Seed-size selection in Mourning Doves and Eurasian Collared-Doves

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 64-69

  Hayslette, Steven E ^a  

^a TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; COLUMBIFORMES; HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; SORGHUM BICOLOR; STREPTOPELIA DECAOCTO; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS; ZENAIDA MACROURA;

EID: 33646536993     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/1559-4491(2006)118[0064:SSIMDA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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