Contrasting breeding strategies of two sympatric orioles: First documentation of double brooding by Orchard Orioles

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 298-302

  Ligi, Spring ^a   Omland, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Double brooding; Icterus galbula; Icterus spurius; Life history; Temperate

Indexed keywords

ICTERUS GALBULA; ICTERUS SPURIUS;

EID: 34548282077     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2007.00118.x     Document Type: Article

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