, Francisco ^a   Gutiérrez Corchero, Francisco ^b   Hernández, María Angeles ^c   Rivas, José Manuel ^d   López Fidalgo, Jesús ^e  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY MIGUEL DE CERVANTES   (Spain)

^b University of Navarre ^*  (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^d Sierra Nevada Ringing Station   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biometry; Cinclus cinclus; Dipper; Metric traits; Residual body mass; Spain

Indexed keywords

BIOMETRY; BODY MASS; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

AVES; CINCLUS; CINCLUS CINCLUS;

EID: 31344466462     PISSN: 00016454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/068.040.0204     Document Type: Article

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