Conspecific attraction during establishment of Least Flycatcher clusters

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 34-38

  Mills, Alexander M ^a   Rising, James D ^a   Jackson, Donald A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clustered breeding; Conspecific attraction; Empidonax minimus; Least Flycatcher; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

AVES; EMPIDONAX MINIMUS;

EID: 33746864134     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2006.00009.x     Document Type: Article

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