Gregarious nesting behavior of Thick-billed parrots (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha) in aspen stands

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 237-243

  Monterrubio Rico, Tiberio C ^a   Cruz Nieto, Javier ^b   Enkerlin Hoeflich, Ernesto ^b   Venegas Holguin, Diana ^b   Tellez Garcia, Lorena ^a   Marin Togo, Consuelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD MICHOACANA DE SAN NICOLÁS DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

^b SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; NESTING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CHIHUAHUA; MEXICO [MEXICO (NTN)]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

POPULUS TREMULOIDES; PSITTACIDAE; RHYNCHOPSITTA; RHYNCHOPSITTA PACHYRHYNCHA;

EID: 33745833099     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/05-039.1     Document Type: Article

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