ARCHITECTURE OF WHITE-RUMPED SWALLOW’S (TACHYCINETA LEUCORRHOA) NESTS BUILT IN NEST BOXES;ARQUITECTURA DE LOS NIDOS DE LA GOLONDRINA CEJA BLANCA (TACHYCINETA LEUCORRHOA) CONSTRUIDOS EN CAJAS NIDO

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Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 69-76

  Bulit, Florencia ^a   Massoni, Viviana ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Breeding season; Feathers; Nest; Nest building; Tachycineta leucorrhoa

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846198669     PISSN: 00733407     EISSN: 18504884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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