Nest success of grassland birds in Florida dry prairie

Southeastern Naturalist

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 283-292

  Perkins, Dustin W ^a,b   Vickery, Peter D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b Wubben Hall and Science Center 232   (United States)

^c Center for Ecological Research Maine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; CHORDEILES MINOR; COLUMBINA PASSERINA; STURNELLA MAGNA;

EID: 34447550355     PISSN: 15287092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1528-7092(2007)6[283:NSOGBI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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