An investigation into the provenance of northern bullfinches Pyrrhula p. pyrrhula found in winter in Scotland and Denmark

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 431-435

  Newton, Ian ^a   A Hobson, Keith ^b   D Fox, Anthony ^c   Marquiss, Mick ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c D   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEATHER; IMMIGRANT; INVASIVE SPECIES; PASSERINE; PROVENANCE; WINTER;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; KOMI; NORTHERN EUROPE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SCANDINAVIA; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES; PYRRHULA; PYRRHULA PYRRHULA;

EID: 33748368709     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2006.03840.x     Document Type: Article

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